Small, soft seeds may form part of the winter diet. A masked shrew requires large quantities of food each day, and one kept in captivity ate 3.3 times its own body weight in a 24 hour period. Merriam ...

They develop fur by day 14, and their eyes open at day 18-20. At this time the young shrews begin to leave the nest. They are weaned and independent at 25-30 days. Females may breed when 30-60 days ...

designed for shrews to fall into as they walked across the ground, and constantly monitored the traps for three consecutive ...