Mouse trap

We spotted a mouse in the house, so made this mouse trap to try and catch it alive. we put a cracker with peanut butter on the end of the tube. the idea is the mouse will climb up the book staircase, crawl through the tube to get the food, and then fall into the bucket.

Notice, we were also trying to lure him with good literature, if you look at the books there are some very good reads.

alas, the trap did not work, this is a smart mouse.