After they are born, the kits spend their first one to two months in the lodge. Kits suckle for as long as three months, but can eat solid food within their second week and rely on their parents and older siblings to bring it to them.
Following their birth, young animals stay in a lodge for one to two months. They continue nursing for up to three months, but begin eating solid foods within the second week of life and depend on their parents and siblings to provide these meals.