Do you have a vole in your garden and don't want to kill it, just drive it away? Ultrasonic devices for repelling voles are available in specialist shops. Find out here how these devices work and how to repel your vole with ultrasound.

Ultrasonic waves are not audible for us - for voles, moles and unfortunately also for cats and dogs

The fine hearing of voles

Voles have a very fine sense of hearing, which is often used in the fight against the animals: they cannot stand noise and vibration and distort themselves if they are exposed to continuous sound. Ultrasound waves are frequencies above our hearing range, which is why they are not perceived by humans. However, voles hear the unbearably high tones very well.

Place ultrasonic device against vole

The ultrasonic devices should be placed as close as possible to the vole exits and placed in such a way that the entire garden is covered. In the case of solar devices, care must be taken to ensure that the solar cells receive sufficient light.

Buying an ultrasonic device against voles: Guide

If you have decided to repel your vole with ultrasound, it is time to choose a suitable device. Prices currently range from just under €20 to €35 (as of April 2022). When purchasing the ultrasound device, you should consider the following:

  • 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.

Beware pet! Disadvantage of the ultrasonic device

Ultrasonic devices have one major disadvantage: they are not only audible to voles. The inaudible sounds are also unbearable for cats, dogs, guinea pigs and even ants. So if you have a pet, you should refrain from buying such a device for his sake. Since other creatures living in the ground also suffer from the sound waves, you should really only use the device until the vole has escaped.

The alternative for pet owners

If you don't want to buy an ultrasonic device to drive away the vole for the sake of your pet, you have plenty of other alternatives. You can drive the vole away with a vole scarecrow with your own noise or catch the mouse with a live trap.

tips

Do you have useful bats as guests? In this case, you should definitely refrain from using the ultrasound device! Otherwise your bat friends will quickly run away.

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Animals in the garden