To begin with, baby platypuses only stay with their mother. The father has nothing to do with raising the young.
Baby platypuses suckle from their mother for three to four months. They then spend several more months with the mother, learning to hunt. Young platypuses stay with their mother for up to a year.
A long time. :D
about 1 yoear XD
The young platypus stays with its mother for three to four months.
A baby platypus stays in the chamber of its mother's burrow for about six weeks.
A baby platypus nurses from its mother for three to four months. After that, it stays with its mother until it is around a year old, learning to hunt for itself. Although platypuses are solitary animals, the mother and babies do form a small family group for up to a year.
Absolutely. The child is a product of the union between the biological mother and father regardless of how long they were together. He needs to provide for his innocent child.
Fertilised platypus eggs stay in the mother's body for around 28 days. The egg is incubated by the mother curling around it and keeping it warm and dry in the chamber of the burrow for another 10 days.
A baby platypus incubates in the egg for ten days before hatching. It then remains in the chamber at the end of its mother's breeding burrow for several months.
Platypuses are one of only two types of mammals to lay eggs. Fertilised platypus eggs stay in the mother's body for around 28 days. The egg is incubated by the mother curling around it and keeping it warm and dry in the chamber of the burrow for another 10 days.
After hatching, the mother platypus feeds her young on milk secreted from glands, rather than from teats. They are suckled by the mother for 3-4 months, during which time she only leaves them to forage for food. Aft this time, she teaches them how to find food, and they stay with her until they are around a year old.
The mother platypus feeds her babies on mothers' milk for about four months. The young then continue to stay with her for between 18 months and two years.
Platypuses are one of only two types of mammals to lay eggs. Fertilised platypus eggs stay in the mother's body for around 28 days. The egg is incubated by the mother curling around it and keeping it warm and dry in the chamber of the burrow for another 10 days.
Once my two hamsters had babies, I separated the father from the mother permanently, because if you put the babies and the father together, the father could kill the babies because he thinks they will challenge him for leader of the cage.
Platypuses are one of only two types of mammals to lay eggs. Fertilised platypus eggs stay in the mother's body for around 28 days. The egg is incubated by the mother curling around it and keeping it warm and dry in the chamber of the burrow for another 10 days.