The Dawn of the World: Beliefs Concerning Animals: The Fi...
The Dawn of the World, by C. Hart Merriam, [1910]
The Middle Mewuk of Tuolumne River say:
When a child sheds its first teeth they should be
saved and taken to Soo-wah-tah the Pocket Gopher, and carefully put into his hole. Then the second teeth will come quickly and grow to be strong and good.