Mole runs

[Froudy 40]

Hi lads,

 

Was out and about today doing some mole work and when I was setting the trap I noticed there was a lot of leaves and grass In one of the tunnels is this the moles getting ready to breed? Might sound stupid but never came across it and I've been catching them for 13 years or so.

 

Atb

 

Froudy

[moley 115]

it was a nest , too early for breeding , just somewhere to sleep, they dont alway have a huge hill above them , i have come across them myself

[Froudy 40]

Cheers moley for the info

[hutch6 550]

I'm a bit of a novice with moles etc but I would assume that if the mole run has leaves in it then the run is not in use. I would have thought a mole would nest up like any other animal does in a dead end so there is only one entrance to defend, in a run there would be two ways to defend and not very safe if you have little ones or want to et your head down for a bit.

[nod 285]

Mice voles and weasels will use mole runs aswell so could be them bringing it in

[logun 91]

if a weasle was to be found nesting in a mole system tho nest would contain fur,, lots of fur

[Le Braconnier 49]

Found a slow worm hibernating in a mole run the other day.

[moley 115]

I'm a bit of a novice with moles etc but I would assume that if the mole run has leaves in it then the run is not in use. I would have thought a mole would nest up like any other animal does in a dead end so there is only one entrance to defend, in a run there would be two ways to defend and not very safe if you have little ones or want to et your head down for a bit.

try digging a big nest mound out hutch and you will see how many exits/entrances there are into the nest

[hutch6 550]

try digging a big nest mound out hutch and you will see how many exits/entrances there are into the nest

 

How do you tell the difference from the surface between a nest mound and a normal muck mound? Is the nest used everyday for resting up in or is it only used for raising litters?

 

I guess it would be easier to find food if you had numerous runs going off from the chamber but I think my mind is still in the mode of other mammals that choose a nest with one, easily defended entrance.

[moley 115]

most nests are in boundry fences , walls, hedges, etc, but there are places where you get a huge hill in among normal sized hills, thats the one to dig into, its not just for raising young, like most mammals ,they like a warm dry bed, not all nests are obvious and like the one you found , they are sometimes just in a tunnel,

[TOMO 26,302]

Found a slow worm hibernating in a mole run the other day.

 

Yep I have also found, about half a dozen frogs,, or toads ,, all huddled together in a mole tunnel,,, I assume they were hibernating

[DKGPestControl 22]

As mentioned above I have caught field mive and even a stoat in my mole traps before. Could have been a moles resting spot or a mouse nest.

I have started picking up double catches the past 2 weeks so they are on the move, Could be due to being flooded out from lower ground but every thing seems to be early again this year.

Treated two black ant nests last week!