COMMON OHIO NUISANCE WILDLIFE

Bats

• Breeding Activity - August to October
• Babies are born late May through July
• Typical Foods - Insects
• Diseases - Rabies, Histoplasmosis, White nose syndrome

Squirrels

• Breeding Activity - February through March, also June and July
• Babies are born late April and May
• Typical Foods - Hickory, oak, and beech nuts, blackberry, dogwood, cherry, and wild grape, corn, insects
• Diseases - Rabies

Moles, Voles, Shrews, Mice, Rats, and Chipmunks

• Breeding Activity - Usually during the spring and fall seasons, but can be year round
• Babies are born during the spring and fall seasons, but can be year round
• Typical Foods - Vegetation, seeds, nuts, fruits, insects, and grubs
• Diseases - Hantavirus
  

Coyote

• Breeding Activity - Usually during February and March
• Babies are born late April or May
• Typical Foods - Small mammals, carrion, poultry, sheep
• Diseases - Rabies, Canine distemper, Parvovirus

Red and Gray Fox

• Breeding Activity - Usually during March through May
• Babies are born throughout the year
• Typical Foods - Aquatic vegetation, clams, frogs, crayfish, and small fish
• Diseases - Rabies, Canine distemper, leptospirosis, Echinococcus Infection, Sarcoptic Mange
  

Muskrat

• Breeding Activity - Usually during March and May
• Babies are born throughout the year
• Typical Foods - Aquatic vegetation, clams, frogs, crayfish, and small fish
• Diseases - Tularemia

Opossum

• Breeding Activity - Usually during February and March, but can also be January through October
• Babies are born March through April, but can be February through November
• Typical Foods - omnivorous, They will eat carrion, insects, fish, reptiles, eggs, fruits, vegetables and nuts
• Diseases - Rabies, Leptospirosis
  

Cottontail Rabbit

• Breeding Activity - Usually during April and May
• Babies are born March through September
• Typical Foods - Clover, dandelion, plantain, and sometimes ragweed. Winter varies
• Diseases - Tularemia, Staphylococcosis

Raccoon

• Breeding Activity - Usually during February and March
• Babies are born March through May
• Typical Foods - Omnivorous, they prefer berries, acorns, nestling birds, frogs and fish
• Diseases - Rabies, Canine Distemper, Parvovirus, Leptospirosis, Ascarid Roundworm
  

Striped Skunk

• Breeding Activity - Usually during February and March
• Babies are born April through May
• Typical Foods - Omnivorous, insects, fish, crustaceans, small mammals, fruits, grasses, buds, grains and nuts
• Diseases - Canine Distemper, Rabies, Leptospirosis

Snakes

• Breeding Activity - Usually during April through June, but can vary
• Babies are born during various times due to specie variants
• Typical Foods - Small rodents, insects, bird eggs, amphibians
• Diseases - Salmonelosis
  

Groundhog (Woodchuck)

• Breeding Activity - Usually during March through May
• Babies are born during April and June
• Typical Foods - Grasses, clover, alfalfa, soybeans, lettuce, apples
• Diseases - Rabies, Ascarid Roundworm