You need a "better mousetrap" Get a 3-lb coffee can and hinge a piece of 1X2 wood to the side so an ounce or two of weight will pivot it toward the can. Fill the can halfway with water and put the peanut butter at the end of the pivoted wood. Set the trap where the mouse can climb out onto the wood to get the bait and dump itself into the can in the process. The trap will reset itself every time another critter gets splashed.
Jerry

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