Echidnas do not stay in the burrow for six to eight months. Baby echidnas are hatched directly in the mother's temporary pouch, and they are transferred to a burrow when the growth of their sharp spines produces discomfort in the pouch. This usually occurs between 2 and 3 months of age. The mother continues to nurture the young echidna in the burrow until it is weaned at around 6 months. Therefore, at most, it stays in the burrow for 4 months only.
The female echidna incubates the egg for around 10 days before it hatches. She then nurtures it in her temporary pouch for two to three months - until its spines force its eviction. The baby echidna is then transfers to a burrow, where it stays for around another 4 months. In all, baby echidnas are usually ready to leave the mother soon after they are six months old.
It can take six to eight months.
Six to eight months
six to seven months for males and seven to eight months for females.
7 1/2 months. They can sometimes leave as early as six months or as late as eight months.
7 1/2 months. They can sometimes leave as early as six months or as late as eight months.
A baby platypus stays in the chamber of its mother's burrow for about six weeks.
The average couple takes six months to get pregnant. Eight months is not unusual.
six to eight months
It depends on the age and type of the chick. But for most types after six to eight months.
When he's old enough to be weaned, which would be around six to eight months of age.
six times the sum of eight and eight 6*(8+8) = 96add eight to eight and multiply the result by six.