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1985 Mark Stanback
M. formicworma
Forsaken Ridge HNHR
8 July Opened nest. Found 3 babies. Wts 43 g, 41 g, 10 g
9 July 1800 Removed largest (50g) and smallest (10)
babies
10 July 1300 Smallest baby died while in my care. It
never defecated, though I fed it a considerable
amount. Difficulty breathing. Do not again
Feed whole mealworms to babies this age, even
the 50 g baby could not digest them, passing
them unscathed in its feces.
1400 Opened and enlarged hole. Remaining
baby in good shape. Feather tracts emerging.
14 July other 2 babies dead - nest abandoned