Long term readers of this blog will know about my love affair with the Indian chipkali. I was totally fascinated by the feet on this one, which often chilled on the window near the air conditioner at our previous house.
Then, I discovered this tiny little one peeking out of the toothpaste holder. I soooo wanted him for a pet! Unfortunately, he was way too elusive for me.
When we moved into our current apartment on the 15th floor, we soon discovered that similar to Mumbai’s ubiquitous rats, chipkalis are also not deterred by heights. At least two chipkalis were living with us. One has grown so big (it scuttled out from behind a framed painting the other day and surprised me), they’re obviously thriving…. and breeding!
This evening, I went to the kitchen to get a snack and found this baby running around on the floor. He was so cute, I just had catch him and photograph him. Luckily for me, I managed to corner him and grab him. He played dead in my hand barely long enough for me to take the picture, then sensing an opportunity, leaped out and ran away.
(Now, before you wonder how I could bring myself to pick the “revolting” little critter up, remember I do things much crazier than this).
Ready to leap!
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