J. Rodgers - 1940 Eumeces gilberti Nov. 4 Mrs Vert, Zoo, Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Calif. dirt into the entrance to about half close it. Nov 5 Hole closed most thoroughly than ever. So much dirt has been pushed out of the entrance from inside that a mound has been formed outside. This looks a little bit like they learned, but the fact probably is that they did not have enough sand on the cardboard floor of their tunnel to close the hole at first. Each time they have opened the hole, they have raked more sand into the tunnel from the pile I pushed into the entrance. They now have plenty of sand to fill the entrance by pushing it into the entrance from inside. Dec. 3. The hole has been open for the past 3 weeks even though there was dirt in the entrance - there was not enough inside to close it, however. No. 22 probably had not just shed as suggested in notes, Oct 29, because it is just shedding now. Today I put in a new tunnel. The other one was wet. This time I separated it from the area where the plants are by a sheet of glass and put about 2 inches of coarse gravel under it. It is covered by 1-2 inches of light sandy soil. 5:20. They have been in the cage for about 1 1/2 hours, but do not seem to be satisfied to settle down inside the tunnel. They keep coming out & going in. No 10 tried to bury itself in insufficient light soil outside the