Back on the topic of rodent trapping..
Last year, when we discovered mice in our garage, I freaked out because there was NO WAY I wanted to see mice caught in traps. Plus, we have a toddler... I didn't want him to get snapped either.
So I did some searching on the 'net & found this:
www.ratzapper.com
Best $30 we ever spent! We zapped about 6 mice, and we're under control. (I only emptied it once, my husband was usually home to do the job.)
I can't recommend this product more highly. Three of our neighbors bought them too. And I now see from the company's website, that they've branched out to dealers, rather than just selling straight from their site.