Mole Rodent Facts & Information

Protect your home or business from mole rodents by learning techniques for identification and control.

Mole Illustration
Small & gray
5 to 10 cm
Long, tapering snouts
Shovel-like front teeth

Treatment

How do I get rid of mole rodents?

What Orkin Does

Orkin Pros are trained to help manage mole rodents and similar pests. Since every yard or home is different, your Orkin Pro will design a unique rodent treatment program for your situation.

Keeping mole rodents out of your home is an ongoing process, not a one-time treatment. Orkin’s exclusive A.I.M. solution is a continuing cycle of three critical steps — Assess, Implement and Monitor.

Orkin can provide the right solution to keep mole rodents in their place...out of your home.

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Behavior, Diet & Habit

Understanding Mole Rodents

Appearance

There are several types of mole rodents, known more commonly in scientific circles as mole rats. The most common mole rodents are the blind mole rat, naked mole rat and Damaraland mole rat. These rodents are best known for their propensity to burrow.

Mole rodents are typically small and gray in color. Their size ranges from 5 to 10 cm in length, and most specimens bear long, tapering snouts. Mole rodents tend to lack ears, and their eyes are barely discernible. These rodents have stubby, broad, shovel-like front teeth, which have been adapted for digging. Their incisors protrude when their mouths are closed.

Behavior

Some mole rodent species are known for their social behaviors, which are similar to those of ants, bees and termites. Colonies include complex social structures wherein there is one female, known as the queen. The other colony members serve as workers. Workers are divided by a continuum of behaviors. Most workers are dedicated to tunneling, while some serve as soldiers. This social structure is extremely rare among mammals.

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