He documented a correlation between numbers and sand availability. Water probably obtained from food. All age classes primarily are crepuscular and nocturnal. No above-ground activity from November to March or April, presumably a period of torpor. Period of seasonal activity shorter at higher elevations.
Adults cease above-ground activity before juveniles.
Males surface before females, usually in mid-March. No territory size data available. Females enter estrus in April. Gestation period about 21-28 days. Weaning occurs at about 3 wk.