In all animal species, and of course in small mammals, reproduction has a fundamental purpose: the perpetuation of the species.
Our small mammals like the squirrel instinctively rely on reproduction to conserve the species, achieving birth and perpetuating their species for years to come. To this end, their way of living, their diet and their physique also evolve by getting used to the circumstances of the moment.
The luck of rodents is that they have a tremendous reproductive capacity so they get offspring very easily, a drawback for humans who cultivate fields and have seen their crops devastated by some rodents.
If the rodents or rabbits in question live as a domestic animal with a family, they will develop their reproductive cycle at home, and if they live in pairs it can cause a significant problem for their owners.
To avoid reaching this point, the pregnancy of the females can be prevented by separating them from the males or by following the means of control of reproduction (pharmacological or surgical).
If, on the contrary, we do not prevent this phenomenon, in a short time we will find a family of rodents at home that will not stop growing. We will not have enough space, money, or earning to support all those animals and giving them up for adoption will be a difficult task.
As information is the best ally, it is better to keep reading to know the details of the reproduction of squirrels and not to be caught unexpectedly.
Korean squirrels reach sexual maturity at 8 months of age.
The female has a three-day cycle during which she attracts the male. On the second day, the female repeatedly calls the male from a high area of the cage and allows him to approach to achieve copulation.
During pregnancy, females continue to be hyperactive, even on the day of delivery. That is not strange to you, it will get fatter but its activity will not stop.
A chipmunk has one and up to two litters a year. The second, which is born three months later than the first, is always less than this. But it is very rare for a female to have three litters in a year.
In each litter we will find 3 to 5 little ones .
Once the little squirrels are born, they will have their eyes closed, they will have no hair and will be about 3 cm long. Although at 16 days the pups already have all their hair, and between 26 and 29 days they can open their eyes.
During the first 14 days of life they usually scream, but after this time they remain silent until their first exit from the nest.
Most of the litters survive. However, there are some problems that put animals in danger that we can avoid. Among the main causes that affect the viability of a litter are noise (television, music equipment …) and human annoyances . Newborns can die, be abandoned or eaten by parents without the lactation period being established.
