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How to Get Rid of Vole? Risks, Prevention Tips & What to Know

Learn how to get rid of voles, understand the risks they pose, and discover effective prevention tips. Protect your yard with expert advice and essential facts.

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Vole

Reviewed by Daniel Brady

CEO at AnchorPest Services

Updated July, 25

How to Identify Vole

Learn to spot voles by their small, stocky bodies, short tails, blunt snouts, and the surface runways they create in grassy areas.

📏 Overall Size & Shape

⚠️ Possible rodent activity

🎨 Covering & Coloration

Brownish-gray fur, lighter underparts.

🦵 Appendages

⚠️ Bark damage by voles

👁️ Head & Sensory Organs

⚠️ Fresh grass clippings found

🦷 Mouthparts & Feeding

⚠️ Recent vole presence detected

🔎 Distinctive Marks or Tools

⚠️ Unstable ground—check for voles

Key Distinguishing Features

  • Burrows: Construct shallow, intricate surface runways and underground tunnels in grassy or weedy areas
  • Behaviour: Active year-round, mostly during dawn and dusk, rarely venture far from cover
  • Habitat: Prefer fields, meadows, and gardens with dense ground cover
  • Diet: Primarily herbivorous—feed on grasses, roots, seeds, and bark

Quick Size Comparison

About the size of a small hamster, but with a chunkier, longer body.

Are You Seeing These Warning Signs?

If you notice ANY of these signs, you likely have an active Vole infestation. Time is critical - contact us immediately.

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⚠️ Possible rodent activity

Strange scratching sounds at night

Immediate professional assessment required

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⚠️ Burrowing rodents present

Runways or surface tunnels in grassy areas

Immediate professional assessment required

URGENT

⚠️ Bark damage by voles

Gnawed bark on trees or shrubs

Immediate professional assessment required

URGENT

⚠️ Fresh grass clippings found

Small piles of clipped grass stems or plants near burrow entrances

Immediate professional assessment required

URGENT

⚠️ Recent vole presence detected

Fresh droppings resembling small, dark pellets found near feeding sites.

Immediate professional assessment required

URGENT

⚠️ Unstable ground—check for voles

Soft, spongy soil caused by extensive underground burrowing

Immediate professional assessment required

Spotted Any of These Signs?

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Serious Health Risks to Your Family

Pests can seriously harm you and your loved ones. Don't gamble with your family's health.

Hantavirus

Acute respiratory distress, organ failure

Onset: 1 to 8 weeks after exposure

Leptospirosis

Pneumonia, septic shock

Onset: 5 to 14 days (range: 2 to 30 days)

Tularemia

Pneumonia, septic shock

Onset: Within 3-5 days

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis.

Meningitis, neurological complications

Onset: 8–13 days after exposure.

Salmonella Poisoning

Dehydration, septicemia

Onset: Within 6 to 72 hours

Plague

Septicemia, respiratory failure

Onset: Within 2 to 6 days

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Why DIY Methods Always Fail

Save yourself time, money, and frustration. Here's why store-bought solutions don't work:

Castor oil repellent

Problem: Voles quickly adapt to the scent and may ignore it
Result: Ineffective for long-term control

Ultrasonic repellents

Problem: Voles quickly become accustomed to the sound
Result: No long-term reduction in vole activity

Flooding burrows with water

Problem: Voles can escape through multiple hidden exits
Result: Only displaces voles briefly, not a lasting fix

Wire mesh barriers

Problem: Voles can burrow underneath or around the mesh
Result: Ineffective long-term protection

Stop Wasting Time and Money

The average homeowner spends $200+ on failed DIY attempts before calling professionals. Meanwhile, the infestation grows worse.

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Safe Treatment

Pet and family-friendly methods used

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Complete Elimination

Targets entire colony, not just visible insects or rodents

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Prevention Plan

Long-term exclusion strategies

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Health Protection

Proper cleanup and sanitization

Guarantee

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1. Immediate Inspection

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2. Targeted Elimination

Safe, effective treatment of entire colony

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3. Prevention Plan

Long-term exclusion and monitoring

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