“I'd noticed Snuffles limping, but I didn't realize the problem was that serious. Thanks - that beast helps keep spirits up around here.”— Chomps Lewis, after Snuffles is healed
The quest is started by first traveling to the mining village of Sloan east-northeast of Goodsprings; it can be reached by following Interstate 15 from Jean Sky Diving, though one will encounter several Powder Gangers along the way. At the village, one of the inhabitants is a friendly, domesticated mole rat named Snuffles. When "speaking" with Snuffles, passing a 30 Medicine skill check reveals that one of the mole rat's paws has been injured, and one will apply first aid to heal it. Afterward, find Chomps Lewis near the sandbag barricade on the road to inform him about helping Snuffles, for which he is thankful, garnering NCRfame.
Notes[]
If one observes Snuffles in V.A.T.S. before passing the Medicine check, one pair of the mole rat's legs is shown to be crippled.
A note exists in the game files that would have pointed the player character to learning about Snuffles' injury, but it was ultimately cut from the game.
