Safety precautions
- Not for use by children under the age of 12.
- Keep hands away from snapping trap (risk of injury)
- Don not allow trap to snap closed if empty.
- Use gloves while handling the vole trap (disease transmission).
Instruction for use
To find the vole burrow, stick the searching rod 10 – 15 cm deep into the ground every 5 cm starting by a fresh mound until a cavity is detected. Enlarge the hole with the rod and insert a finger to determine the direction of the tunnel. Avoid crushing tunnel with foot.
Cut a clean hole through the tunnel by turning the ground cutter into the ground until the base is around 3 – 4 cm below the tunnel floor. Press gently so that the tunnel does not cave in. Pull the ground cutter with the clump of earth carefully out of the hole. Press loose earth down with the knob of the searching rod so that it does not block the tunnel.
Position the trap into the hole. The passage through the trap should correspond with the height and direction of the tunnel. Cover the surface of the trap with earth so that neither light nor air penetrates into the tunnel. Make sure the clamping lever has enough free space. Set the snapper arm and clearly mark the spot.
Once the release mechanism has been triggered, gently push the trap back and forth to enlarge the hole and carefully remove the trap. Dispose of the dead animal and replace the empty trap in the same hole. Repeat this procedure for as long as voles are trapped or the trap is being filled with earth. Then remove the trap and leave a marker in the open hole. If no signs of digging are detected within two hours, there are no voles left in the burrow.
