2. One close observation, I saw 2 young: completely hairless, bluish red, eyes closed. The mother was in the opposite corner of the cage & young were exposed. She had no cotton over or near them & they were laying on the dirt. She soon returned & they started to nurse. I was impressed with the ability that these blind young have of squirming under the mother when she is near. It appeared that young might still be born as the 2 sat curled up with her head down nearly between her forelegs & occasionally moved her hind legs. I watched her on & off for at least an hour & saw at that time no signs of further birth. About 3:30, I put a piece of board over the front of the nest, & when I looked a half hr. later, the young were covered with the cotton. I believe that if any more were born, they were dry now. The 2 apparently moved over the young ones freely & appeared to be stepping on them at times. She made a peculiar grinding noise with her teeth that gave me the impression she might be eating some of the young. I can't be sure of this though. I didn't open or remove the cotton & see if any more were born. Mar. 1. 9:00 A.M. 2 & young are well covered with cotton this A.M. Some of the young are alive as I can hear them squeak. Mar. 3. 10:45 Examined the young as best I could. Saw 2; they were both nursing. They are 4 days old. Eyes still closed. Pinna of ears stands up. Appears from 1 foot distance to still be hairless. The back & sides are black pigmented intensely. The belly region is bright red. When they young become detached, they make a loud sucking noise & return immediately. They haven't "squeaked" lately, apparently quite satisfied. 2 remains laying on side of corner of cage partially behind the ball of cotton. Not well covered.