▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁months . ▁Once ▁m ature , ▁the ▁female ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁bre eding ▁at ▁three - week ▁intervals . ▁The ▁gest ation ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁is ▁about ▁ 2 2 – 2 4 ▁days . ▁After ▁the ▁young ▁are ▁born , ▁they ▁live ▁within ▁the ▁p ouch ▁for ▁about ▁ 1 6 ▁weeks . ▁Upon ▁leaving ▁the ▁p ouch , ▁the ▁jo ey ▁stays ▁near ▁the ▁mother ▁for ▁about ▁ 7 ▁weeks , ▁while ▁it ▁gets ▁used ▁to ▁f ending ▁for ▁itself . ▁ ▁Be hav iour ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁may ▁share ▁n ests ▁or ▁be ▁solit ary , ▁a ▁male ▁may ▁coh ab it ▁with ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁females . ▁The ▁nest ▁is ▁located ▁beneath ▁a ▁dense ▁under - story ▁of ▁veget ation , ▁a ▁shall ow ▁clear ing ▁that ▁is ▁m atted ▁with ▁w oven ▁plant ▁material . ▁The ▁for aging ▁activity ▁is ▁strictly ▁no ct urn al , ▁they ▁will ▁only ▁emer ge ▁after ▁sun set ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁nest ▁before ▁first ▁light . ▁The ▁post ure ▁var ies ▁with ▁the ▁activity ▁of ▁the ▁species , ▁assuming ▁an ▁u pr ight ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁h ind ▁parts ▁to ▁survey ▁its ▁surr ound ings , ▁drawing ▁the ▁for el im bs ▁to ▁the ▁ch est ▁when ▁ho pping ▁rapidly ▁away ▁from ▁a ▁threat , ▁and ▁rest ing ▁on ▁all ▁four ▁lim bs ▁and ▁the ▁tail ▁when ▁slowly ▁moving ▁during ▁feed ing . ▁ ▁The ▁fav oured ▁food s ▁are ▁sub ter rane an ▁fruit ing ▁bodies