- Mole Q&A
Know Your Mole
If you have moles, you have QUESTIONS. Ask the animal control expert who specializes in only one thing: MOLES. One who has the DATA to back up his claims. In the Seattle Metro area, that name is Northwest Mole Pros.
6–8 in
Adult mole length
150-200 ft
Tunneled per day for a single mole.
150-200 ft
Tunneled per day for 2 or 3 moles.
70–100%
Body weight in food daily
2–6
Pups per litter, once a year
How Do You Know if You Have Moles?
The most common sign of moles? Look down. They leave two unmistakable calling cards.
Mole mounds
Funnel-shaped piles of fresh dirt across your lawn — push-ups from new tunnel construction.
Mole tunnels
Raised ridges in your grass that sink or feel spongy under your feet — shallow feeding runs.
Four things every homeowner should know
Mole anatomy
Velvet fur, paddle paws, a snout built for hunting in the dark — every part of a mole is engineered for life underground.
Tunnels & runways
Shallow feeding runs sit just below the surface. Deep runways are highways between feeding grounds and the nest.
What moles eat
Earthworms, grubs, and soil insects — a single mole can eat its body weight in prey every single day.
Mole life cycle
One litter a year, born in spring, on their own by summer — moles spread fast when a territory opens up.
Mole Count
How Many Moles Do I Have?
We can walk your property and set our devices, but we don’t truly know until the mole activity ceases and we count heads. One thing is certain — few or many, moles work tirelessly to wreck your lawn.
Other Common Mole Removal Questions
Still have a question we haven’t answered? Reach out — a real mole specialist will get back to you within 24 hours.
Some of our customers’ properties have been cleared in only a couple of weeks, while others required several weeks. For most properties, four to six weeks does the trick. We won’t stop until your property is mole-free!
We leave the mole underground where we caught it, mark the spot with a flag in the ground above, and then record the kill on your service order.
It can happen. When a territory empties, it is not unusual for neighboring moles to take advantage of the vacancy.
Your best option is to make it difficult for them, namely by destroying their tunnel system. Pressing down the mole runs and ridges in your yard to eliminate the existing tunnels.