Thank you to everyone for responding!
To Deb's question....yes she was near the end of her gestation. From her
size I would have guessed she would have had her pups within the next couple
of days. That is what I thought when she didn't pop out for her meal. She
only missed a meal when she first had her litter the last time and was out
and about soon after! Mealtime is when I check everyone over as they all
appear and you can do head counts and see how lively they are.
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Again I appreciate all the responses!