Pet Vole

Pick the right pet for your family. Voles are among the shortest lived rodents usually living anywhere from two months to one year.

Vole Description Habitat Image Diet And Interesting Facts

We recommend using kaput rat mouse vole bait with our vole control bait station system.

Pet vole. The kaput bait is registered for vole control in all 50 states and with. Water voles are protected so you wouldn't be allowed to keep one but native field voles aren't and no permit is needed to keep them. Some are fairly easy to tame and enjoy human interaction while others are more timid.

They are quite docile and can indeed make good pets. Two or three different species. Several tend to be more active at night which might not fit with some peoples lifestyle.

Voles on the other hand have smaller eyes ears and tails. Voles make reliable pets and taking care of them is considered relatively simple. The available literature on the matter said that voles are short lived aggressive they tend to bite and it is near impossible to provide them with a suitable diet.

When not in captivity voles live in mountains tundras trees and grassy areas. If you are willing to do the work a. Voles do burrow however so you may also see small holes where theyve created entryways to their nests.
Still they are fairly low maintenance pets if you provide them with the appropriate housing exercise and diet. They can survive in both warm and cold climates. Pet rodents such as hamsters gerbils rats mice guinea pigs can make great pets for the right family.

However pet rodents even when they look clean and healthy can carry germs that can make people sick. Love and kindness make the difference. My experience with one variety of our local voles seemed to verify the prevailing wisdom.

Voles as pets until recently i had thought that voles were not suitable as pets. Ive had about 3 dozen pet voles from the years 2009 to mid 2012. Neglect is the worst kind of pet abuse.

Three others stood out as really distinct personalities one was a mother. They can nip at first only one of them ever bit me a lot. The only vole that is recognised in the pet trade though they can be quite difficult to get hold of is the gunthers vole aka the mediterranean lemming.

They lived only three. Following these tips can help you and your pet rodents stay safe and healthy. Learn more about why the bait of choice combined with the system is a safer choice.

Keeping voles is a bit of work and if youre not willing to do the work dont even think about keeping voles as pets. The vole control bait station system is designed with concern for safety of pets and wildlife. Voles as pets posted in the beach.

There is a range of small rodents commonly kept as pets. They need to get used to your scent first of all. This is a wild field mouse vole i took into my care 4 nonths ago he knows his name and yes i can handle him and pet him his name is minnow the field vole.

Like mice voles are also small with hairy tails and similar coloring that usually ranges from brown to grey or black. Eventually i got good enough that i didnt have any more bite me.