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I've had no mouse activity this Fall/Winter, then all of the sudden
within the last week there's poop everywhere.

I've put traps out. I have 2 kinds: spring traps, and the kind that
squeeze the mouse until he suffocates (my favorite).

I baited them with peanut butter, and the little *******s lick them
clean every night! I don't know how they do it. I've tested the
traps and they all have hair triggers. They usually go off when I'm
just setting them down.

What should I bait them with that will cause the little pricks to have
to work at it?

Peanut Butter is the best bait in my experience. Just put some in the divot
of the trigger plate and level it with a knife.
This makes the little *******s work at getting the bait.....and
then....*WHAP!!*

(although yucky) I've had luck with glueboards too. Put a dab of Peanut
Butter in the very center of the board. Gets 'em everytime. The best
rodent defense is figuring out what their points of entry into your home are
and work to get those closed off. Good Luck!!