So DP went out to our new house the other day and there is MOUSE CRAP EVERYWHERE.
They had gotten into some dog biscuits left when we went to stay, they have been everywhere in the house.. DD1's room, the lounge, the bathroom and right through the kitchen.

SOOOOOOOOOo i had the wonderful job of going there Sat with DD2 and cleaning up and setting some traps and baits, before we left we had 1 already, another was playing games with me and running up and down the stairs.

We went again Sunday to check the traps and we had caught another THREE.

Do you prefer traps or baits?
What do people use that are not chemical as deterants for mice?
The previous owners have steel wool plugged into all the little holes in the house, does this really work?

I have also just found ON MY COUCH a mouse has been nattering away at a dead moth, so i vac'd the entire couch and as i put it back the cheeky little sucker ducked under the couch and disappeared, so NOW i have to go through and vac the entire lounge room AGAIN aswell as set some traps here....

Whats bringing so many in, is it the change in weather?

** Now i don't want to start a debate over if a mouse should be allowed to live, IMO it has ventured into my house and the places my children eat and sleep and it should be removed, i PREFER to do it as humanely as possible but right now i have no choice but to use traps and baits **