<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi David,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Verdana color=#000000 = size=3><<She loves animals and doesn't want to poison the mice.  I suggested a = "humane" exterminator.>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm similarly afflicted (soft heart for = critters) and was delighted to find a humane mouse trap made by Woodstream.  = I think it would be excellent for trapping inside a piano.  I found = mine at Lowe's.  It has a very clever design with a one-way aluminum = door.  The mouse walks in, and it can't walk back out.  No snapping parts = or anything.  It's self-resetting, and some versions of the trap will = catch many, many mice before filling up.  (Caveat for the = kind-hearted:  Multiple mice trapped in this thing might fight with each other, perhaps = even to the death.)  The top slides off of the thing for an easy release -- = preferably in the woods somewhere.  Mice shouldn't be left in it = any longer than necessary, so it should be checked every morning.  Another caution:  Mice can sometimes get very wet inside the trap from = urine, body moisture, etc.  In such a situation, they are prone to exposure = when released in very cold weather.  So trapping should only be done the = night before a day with warmer, dry weather.  (DAMHIK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've also tried another brand of humane = trap.  It's a little gray plastic box with a lid that falls and latches.  = The mouse usually gets the food without tripping the trap.  There's = also a lot of false tripping.  Not recommended.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The first trap (with the one-way door) = is also excellent for trapping of moles (e.g. inside a garage).  No bait needed.  The moles simply explore the new "tunnel", provided = you put the trap in their path.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.graphic-fusion.com">www.graphic-fusion.com</A></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>