Title: How Do I Get Rid of Moles Inside My House? | Hunker
Headings: How Do I Get Rid of Moles Inside My House?
How Do I Get Rid of Moles Inside My House?
If you think you have a mole in your home, chances are....you don't.
What's the Difference?
Mole, Vole, and Shrew Control
Trapping Moles
Trapping Shrews
Trapping Voles

Content: in fact, they are often called _field mice_—although they aren't actually mice. Voles are burrowing rodents, but they are often content to use existing mole tunnels. Advertisement
Voles look very much like mice but are burrowing creatures that prefer the outdoors. Image Credit: Original by Soebe, edited by Fashionslide - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
Of the three species, only voles are rodents (like mice). But unlike mice and shrews, voles are carnivorous, often eating grubs and other underground insect life. Mole, Vole, and Shrew Control
On the off-hand chance that a mole gets into your house, keep in mind that it arrived here by mistake and that t he mole would much rather be outside; the same is true for shrews and voles. Unlike mice and rats, these animals are more at home in the ground than they are in your walls, although an errant shrew or vole may take shelter in your insulation in winter to get out of the cold. Advertisement
To encourage the critter to go back outside, put your food away—especially grains and vegetables— and leave a door ajar.