Dot’s babies are 11 days old now and there’s 8 of them. I think there are 4 boys and 4 girls, but I’m not positive. They’re starting to explore the cage a bit. The babies can’t really walk too well yet, they just stumble around. They’re eyes haven’t opened yet, but they have fur and sort of look like hamsters now. Now, they’re eating solid foods, but are still nursing. In two days their eyes will open and they will grow more fur.

So there were around 10 born, I think. I can’t see them since she keeps covering them with her body to nurse. She’s not that great of a mother though. I left for dinner, came back and there were 2 babies on the other side of the cage and she didn’t seem to care. They’re suppose to bring them back to the nest since they’re blind, deaf and hairless and need to nurse. I had to scoop them up with a spoon (can’t get human scent on them or they’ll get rejected by Dot this early) and put them back in her nest. Maybe her motherlyness will improve over time.

Caroline and I went to RCF senior night to watch the last big group of people we know in RCF graduate. Ahhh The memories of those cute kids at Third North in their rooms gathered around watching baseball games, playing puzzle fighter, singing and dancing around, having late night coffee runs, learning how to braid hair, eating CMS leftovers…. hehehe. Congratulations to all you RCF seniors!