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Check THIS POST out for another account of "how it feels." The whole thread grapples with similar questions to ones discussed in this one--only dealing with raccoons--so you may even like to start at the beginning of it. It also addresses relocating animals, which may or may not even be legal.

I nearly drowned once myself, despite being a good swimmer. It was because I was in an unfamiliar environment and I failed to time the waves correctly, ending up breathing in water instead of air. No, it did not feel like hot lava. It was cold water, and I remember no burning sensation...

My hat's off to you for having breathed in water as well as hot lava to be able to compare the two--and you still survived! Obviously, we'll just have to agree to disagree when your "facts" are of such a nature as these. By the way, I may use "mouse" and "rat" interchangeably because where...

And how would you suggest to kill them humanely once live-trapped? One reason I use the live traps is for the safety of other family members. A real rat trap can break fingers. But, I also do not see it your way in thinking those "normal" traps are more humane. I see it the other way around...

I beg to differ. I used to use those. I've seen many cases where the mouse ended up malpositioned in comparison to the "death bar." I've seen cases where only a limb was firmly trapped, and the mouse dragged the trap some distance. In _any_ case where the mouse survives the blow, it is...

I have been using live traps (the small rectangular cage things--hereafter "box trap") baited with bread. The mice here really go for that bread. Just plain bread! We've sometimes gotten them with a piece of corn on the cob, and even a tomato did the trick once...but the bread seems to have...