Often confused for a chipmunk, the 13 lined ground squirrel is a common pest in and around building foundations, golf courses, gardens, and lawns. They are excellent diggers, but they are very poor climbers. Homeowners often stick hoses in the holes of the ground-squirrels hoping to flush out their victims, but these holes can have multiple exits.
Mating activity begins within 2 weeks after the 13 lined ground squirrels emerge from hibernation. Both sexes are sexually active for about 2 weeks. After a gestation period of 28 days, 3 to 14 (average 10) blind, naked, and toothless young are born. 13 lined ground squirrels only have one litter per year. Young ground squirrels weigh about 1/10 of an ounce at birth.
They eat seeds, fruits, green vegetation, and insects. Its primary diet includes grass and weed seeds, caterpillars, grasshoppers, and crickets, but it may also eat mice and shrews.
13 lined ground squirrels can dig very expansive tunneling systems and cause a concern for homeowners by damaging their lawn and vegetation. When they venture out, they will often stand upright, with front paws held close to the chest, surveying their domain. If danger threatens they will run with their tail held horizontally to the nearest burrow.
Advanced Wildlife Control methods for 13 Lined Ground Squirrel Removal:
We use both a live trapping option as well as our external rodent control program as methods of control and removal of 13 lined ground squirrels. During our initial inspection we can evaluate your home and figure out the best control methods. Removal of 13 lined ground squirrels is essential to all homeowners due to their destructive ability to build vast tunneling systems in your yard.