Title: What Do Ground Moles Eat? | Pets on Mom.com
Headings: What Do Ground Moles Eat?
What Do Ground Moles Eat?
True Insectivores
Common Mole Foods
Earthworm Enjoyment
Big Appetites
What Do Shrews Eat?
Opportunistic Feeders
Basic Shrew Diet
Occasional Carrion Consumption
Massive Appetites
Feeding Frequency
Predators of the Shrew

Content: Simply put, shrews aren't really that picky when it comes to their dietary preferences. Basic Shrew Diet
The staples of the shrew diet are earthworms, arthropods, spiders, wood lice, snails, slugs, small rodents, worms and a large array of insects including beetles. Although common shrews consume very high levels of invertebrates and other animal-based foods, they also occasionally eat some plant-based meals -- think conifer seeds, for example. However, plant consumption is relatively uncommon in these animals. Occasional Carrion Consumption
In some instances, shrews also eat carrion, which is essentially the rotting meat of animals that have died. Compared with the other major components of the shrew diet, however, consumption of carcasses is not as common. Massive Appetites
Despite shrews' small size, they have immense appetites. When it comes to worms, terrestrial bugs and many other things, the shrew appetite is pretty persistent. In fact, the little guys are fully capable of eating upwards of two times their full weight in just the span of a single day, BBC Nature reports. Feeding Frequency
Since shrews are capable of eating so much, they eat very frequently throughout the day -- think once every two or three hours or so.