Over the last two weeks we've lost both our hamsters...lost as in they are now playing in that great hamster cage in the sky. We've had them for about 2 years but knew their time was short. Both had developed cysts/tumors and were definitely slowing down. It was sad...the kids took their deaths pretty hard...this was the first time they remember that a beloved pet has died. So, with great ceremony, we buried each one in a separate box in the field behind our house. The kids helped dig the hole, we placed the hamsters in, and covered them with dirt. We had a moment of silence, said a prayer and then....on to new hamsters. Oh how quickly they forget!!
Our new hamsters are robo dwarfs....meaning tiny and fast. We lost one the second day we had them...luckily I found him after the kids went to school. It will take awhile for these to calm down and become as friendly as our last hamsters...they allowed the kids to hold and carry them, rode around in their pockets and enjoyed a variety of homes carefully built with wooden blocks. Our new hamsters don't have names yet...or rather Avery's has had about 20 names and she's just narrowing it down to her favorite. We'll see....in the meantime we'd all like to get some sleep because these new hamsters...they love the squeaky wheel in their cage...especially at 2:00 am.
Our new hamsters are robo dwarfs....meaning tiny and fast. We lost one the second day we had them...luckily I found him after the kids went to school. It will take awhile for these to calm down and become as friendly as our last hamsters...they allowed the kids to hold and carry them, rode around in their pockets and enjoyed a variety of homes carefully built with wooden blocks. Our new hamsters don't have names yet...or rather Avery's has had about 20 names and she's just narrowing it down to her favorite. We'll see....in the meantime we'd all like to get some sleep because these new hamsters...they love the squeaky wheel in their cage...especially at 2:00 am.
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