They have excellent hearing and a keen sense of smell. Gophers are well-adapted to the low-oxygen, high-carbon dioxide atmosphere that accumulates in their tunnels, needing less oxygen in the air they breathe than above-ground animals. The young develop rapidly and by five weeks are weaned and ready to establish their own burrows. Gopher traps, bait, and other control methods will help you remove gophers, the first step in repairing your yard. Removing gophers can be tricky, but it is possible thanks to our selection of professional grade gopher control products. Pocket gopher, (family Geomyidae), any of 38 species of predominantly North and Central American rodents named for their large, fur-lined cheek pouches. Gophers create extensive underground burrows that create unsightly mounds of dirt and damage plants in yards. they live in tunnels so they might be gophers that are blind are called blind gophers Gophers breed only once or twice a year, typically in the spring. Female gophers give birth to three or four young per litter after a gestation period of less than three weeks. Another distinction between moles and gophers is that moles are totally blind, while gophers have good vision. The eyes of moles are also completely covered, while a gopher can open and see with its eyes. Unlike some other burrowing animals that are completely blind, gophers have a limited range of vision. The average lifespan for a gopher is two to three years. The “pockets” open externally on each side of the mouth and extend from the face to the shoulders; they can be everted for cleaning.