My husband and I built a new townhouse in Riverton, Utah, in January of this year. We are finding that we have a few extra visitors around the house – mice. I’m not sure what to do about getting rid of them. Because we have bunnies that hop around the house, poison and snap traps are out of the question, as are the sticky traps. (The bunnies are very curious, and would certainly get into any traps like that.) I was going through boxes yesterday, trying to get everything moved into our house, when I discovered what had been mice nests – complete with the droppings of mice. We have even seen a couple of mice running around our house, and in the backyard. It is driving me crazy!

My question is this: How can I get rid of the mice? I have tried the live traps, complete with peanut butter on crackers to lure in the mice. They’re just not interested! They prefer chewing through important paperwork, and other things in boxes. (I have since filed everything in a metal file.) I just want to find a way to get rid of them, humanely. If any of you have suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it. I’m stuck here…