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Females are known to be very attentive to their offspring, grooming and caring for the young.

Newborn squirrels are nursed by their mother for the first 6 weeks of their lives. The gestation period lasts about 4 weeks, yielding 2-3 young on average, sometimes up to 5 per litter. Mating occurs twice a year, usually from May to July. There is no information on the reproductive system of these rodents, but a male and a female are known to live together in the same nest. They generally feed upon nuts, pine seeds, buds, tree bark, and fruits, supplementing this diet with occasional insects. These squirrels are herbivores (frugivores, granivores, and lignivores). In addition, newborn young are known to share the nests with their mothers, suggesting that mothers and their offspring use certain types of tactile communication. Nothing is known about the communication habits and behavior of this species, although these animals are believed to use vocalizations, including chattering sounds. However, they are known to occasionally sleep for several days at a time during the winter months. Japanese flying squirrels do not hibernate and are active throughout the year. Several individuals of the same sex can share the same tree, except for the mating season, during which they gather in mixed groups. Japanese flying squirrels are mainly arboreal, rarely descending to the ground. These rodents are silent gliders and move quickly among the tops of trees in order to escape potential predators. Japanese flying squirrels are strictly nocturnal creatures that spend their daytime hours in their nests or in tree holes, coming out of their shelters only at dusk. This species is native to Japan where it inhabits sub-alpine forests and boreal evergreen forests on Honshu and Kyushu islands. The Japanese dwarf flying squirrel is known to glide long distances of up to 100 meters at a time, using this ability to move between trees or escape predators. Instead, it glides with a membrane, stretching from its forelimbs to hind limbs and covered with fur. This rodent is one of the cutest and most lovable creatures ever known! Despite the common name, this unique squirrel doesn't fly. It's a native Japanese species and one of the two Old World flying squirrels. The Japanese dwarf flying squirrel is an extremely small and fluffy squirrel.