capitald Posted April 29, 2004 Posted April 29, 2004 I guess I am getting too old to own a pet like a hamster seeing as they are traditional seen as pets for children, but my hamster just died and I am pretty upset. I know she is not a person but this really hurts. This is the second hamster that died on me (well actually third but the other one lived only about two weeks). The first one was named poops and she lived for 2 and 1/2 years. This one was named biscuit, she lived for about two years I guess, which is a long time for a hamster. Biscuit was like the most beautiful and cute hamster there ever was, she was a Campbell's/Russian dwarf hamster with a shiny lustery brown/grey coat, black dorsal stripe and white underbottom. She was also one of the most intelligent hamsters I have ever seen. I saw her in the pet store in a glass fishtank with the rest of her big "family". She was the smallest one and the only one awake. She seemed liked she was very curious and wanted to get out and live a different life, so I was able to relate to her. Some how the lady working at the store got her out eventhough the minute she opened the lid of the tank the rest of her "family" all came to life and they all wanted to get out. Its like she got out because she was the one that wanted to get out the most. She had that divine curiosity that you don't even find in most humans and for that she was choosen. She was really smart. I knew from just looking at her sometimes she cared and worried about me. I could just see it in her eyes. I know it sounds crazy that a creature that small could have such selfless concern for me, but she was quite an intelligent creature. Rarely does god bless things with both extreme beauty and extreme intelligence, but she definitely had both. She would do all kinds of things that would make me smile. When she felt like being troublesome she would climb up on top of her cage and then she would get scared and I would have to peel her off the bars. She always loved sunflower seeds and although most hamsters do, she particularly loved them eventhough she wasn't that big of an eater as hamsters go. She would always rush to see whoever came to the cage, which is not necessarily typical of female dwarf hamsters, as my hamster before that would sometimes ignore everybody and do her own thing. Biscuit never did, she was always ready to greet you like a friend and make you feel at home. She also loved to be taken out and to hide underneath the pillows of the couch or in the little cavern created by the side walls of the couch and the angling of small couch pillows. I guess she may be like a million other hamsters out there, there is no denying that, but she was special to me. Now she lays in her cage, with her eyes closed waiting out the last minutes or hours of her life. This is painful, I hate this. I always say in this world where there are so many two-faced people, she was someone that was always loyal and that I always could trust, not because she couldn't go anywhere which is obvious, but because she cared about me and loved me unconditionally. She is all but a lump of fur and bones right now, wet with sweat and blood, but she is still beautiful to me and still a symbol of life and what I live for. It is true what they say, that sometimes the small things are the most important and she was definitely small. I think my hamster owning days might soon come to an end but I just want her to know that I love her and appreciate the love she brought to my life and that if she does have her spirit, then I hope her spirit lives on forever.
Tony T Posted April 29, 2004 Posted April 29, 2004 I'm really sorry to hear about your hamster. In time, you should get another nice pet. It's hard to get over the death of a pet that was special in so many ways.
Author capitald Posted April 29, 2004 Author Posted April 29, 2004 Thank you, well she is officially dead now, so I guess I don't have to worry about her anymore. Thank you for the notion of sympathy/support. It is greatly appreciated.
moimeme Posted April 29, 2004 Posted April 29, 2004 It is amazing how even these little creatures have their own distinct personalities. I can't get how some people say they are 'just' animals when there is clearly more to them than the faculties required for merely existing.
sportsloving Posted April 29, 2004 Posted April 29, 2004 I am sorry you lost your hampster. I am sure she loved you as much as you obviously loved her. I wish you well ~
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