Question from Ruprecht 2/2/99: What time of the year do badgers mate?
• Answer: Hi Ruprecht, thanks for the question. I have read quite a few different opinions on this, including that they mate all year round. I daresay that this might be true, although it is generally accepted that mating is most intensive around mid summer, with around early winter being the least. Just a point of interest, female badgers do not become pregant after mating in the normal manner, but undergo ‘delayed implantation’ which avoids new cubs being born on the onset of winter, which would threaten their survival. Instead, implantation takes place around the end of winter so ensuring cubs are born in early spring when food is about to become plentiful. Back to Index [41] Question from Trevor 2/2/99: Do badgers have a problem, in the wild, with nails? • Answer: Hi Trevor, thanks for the question. Not really, although badger claws, especially front, grow very quickly and are very hard they wear down rapidly due to their constant digging habits, which involves shifting compacted c
