The way to keep rats and mice from licking all the peanut butter off the trap, is to wrap some sewing thread around the trigger and peanut butter. the rodent will grab the thread and trigger the trap. Another option, is a easy to make and very effective bucket trap. Google or YouTube it.
Made this last night, it was excellent! I did however make a few changes for convenience. I used no leeks, just onions. I added three 15oz cans of cannelini beans, used a 13 oz turkey polksa kielbasa instead of the chorizo and frozen chopped spinach instead of the baby variety. I’ll definitely make this again!
He said, “one of the cross beams has gone out askew on the treadle!”