The breeding season lasts from June to October. During breeding, females build a new burrow up to 20 m deep, with features blocking access to the rest of the den. The inside of the burrow is covered with wet leaves and reeds (the female bears the leaves by holding them under her tail). The female has two ovaries, but only one is active. In one litter she lays from 1-3 small eggs with leathery shells. Their diameter is about 11 mm. The female hatches the eggs for about 10 days and warms them by wrapping herself around them. After 10 days, blind and bald young hatch and are fed with milk produced not by the nipples, but through pores in the skin from which the milk comes out. The milk feeding continues for 3-4 months and after this time the juveniles leave the burrow.
