Cheetahs usually are solitary animals, with males and females only coming together to mate. Females then raise the cubs on their own. Cheetahs have a gestation period of 90-95 days; after that time females will give birth to a litter of approximately three or four cubs, and the cubs weigh around 250 grams at birth.Cheetah cubs are completely helpless and blind at birth, however they develop rapidly and within 10 days their eyes have opened and they have begun to crawl around the nest area.

By three weeks old their teeth have broken through their gums. During the first six weeks, the mother will move the cubs from one den to others and also leave her cubs in a long period to catch preys. Usually, she leaves the cubs behind for a long time so that up to 90% cubs can die in the wild. Then, the mother will leave her cubs when they are between 16 to 24 months old, she is usually pregnant again by this stage, and will simply disappear or chase them away, leaving her cubs to fend for themselves.