A group of suricates has several burrows within its range. It moves from one to another in search of food. The animals may dig new burrows with their sharp claws. Or they may move into burrows dug by ground squirrels. Yellow mongooses, close relatives of suricates, often share the same burrows.
Suricates give birth and raise their young in their burrows.
Wild female suricates usually have one litter of two to four young every year after a pregnancy of about two and a half months. Suricates are born blind and nearly hairless. They do not leave the burrow until they are about a month old. The young play much of the time, wrestling and nipping at each other. Older siblings and parents groom, guard, and play with the young.