Skittish Sprite Dani

      Skittish is my little buddy, who I bought at the local petstore, where Ciaran came from. He's a white of some kind. I'm not really sure WHAT kind because I thought his tail was getting dark, but now it doesn't look like it is. So maybe he's a pink eyed white after all. ::shrug:: I'll never know.


      Enigmatic white dude

      Skittish is Pookie's "little buddy". The two of them live together in a 2 story tall tank with lots of space and a number of tubes. Skittish loves to hide in the tubes that lead up to the second floor, even though he's pretty friendly. I spent all evening after I bought him trying to come up with a name; nothing seemed to suit him. However, just as I was going to bed that night, an idea struck me. I walked up to his tank and said, "You wouldn't be terribly insulted if I named you Skittish, would you?" and since he didn't object that's who he is = )


      Skittish it is!

      Skittish is the dearest little guy. He is very friendly and not the least bit shy. If I open up the door to his cage and hold out my hand, he climbs right out, no nibbling or skittishness about it! His case of the jitters seems to have worn off, but Skittish is still his name = ) He loves to run on his wheel. I've had to begin to take it out at night so I can keep my sanity! = )


      Little dude

      One interesting thing about Skittish is that he's missing one of his fingers! This happened one evening while I was asleep. I woke up the next morning, and found blood all over his face! I was worried at first, but when I checked him over, I couldn't find a mark on him! A few weeks later, though, as I was handing him some rice crispies, I realized one of his little paw-fingers was gone, with nothing left but a stump! = ( But, he's fine, and he doesn't seem to mind it = )


      Was it a "wheel related incident"??

      More photos!