Like their rabbit cousins, Skvader are skittish and nervous, constantly on the lookout from predators. They live in small groups as a family, living in burrows underground. In Skvader families, the females care for the young and the males dig the burrows, patrol for predators, and offer protection. If cornered, a Skvader emits a shrill screech that alerts the family, who rush to defend it. A group of Skvader can be a formidable foe to smaller predators, latching onto the attacker and biting with their long incisor teeth. Unfortunately, their bites only cause minor damage, and aren't sharp enough to break the skin on Clan cats.

Skvader have high metabolism and voracious appetites, so they consume a large quantity of vegetation. Once they'd ruined the vegetation in one area, they simply move onto the next, in a constant search for food. Thankfully, CoveyClan's savanna covers that need. Normally such a creature would cause ruin, but in fact the Skvader help the environment. Less vegetation means less wildfires spreading over the territory in a flash.