You have a vole in your garden and you don't want to kill it but just drive it away? Specialist retailers offer ultrasonic devices for driving away voles. Find out here how these devices work and how to get rid of your vole using ultrasound.
How can I get rid of a vole with ultrasound?
To repel a vole using ultrasound, place an ultrasonic device near vole exits in the garden. Make sure you have sufficient range, frequency changes and ideally a solar device. Please note that pets and other animals may also be disturbed.
The fine hearing of voles
Voles have very fine hearing, which is often used in the fight against animals: They cannot stand noise and vibration and distort when exposed to constant sound. Ultrasonic waves are frequencies above our hearing range, which is why they are not perceived by humans. But voles can hear the unbearably high tones.
Place ultrasonic device against voles
The ultrasonic devices should be placed as close as possible to the vole exits and set up so that the entire garden is covered. If it is a solar device, make sure that the solar cells receive enough light.
Buy an ultrasound device against voles: guide
If you have decided to use ultrasound to drive away your vole, it's time to choose a suitable device. Prices currently range from just under €20 to €35 (as of April 2021). When purchasing the ultrasound device (€29.00 on Amazon) you should note the following:
- A sufficient range of the device so that your entire garden is covered.
- Frequency change to prevent a habituation effect.
- If possible, a solar device to avoid buying and changing batteries.
Be careful pet! Disadvantage of the ultrasound device
Ultrasonic devices have a big disadvantage: they are not only audible to voles. The sounds that we cannot hear are also unbearable for cats, dogs, guinea pigs and even ants. So if you have a pet, you should avoid purchasing such a device for their sake. Since other creatures living in the ground also suffer from the sound waves, you should only use the device until the vole has fled.
The alternative for pet owners
If you don't want to buy an ultrasound device to drive away voles for the sake of your pet, you have plenty of other alternatives. You can drive the vole away with a homemade noise using a vole scarer or catch the mouse with a live trap.
Tip
Do you have useful bats as guests? In this case, be sure not to use the ultrasound device! Otherwise your bat friends will quickly run away.
