By Connecticut is home to three species of moles. The eastern or common mole, the hairy-tailed, or Brewer’s mole, and the star-nosed mole. They are very similar in behavior and damage that they do to lawns.
Their diet is mostly earthworms but will also consume grubs, slugs, beetle larvae, and ants. Since the star-nosed mole prefers moist soil and is a good swimmer, it will also eat aquatic insects, mollusks, small amphibians and small fish.
Moles make both deep and shallow burrows. The deep burrows are for nesting /birthing and for staying active below the frost line in the winter. The shallow tunnles which are visible are made at a rate of 18 feet an hour. Once established, the moles can run through those tunnels, forwards and backwards at 80 feet per minute.
After moles mate, they have a gestation period of about 45 days. They give birth to one litter of 2—5 young between mid April and June. The young leave the nest to fend for themselves at about 4 weeks.
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