They are about half grown at five weeks and leave the nest the next week to fend for themselves. They become sexually mature in one year. Researchers at the University of Kentucky studied me eastern mole and found they are active any time of the day, but are most active from 4 to 7 AM and 6 to 9 PM, all year. Moles must be very active to meet high energy requirements. High energy mole food comes as grubs, earthworms, beetles, beetle larvae, insects and insect larvae, snails and spiders.
Moles eat small amounts of plants parts only occasionally.
Their appetite is almost insatiable and captive moles eat constantly as long as food to put in the cage. If captive moles do not get suitable nourishment, they die within several hours. Thus, one mole can be responsible for considerable damage to a lawn or garden. A mole typically travels one-fifth acre. No more than three to five moles live on each acre and two to three is a more common number.