I used to chase around mouse in my house, we eventually ended up with an ultrasonic pet repeller.
Here’s how to build your own laser motion sensor mouse trap as a fun alternative.
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz5ds5hV2HU
Here’s a cool little project for capturing mouse!
This project captures a mouse by having a solenoid (electromagnet) drop a bucket over the mouse. The bucket is triggered by the mouse interrupting one of the infrared emitter/detector pairs around the bait. The enclosure that holds the electronics is mounted directly over the bait. Ok, so the “bucket” is actually a semi-clear storage container. The clear container allows