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