These procupines find shelter in caves, rock crevices, holes or burrows that they might have dug. The Crested Porcupines does not climb or jump. They also may find shelter in abandoned ardvark holes, which they may change to suit their own needs. Some North African Crested Porcupine may share a burrow as a family. But females may make or have a seperate den to reproduce.
Females usually look for food on their own.
They are nocturnal and active during the night. When threatened or aggressive, Crested Porcupines stamp their feet, growl and grunt. It also will shake its quills to make a rattling sound or turn its back and go backwards toward the intruder. North African Crested Porcupine is a herbivores. It eats bark, roots, fruits, berries and insects.