Earthworms are eaten like spaghetti, beginning at the head end. Active insects are pinned by its body against the side of the burrow until they can be reached by the sharp, chopping teeth. May. The young are born, naked and helpless, in a deep nest chamber where they remain for about a month. At the age of three months they are nearly as large as their parents. Three years is old age.
Moles lead solitary lives.
The network of burrows of one animal may connect with those of others but they seldom associate with each other. In captivity they are extremely nervous and do not survive long. When two are confined together they usually fight to the death. This animal is safe from most enemies in its subterranean home. Cats and dogs are known to catch moles but refuse to eat them because of a distasteful secretion from the skin glands.