What Are Babies Moles Like And How Are They Cared For In The Wild?
Baby moles are born completely hairless, blind and utterly helpless. They are looked after for the first month of life by their mother, who suckles them on her milk as they develop and grow hair. The male has nothing to do with his offspring, and pairs of moles meet only transiently for mating. Bonding between the two is unknown. In captivity, the solitary nature of the mole prevents two animals, either same sex or different sex, being kept in the same cage for any length of time. The weakest animal is killed and sometimes also eaten by the other as they cannot tolerate each others presence. In northern and western Europe, moles breed in the spring and the young are born in the late spring or early summer. Gestation lasts about a month and the mother has only one litter each year, each one having between 2 and 7 young. The mating season is very short and it is likely that daylight determines when this occurs.
