Help! I have voles in my house. What should I do?

[Olney Blue]

[uppityperson]

1. Get a cat

Or is that the problem?

[Olney Blue]

14. I have three cats in the house right now!

In fact, I found out about the voles when they cornered one and killed it.
I found out that voles can scream.

:scared:

[Haole Girl]

2. Oh, I had to look up what a vole was...

OMG!

[uppityperson]

3. voles are mice with little ears.

mostly are small though the giant vole is a good 8 inches long. Think of a mouse, but not a field mouse with big ears. (helpful, aren't I) Country mouse vs Mickey Mouse.

[Gormy Cuss]

4. well, you could see if one DUer lives up to the user name

muriel_volestrangler

:D

[Olney Blue]

15. LOL!

Now I know why that is a funny user name.....

[LeftyMom]

5. See if trof could scrounge up another snake for you?

:shrug:

Really you need to both find and seal thier routes in and out of the house and seal up any potential sources of food and water. Then get some humane traps, check them often and release any fuzzy little inmates well away from your house. If that's too much effort or not solving the problem call in a pro.

[Olney Blue]

16. Good idea, LM. We were planning to search for such routes today.

I think when we built a screened-in porch last year, it disrupted their natural
habitat outside the house, and they found a way into the walls.

[Digit]

6. My voles are in my yard killing my azaleas

Rozol does the trick in the yard, but if you have other animals, it would not be good to have around where they might snack on the stuff.

You local extension service might have some tips.

[MidwestMomma]

8. My beagle is a master vole destroyer

Unfortunately, to destroy the voles, she pretty much destroys the yard. :)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. I had a landlady whose beagle was big on vole extermination...

That dog was quite the huntress...

[American Tragedy]

10. That terrifying creature in your sig looks like it would do the trick

My God, what is that, an anteater, an aardvark? I think I've seen it in some of my nightmares.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

11. Anteater

I don't think voles are part of their well-balanced diet, though. :D

[Olney Blue]

17. Yes, we have cats and dogs around, so Rozol won't work.

I put out one of those sticky trap deals to catch one in the garage, but the entire trap disappeared.
I think the vole might be very crafty.

[jjmalonejr]

7. Build a better voletrap

Unless you don't want that path beaten to your door.

[Olney Blue]

18. Good idea. I didn't see any voletraps on sale at Shoppers Food Warehouse.

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. Shine Klieg lights on it

[Olney Blue]

19. Would that make it leave on its own volelition?

[Dangerously Amused]

13. Vole. Argh, eh?

Whoa whoa......


Vole argh eehhhhhhhh, whoa whoa whoa whoa.....



:7

[Olney Blue]

20. Ha! That song has been going through my mind for days!

:)