Sichuan hair-tailed dormouse usually has a lifespan of about 5 years, but spends three quarters of that time sleeping. For about 9 months in spring, late autumn and winter, Sichuan hair-tailed dormouse hibernates.

Also pay attention when raising, The Sichuan hair-tailed dormouse mainly eats green parts of plants, such as fruits, tree seeds, bark and buds of twigs, stems and leaves of herbs, and occasionally eats some insects and eggs of small birds.