thanks tigeress, that has mostly been my intention all along. he has taken biscuit crumbs out of my fingers. he even worked his way half way through the 'humane' trap, grabbed the bait, using his back legs to hold the trapdoor open and smoothly shuffled back out.
i cannot catch him with my hands because he is too fragile and i would have to be extrememly quick and accurate not to hurt him badly.
its a torment to have to dislodge him from my house but since i posted this he has chewed clean through the phone line again and half way through the internet cable. the joysticks are on a shelf out of reach.
I have a set of turntables, mixing desk, computer, lamp, phone etc etc all running allong the skirting. without a complete re-wire he is going to cost me alot of time and money. i have to do something but im running out of options. ill will let you know if i can sort it out without bloodshed.