The
Bettong will collect grass in its mouth and carry the grass
to its nest by the tail.
It
builds a cone shaped nest and as new material is brought
to the nest, it will with its snout push the new material
under the old, here it will spend the day asleep.As night
approaches it will come out to feed on grasses and herbs,
dig for roots and tubers with its strong clawed forelegs.
The
female will reach sexual maturity at about 11 months of
age, and enter 
oestrus
cycle at about three weekly intervals.
The
gestation is 22-24 days, one young being born and attaches
itself to a teat. After 7-8 weeks it will start to emerge
and finally leave the pouch permanently at 16 weeks old.
It will then stay with the mother for another 7 weeks also
sharing the nest.
It
lives in dry sclerophyll forests with dense understory.
Reference
Ronald
Strahan. The Australian
Museum Complete book of Australian Mammals.
Encyclopedia
of Australian Animals
