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What is the gestation period of a garden squirrel (not sure of type) and how often would they conceive each year?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I expect it's the Grey Squirrel Kenno, as this is the one most often seen. It is a bit of a nuisance but still enchanting to watch especially with babies.
The gestation period is 42-45 days and there are 2 breeding seasons, in early Spring and early Summer, each of which produces a litter of 3 or 4 kittens. Here's a bit more from the BBC Nature site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/190.shtml