mousetrap... sprung

Something I forgot to mention was that we picked up a hitchiker in Quartzite. On the last night we were there, there was tiny grunting and chewing sounds around the place we keep our bread, etc. In the middle of the night (with much complaining) I looked around with a flashlight, and in the bottom of a box, for just a moment, I saw a dark-grey mouse.
This has happened before (on a previous trip). And last time the mouse jumped ship before we left. But not this mouse. So each night since... more tiny grunting and chewing. Well last night I set a trap -- a large plastic container held up in the middle with a stick (precariously balancing the container -- i.e. the trigger), and tied to the stick was a pistachio. Well this morning, the trap was sprung! And the stick... well...it ate the nut, and yet got out. So now, the saga continues.