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Memmler
1943
Perognathus Californicus
June 9, M.V.Z.
4 drops of Equibb's codliver oil Containing
Vitamins A+D.
At 9 A.M. they weighed - Mike 6.3g +
Pat 6.2 That is less in both cases
than yesterday afternoon.
Pat it was decided is a ♀ and Mike
is a ♂.
They have a sleek brown fur now,
which lies close to the body. When
we first got them they had just begun
to get fur on the back. Here it was then a
more grey color. The feet already had
white fur when we found them, the
tail had a definite bicolor white below
and a dark grey above. They had very
long whiskers. The main change
the last few days has been in
the length and color of the general body
on the dorsal surface
fur. Today I notice that more fur
is appearing on the belly which has
previously been naked. The white
guard hairs have been visible for
several days, particularly across
the lower back when the animal
sits humped.
Before carrying the mice home last
night I put some seeds in their carrying