| General Mole Facts Moles are Insectivores, a group of mammals that eat insects. Known for their burrowing, Moles can create tunnels up to 3 feet deep. Typically, moles prefer soft soil in shady, well-watered lawns, as well as areas close to rivers and streams. 
Since moles can eat up to 1/2 of their weight each day, they spend most of their time underground in their tunnels searching for food. Moles have short, compact bodies 4 to 6 inches in length, pointed snouts, tiny eyes and ears covered with fur, and powerful legs. The most noted characteristic of a mole is its webbed feet and claws that are used like paddles to swim through the soil. Mole Reproduction Typically in May, a mole gives birth to one litter with 2-5 babies. Young moles mature quickly and can leave the deep borrow in 1 month. Young moles can make their own burrows by late summer or fall. The commonly found Eastern Moles tend to be solitary, territorial animals. Therefore, although it may seem that hundreds of moles inhabit your yard, it’s more likely that the maze of tunnels was made by only a few moles, and possibly only one. Mole Habitat Three mole species, the Star-Nosed Mole, the Hairy-tailed Mole and the Eastern Mole, are found in the middle and eastern parts of the United States. The four remaining species are generally found mainly in the western coastal regions of the U.S. Moles are typically found in fields, meadows, open woodland, and the soil of your insect-laden yard!  Moles basically live a solitary existence in underground burrows. Runway tunnels, which are usually near the surface, connect the living/den area and the hunting area.
Moles prefer drier higher places for their living areas and cooler, moist areas for hunting where they can swim through the soil to find the grubs, worms and other insects that make up their diet. Some of the tunnels may become abandoned and will eventually collapse. Other tunnels may be reused by the mole or may be used by other smaller animals who also inhabit the soil. | 
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