Do moles hibernate?
No. Most mole species are unable to store food or fat. Therefore, they must be active all winter long in search of food. Damage is typically not as evident during the winter months because moles spend most of this period in their deeper burrows below the frost line. With the arrival of the cold, their prey species also retreat deeper into the soil column and the moles must change their patterns to access them. Tunnel construction continues during the winter, and excess dirt is frequently shunted into shallower runs no longer in active use. A prolonged trend of temperate weather or an insulating snowfall causes the soil to warm, often precipitating new mole tunneling. Mole mounds popping up through a blanket of snow make terrifically vivid reminders that moles are still in the vicinity and definitely not slumbering away!
