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Pearsen
1971
opened account
Lisbaum multiforum
Oct 3 see journal
Oct 4 yesterday evening compared temp/performance of a L, altador and
2 jun. multiforums of same size, in air in shade at 5:20 p.m.,
both equilibrated, both totally immobile; air 4° c.
This morning, after burying them overnight to prevent freezing,
pit them out on burlof in sun at 8:09; shade 7°, burlof layer 19°, breezy, at 8:13 all 3 ran off when touched. Put them back in plastic box in shade 5°; at 8:29 body temp 9° ran unsteadily and righted (both sibs-). At 8:33 in shade 6° can walk, body temp 6°. multiforum opens mouth, but not altador. At 8:37 into sun
8:38 still sitting in spots or preening; 8:39 ditter; 8:40 ditter; 8:41½ all lively, body temp 17°.
Down the road under the rock where AK and Ali caught toads and lizard yesterday, at 9:50 a.m. a baby lizard ran under it, temp. under it was 6°. Looked under oodles of rocks thereabouts but nothing else. Big ones in damp places have frost under them, numerous lace spiders.
at 10:15 a big S ran under big rock into shallow burrow; his temp 31°, burrow 4°, air 8° (shade). Sunny. Moon watched the 2-tailed S from the rock of yesterday. Grazed on steep forks, when cloud covered sun he ran onto flat rock.
Oct 7 The large S from 13 km NE Tarso that Ali has tamed (in one day) and walking in the patio weighs 30g and snout-vent 98mm, Eats flies, so far we have not seen it grazing. Also eats ants,
Oct 15 Photo'd the one under the small rock in the pumpa at 12,900'. Like Ali's captive, he her becomes quite tame and permitted Pearson to photo at 2 feet distance. He was out with shade at 4° c.