Posted By: Bob Jameson
Meadow vole set up - 04/30/22 06:01 PM
Was hauling some firewood from a neighbor the last few days. He noticed the signs on one of our service trucks I was using. He had me take a look at a hillside of holes near his septic tank. He recently had Terminix there for a rat problem and was concerned that he still had a rat problem.
I told him no, that these holes and runs were from a network of meadow voles. Obviously they had been there for some time. I trapped there for 3 days being neighborly. I caught 18 voles and 1 shrew. There were no more were captures in the last 24 hours so I pulled my equipment and filled in the holes. I told him to monitor things for more activity down the road. I hit them pretty hard but he will most likely get more activity in time.
An interesting observation trapping this network of voles was the high rate of cannibalism that I noticed.
I said the next time it will cost you.
I told him no, that these holes and runs were from a network of meadow voles. Obviously they had been there for some time. I trapped there for 3 days being neighborly. I caught 18 voles and 1 shrew. There were no more were captures in the last 24 hours so I pulled my equipment and filled in the holes. I told him to monitor things for more activity down the road. I hit them pretty hard but he will most likely get more activity in time.
An interesting observation trapping this network of voles was the high rate of cannibalism that I noticed.
I said the next time it will cost you.