How do voles breed?

Question
how do voles make babies

Answer
Dear Isaac,

Voles are rodents, like mice, rats, and hamsters.  These animals breed a lot because they have such short lives and so many predators.  A male will chase a female until he catches her, then grab her tight around the middle as he mounts her and mates her.  He may bite her ear to keep her from getting away.

Voles mate from March through September.  4-6 babies are born and raised in the nest in the grass, and by the time the babies are 6 weeks old they are old enough to mate themselves.  This makes a lot of baby voles!

Here are some more facts about voles:

http://www.ypte.org.uk/animal/vole-field-/189

squeaks n giggles,

Natasha