You’ve probably heard the saying if you build a better mousetrap the world will find its way to your door. I guess a lot of people took it seriously, as there are thousands of mousetraps today. One of the most used traps is the one shown in children’s cartoons in the last 50 years. Not only is it the most effective mousetrap, it is also very simple. It consists of a piece of wood with a heavy spring device that hits the mouse if it tries to feed food into it.

As we live in the high-tech 21st century, there are a lot of people working on a better mousetrap. They want to create something that is not so simple. There is a big problem with any mousetrap: this is how to get the mouse into the trap. Cheese is considered the best bait. Another food that mice love is peanut butter. If you don’t use the first two, try rice and some fish.

Once the bait has been prepared, the mouse gets into the simple snap-on mouse trap and dies at the same time. End of story. Of course, there are many people who are not willing to kill these cute, but annoying mice. They can use a mousetrap designed as a mouse jail instead of the common spring-loaded mousetrap. When the mouse is trapped, it does not die, but it cannot escape either. When using such mousetrap mazes, you need to take care of the mouse once it is caught. Some of these mouse tunnels are made of clear plastic so they are transparent and you can see what your mouse is doing in the trap. I once found a mousetrap that could hold up to 30 mice! Incredible, isn’t it?

I am sorry that the instructions given do not tell you what to do after you have caught the mouse in the trap. Should you let it go out in the open? There is no doubt that you will not want to drop it, as you will have to catch it again. There are some modern models of mousetraps that involve the use of electricity. Some of them give the mouse a lethal shock, while others use batteries to automatically close the door after the mouse enters the trap.

I know of another type of mousetrap.

I really like that one because it has many advantages. It is simple, inexpensive and very effective. The only downside to this model is that it is a bit dirty. All you have to do is buy some flytrap leaves. Before going to bed, put one or two of these sticky sheets of paper somewhere in your kitchen. And don’t forget to leave some bait in the middle of the sheet. You can be sure that the mouse will fall into your trap and get stuck. Then when you find it the next morning, just fold the flypaper and throw it away.