A little trick I learned with snap traps is to super glue a peanut to the trigger. I can catch several without having to rebait and it will make it harder for them to steal the bait. You can use a hot melt glue gun also. It doesn't have to be a peanut. I have glued a small piece of a cracker also with good results.

Bucket trap with a spinning can or bottle like others have mentioned. We put a ring of peanut butter on the middle of the bottle. Have caught a couple dozen mice in our garage at the cabin in 2 weeks.

That's how possumskinner caught thousands of mice

Caugjt a lot of en that way myself, but I think the ones around the house and garage won't go near traps anymore . They won't hug walls anymore either so glue traps aren't working.

Modified 16th century repeating mouse trap fun to build and use.

I use the victor mouse traps with the metal pan or the yellow one. For bait. the best thing I have found is a pumpkin or squash seed super glued on just nip the end off. You will catch dozwns of mice without rebaiting.

Canadian sugar cookies work great for picky mice. Mice are a little bit like you and I- they like variety.

Set two traps side by side. I’ve seen them jump over just one trap. They land right on the second trap if they try that. Also, I use small pieces of plywood to fan out from the wall to make a funnel on each side.

But the bucket set is the high volume way to go.

I have about 10 barn cats keeps the mice population down pretty good

Set two traps side by side. I’ve seen them jump over just one trap. They land right on the second trap if they try that. Also, I use small pieces of plywood to fan out from the wall to make a funnel on each side.

But the bucket set is the high volume way to go.
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They won't walk the walls. They just dart out of whatever hole they crept out of to where they thing there's food and then run back. I've watched it too many times.