Echidnas are found in coastal forests, deserts, woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, rocky outcrops and agricultural land. In these habitats, the temperatures vary from 31-33 degrees. The temperatures affect the way echidnas live; if the weather is too hot, the Echidnas will begin to struggle to find necessary equipment such as food. Echidnas begin to produce too much sweat in these scorching temperatures, so they tend to avoid being active during hot days. At nighttime, the weather is usually much colder so they tend to forage at this time, since there are also less predators out around, they have a higher chance of survival. When it comes time for Echidnas to seek shelter during rainy and windy seasons, they usually tend to place themselves in hollow logs, holes in tree roots and rocks. They will go to these places to keep themselves protected from predators, yet since they wander around many different varieties of areas, such as roadsides, they can get injured easily or in serious cases, death.

Diet
Echidna have features on them that enable them to survive in different habitats. Since Echidnas only have a snout of approximately 5mm, their size of prey is limited,although they have no competition for food as they are the only animal in Australia that eats plants and termites. Echidnas are active day and night, causing them to be able to hunt …show more content…
Echidnas don’t become sexually active until they are 5 years old, due to the fact that they are lone animals, it is challenging to find mates. When an Echidna is approximately 6-7, they will have their first Puggle. The reproduction of Echidnas is a long process, 22 days after mating, a single egg is laid and is due to hatch 10 days later. Once the Puggle is born, the mother Echidna has to take care of it in her pouch as it needs to grow spines to be able to protect itself