Squirrel Biofacts

Question 1

Weight of fox squirrel

Answer 1

1.3-2.8 lbs

Question 2

Which is larger- fox squirrel or gray squirrel?

Answer 2

fox squirrel

Question 3

On the fox squirrel, what part of its body is colored cinnamon

Answer 3

the feet

Question 4

Weight of gray squirrel

Answer 4

.07-1.3 lbs

Question 5

Breeding peaks

Answer 5

July-September and December-February

Question 6

Gestation period

Answer 6

42-45 days

Question 7

How many squirrels are born at a time?

Answer 7

2-4

Question 8

When do the eyes open?

Answer 8

5 weeks

Question 9

When do they start climbing?

Answer 9

7-8 weeks

Question 10

venture the ground at how old?

Answer 10

10 weeks

Question 11

weaned at how old?

Answer 11

12 weeks

Question 12

When do they become mature?

Answer 12

10-11 months

Question 13

When does feeding start?

Answer 13

morning and late afternoon

Question 14

When does mass migration occur?

Answer 14

when food supply is depleted

Question 15

What percent of young squirrels make up the yearly population?

Answer 15

60%

Question 16

A population of how many squirrels per acre is considered good?

Answer 16

one squirrel per acre

Question 17

What are some external parasites that have rendered squirrels to breed?

Answer 17

mites, chiggers, and fleas

Question 18

What is the daily food requirement?

Answer 18

0.2 lbs

Question 19

What is the main food stay and what percent do they make up of the total weight?

Answer 19

Acorns; 60%

Question 20

How old do trees have to be to make acorns?

Answer 20

25 years

Question 21

How do they get their calcium?

Answer 21

eating antlers, bones, seeds, and fruit

Question 22

What is the preferred food?

Answer 22

Pecans

Question 23

The best habitat is mature woods or irreguarly shaped tracts of how many acres?

Answer 23

15-20 acres

Question 24

Gray squirrels prefer cover found along what?

Answer 24

streams

Question 25

What is preffered for nurseries?

Answer 25

Hollow trees

Question 26

Production is how much more successful in tree cavities than leaf nests?

Answer 26

2 1/2

Question 27

How old do trees need to be in order to produce tree cavities?

Answer 27

40 yrs old

Question 28

An area needs what percent of hardwood trees to maintain good habitat?

Answer 28

5-10%

Question 29

Is water required daily?

Answer 29

no

Question 30

How long can they go without water?

Answer 30

several weeks

Question 31

Fox squirrel range over a year?

Answer 31

40 acres

Question 32

Average and minimum range of a fox squirrel?

Answer 32

10 acres; minimum 2 acres

Question 33

average and minimum range of a gray squirrel?

Answer 33

8 acres; minimum 2 acres

Question 34

Gray squirrel range over a year?

Answer 34

20 acres

Question 35

What management practice will minimize competition?

Answer 35

proper grazing

Question 36

during site prepartion, leave areas undisturbed or how many feet on each side of drains and areas on steep slopes?

Answer 36

100-150