A beautiful Fox Squirrel from California polytechnic University – Pomona. Fox squirrels can mate all year long; however, most mating occurs in two mating seasons on from December to February and another from May until June. Females can begin to have babies at 6 months old and have one or two litters per year. Males can begin to mate at 10 to 11 months old. Female fox squirrels are pregnant for about 44 days. Average litter size is 3 young but it can range from 1 to 6 young per litter. Babies are born without fur and weigh 13 to 18 g. They develop fur after 14 days old. They open their eyes at about 30 days old. They begin to explore outside of the nest after about 7 to 8 weeks. They don’t travel much on their own until 3 months of age.
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