I have the little shits in my house at this time of year when it gets cold. Well... Not in my house exactly, but they get into the void underneath and then make their way through the cavity insulation to the attic. Judging by the amount of little holes in the loft insulation, there must be a tunnel system up there that would make a Hamas terrorist very jealous!

Mostly I co-exist with them happily enough, but now and again when it sounds like a herd of elephants running around up there, I have a purge to keep the numbers down and put out the traps. It's amazing though how the little bastards can nick the bait off a trap! Cheese disappears without a trace and they must carefully lick the peanut butter off, so as not to get caught.

I've recently caught loads though using nuts, which you can press onto the spike and they have to give it a good tug to get it off! I put their little corpses out onto the garden path, where they become a tasty snack for the crows and magpies.

It's all gone quiet... For now!
