My hamster died
My hamster died last week. This was especially hard as Jennifer’s died the week before. We found Jennifer’s in the morning, cold and rigid in her nest, and we took her out to bury her. For my hamster, though, it was different.
Last Thursday evening, Jennifer called me at work and told me that she thought the hamster was dead. This impacted me, but I had an important presentation the next day and needed to stay and finish it. I tried to keep my mind off of it. Fifteen minutes later Jenn called back and told me that she wasn’t sure it was dead, that it seemed to be moving, and asked me to come home.
He was not doing well. He was breathing very shallowly and infrequently. He did not seem responsive. When I picked him up, he opened his eyes and squirmed a little. Jenn told me that was the most she had seen him move yet.
He looked like he did not have very long. I held him and stroked him and tried to keep him awake. I blew some air at him regularly. I strongly believed he would not come out of this. An hour later I decided I needed to hear it from someone else. I took him to the animal hospital in town. They agreed.
I took him home, made a small blanket out of fabric, kept him warm and kept stroking him. His breathing was becoming increasingly strained. His breath rattled, and after a certain point he made a little squeak at each breath. I was an emotional wreck. I held him for nearly two and a half hours in total. He would breathe every ten seconds or so. His final breath did not seem any different. He just inhaled and never exhaled. We buried him that night.
Life is precious. I, as a vegan, try to live this concept in everyday life. The hamster lived for fifteen months, enough time for me to bond but not long enough for the death to be understandable. He had a personality. He displayed curiosity. He had goals and made efforts. He was alive.
I miss him.
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Edit 2010-01-11: This new hamster friend of mine is not likely to die. I keep him on my Google Desktop and play with him through the day. It’s surprisingly satisfying:
You can find the hamster’s page at http://abowman.com/google-modules/hamster/.
May 13th, 2006 at 14h57
That is sad, I’m so sorry that’s how it kinda was for latest hamster. She just laid in her nest not in her normal one the “death one” I am still heart broken.
May 13th, 2006 at 18h12
Amber, thank you for sharing that, and for your kind words. I am very sorry to hear about your hamster. My best to you and your pets.
June 20th, 2006 at 17h10
: ( im crying right now.
my hamster died last night.
my dog killed it.
its all my fault. i left a whole in its cage open.
and it was out and i forgot and let my dog downstairs.
two hours later i opened the door and saw the dead hamster at the bottom of the stairs.
im only 13.
i miss little dude.
i wish it didnt have to die like that.
he had a personality and he was a good friend to me
i miss him so much.
June 21st, 2006 at 07h26
My hamster “Oreo” died last night I thought I could help so I gave him mouth-to-mouth my sister dosen’t get why I started crying I woke up today thinking it was just a dream.I picked him up out of his cage like I did every other morning and his body was stiff.My sister dosen’t get it.I told Oreo everything,he knows my deepest secrets.I thought he couldn’t possibly die.He was too good of a pet & friend.I’m gonna bury him under his favorite tree.Now lets hope my sisters dosen’t join him.Me & him were movie buddies.Now i’ll have to watch movies without him.It’ll be hard but I’ll survive cause I know that’s what he would want me to do.So R.I.P. Oreo leo Clair
July 10th, 2006 at 17h39
My HAMSTER IS GOING TO DIE! She is doing everything you just told me. She can’t move and everything! She can’t breath and now she only squeaks when she breathes in! She doesn’t even exhale! This is very hard time because we had to give away our cat also… It’s really sad. I WISH it’s only a sickness that would not cost anything at the vet! I just hope best wishes to others. But I don’t believe that its too old even though she lived for 3 years.
July 12th, 2006 at 18h17
My hamster died a couple weeks ago. Me and my sister were on vacation my two brothers were waching it for four days when my mom went to pick me up she had a dreadful phone call saying that my hamster was dead by my sister’s bed. none of us know how it died but we think that there was somthing loose on the cage we think it crawled out and jumped off the shelf and broke something. I was very sad for one week.
July 12th, 2006 at 18h24
the last time I saw my friend Adam’s Hamster was about a month ago I liked that hamster very much untill he aand his sister had to go on vacation and they think it broke somthing I was very sad.
August 12th, 2006 at 14h25
OMG my hamster died yesterday… he had internal bleeding and wet tail… i had him for 13 days! i miss him so much… i loved him!!!
August 26th, 2006 at 06h14
my name is emma and i`m so selfish that i did not no my hamster was dead untill my sister looked in his cage my mum and dad think he could of been dead for a week i feel so evil, my dad has put him in a shoe box i feel so sad cuz i loved him so much !!!
August 29th, 2006 at 02h56
Im so sorry to hear about all your hamsters.. I too have one that is very old.. He is my most precious belonging, and he is also displaying bad signs of illness… im very worried and yet still need to work.. his name is Ah Ban
September 1st, 2006 at 19h49
My children’s hamster was just found dead. They do not know yet. How do you think we should break the new to them. Also how do you suggest we lay her to rest. My girls are only 5 and 6.
September 1st, 2006 at 21h26
My son is only (almost) 3, but what I think I would do would be to find the nicest box you can find, maybe something that jewelry or perfume came in, that would fit the hamster, then sit down with your girls and talk about the hamster being gone (if there is a family experience with this already, you can talk about the hamster being gone like great-grandma or Fido), and give the chance to the girls to talk about what they loved about the hamster. Then, if you own a house, I would suggest burying the hamster (in the box) out back, or if you are in an apartment doing the same thing at a friend’s or family member’s house. Any of my other readers have an opinion?
Good luck,
Josh McGee
September 3rd, 2006 at 00h05
I just learn that our hamster Dori had pass, It could happened when I was at the hosipal overnight, and my boyfriend working overtime at night, my question is, she had a clean litter, full fresh water, and plenty of food, she just turn two years old, why did she died and what did we do wrong? Diana
September 3rd, 2006 at 07h57
My Hairless hamster Fivel died suddenly 4 nights ago we feed him tofu every morning and he gets so exited. Well that morning on August 30th 2006 he did not want to eat. I found it strange. I went to pick him up and was cold to touch I knew something was wrong I brought Fivel to the Vet right away. The Vet thought he might be in diabetic shock so he did what he thought would help him and put him on a heating pad and ten minutes later Fivel started to bleed from his nose and he died because he was bleeding internally. The problem was there was no prior symtoms to tell me he was sick. I miss him so much he had a very special soul and will always be my little baby bear. R.I.P.
December 19th, 2006 at 10h52
I’m so scared, My hamster just gav birth to 1, and she was not looking after it! She was sleeping in her house while the baby was squirming outside. We got really worried so I called my mom. I asked her if she could pck up the little one and put him/her in the house. She washed her hands and touched the bedding, picked it up, and put it in with Momma. The mom (Hafferty) picked it up in her mouth, and I don’t know what happened next. I didn’t know if she was going to eat in or comfort it, but I didn’t want to say and find out! My name is Alana, and I am only 10 years old! Somebody, Please help! I don’t know if we should have just left it, now I am afraid to go in my own bedroom, afraid to see blood and guts,
Signed,
Alana
December 26th, 2006 at 14h29
that is so sad! if that happened to my hamster i would be devistated.
Best wishes and Good luck,
Kirsten
December 30th, 2006 at 17h09
About an hour ago i thought my hamster Splodge was dead. He wasnt moving at all, and he was curled up in a nest he made in the corner of his cage. My other hamster Rug died 2 weeks ago, also curled up in the corner of the cage. I blew on Splodge and poked him thinking he was dead, but he was breathing very slowly and shallow. He opend his eyes a tiny bit and wouldnt stand up, or couldnt. He is actually just over 2yrs old, so i thought he was on his last legs and was so upset. I gave him some fresh food and put his water bottle by him, the water had air bubbles in it, obvious he hadnt drank for a while. I thought he may have broken a leg and was dehydrated. He wouldnt eat any food i gave him, just sniffed it. After a few minutes he tried 2 eat but kept rolling over and couldnt hold his weight. After a few more minutes he became a bit more perkier and waddled around the cage for a bit and was eating like normal, though still a bit unsteady. After an hour he was fine, turns out he had actually slipped into hibernation through not having enough food. So dont neccasarily think your hamster is dead, because they can take a long time to wake up and start walking again if theyve been asleep for ages. They can hibernate for upto a week, mainly if they havent got enough food available or there is a sudden change in room temp.
R.I.P to all the hammies. They really are the best friend you can have.
January 4th, 2007 at 13h04
I got my hamster, Snowflake, as a Christmas present, I was so happy. Today is January 4th, and this morning my mom called me upstairs because she was out of her cage and i went to pick her up, then noticed that she could barely walk and was bleeding a little. It turns out that she somehow got out of her cage last night and my dog attacked her. I was crying so hard as a watched her take her last breaths,and then die. I am still feeling very depressed about it all- I mean, just last night I was holding her and cuddling her. It breaks my heart.
RIP Snowflake- I love you! xo
March 20th, 2007 at 01h11
when i bought my hamster baby home. THREE tay later the hamster died! i was very sad and i cry.I dont know is the cage small or he stuck in the exersize weel and bite the mental line.i miss my hamster it call mickey.when he bring his infront leg up he was very cute.i alwaay miss him at night and i crying.im 9 years old my name is wenxin
March 20th, 2007 at 12h49
I am a 46 year old mum of two very upset girls. Hamster escaped last night, I was just upstairs looking for him and heard a terrible commotion downstairs, the dog killed the hamster. I guess that’s natural dog behaviour, he saw a small furry creature and did what dogs do. I’m so upset and the girls are devastated, especially my little one. RIP LITTLE HAMSTER AND ALL THE LITTLE ONES WRITTEN ABOUT HERE
March 21st, 2007 at 13h43
Our lovely little black and white fluffy hamster harry died tonight. He was 20 months old and we love him so very very much. We are very upset and we miss him lots already. We went to his cage to feed him and there he was just lying still and motionless. Everyday we would come home from school and there he would be running round his cage…but today he didn’t,it was too late,he had sadly passed away He has had a lovely happy life living here with us in our house. We have made him a special little grave for him and tomorrow we are going to buy some flowers to go on it. We really do miss him so very very much…R.I.P Harry,our s pecial little friend,goodnight but not goodbye x x x x x x x
March 21st, 2007 at 16h51
hey today my hamster just died and im horrorified what do i do im only 9 so please help pease help
March 24th, 2007 at 14h49
My hamster Winnie is brown and a balck little line down his back he died because we left the cage open and my cat atacked him and i looked around and then i found him by my computer i had 2 hamsters and the other ones name is Shamrock she is gray and a dark gray line down her back.Winnie atacked her alot and i did not find her she was not in the cage to then when i came home from school my mom found her she was by the computer desk on the other side. but after 3 days she died im glad she did not have to set there anymore suffering but im really sad because july 13 was there birthday and they were going to be 1 year old to us. please help HELP HELP HELP CRY CRY CRY
March 25th, 2007 at 16h06
My dwarf hamster died this morning of internal bleeding. Around midnight last night she slumped in the corner of the cage and was not responding to anything I tried. She was breathing heavy. I stayed by her side the whole night. Finally around 7 am she fell to her side, and I told her goodbye. Around 7:20 she took her last breath. I’ve been crying all day. We will bury her tonight when my girlfriend gets home, and we will make him a special stone to put on top of her grave this weekend. I never knew I could become so attached to something so small. RIP Lilly. We miss you!
March 26th, 2007 at 00h10
I don’t know how or why, but at some point mcgees.org became Hamster Death Central. It’s kind of a critical mass kind of thing: each post increases the keywords on the page, which increase the chances of a Google surfer finding it. Type in “Hamster died”, and this page comes up first. “My hamster died,” it comes up second.
There is so much pain here. I really struck a nerve. Problem is, I really don’t know what to say to all the legions of devoted hamster-lovers. Hamsters live short lives. They are very lovable. Then they die. It sucks. I still haven’t gotten over it, and it’s been five years. What have I learned? Well, first, don’t have a hamster. They live too short of lives, we become attached to them, then they die. But beyond that? I’m at a loss. People write here asking for help, and I really don’t have any to offer.
Maybe community is the best we can offer each other. Post as much as you want. Go ahead and leave your email if you want, either privately (in the email field) or in your post (disguise it in the form ‘joshua at mcgees dot org’ if you want, to keep prying search engines away from it) and maybe we can get community support going.
To that end, I just registered myhamsterdied.com and myhamsterdied.info. I’ll set it up, one of these days, so people can get on mailing lists, leave public posts, send private messages, get myhamsterdied anonymous email address, or whatever. We could have essays by veterinarians on the best ways to house, feed, and care for hammies. Let me know any ideas you might have to get the site going. Everyone who has left their email (only I can see it if you put it in the “email” field) will get a notification when the site is up. If you’re under 13, you will need to get a parent or guardian to authorize your site membership.
Ideas?
March 26th, 2007 at 00h41
[...] Such a big world. So many hamsters. So much grief. Anyone want to help with the new site, myhamsterdied.info? [...]
March 27th, 2007 at 07h14
How can I help? We now have another baby Hammie, and the dog will go nowhere this one!
Bless all the little souls mentioned here
March 27th, 2007 at 08h40
Anybody good with Drupal themes? Graphics? Any content ideas? Post at the new site, myhamsterdied.info.
March 30th, 2007 at 15h01
my hamster died a couple of weeks ago, it was so hard because he was finding it hard to breath for nearly a week my mum said to bring him to the vet but she also said he would come home alive they would put him to sleep but i couldn’t do it i would rather he died at home where he belonged but i feel so bad because i all the times he looked up at me wanting to get out his cage and i would walk away makes me feel like i didn’t deserve him he was the best hamster in the world and my mum said i can get new hamster but it wierd to just think of another hamster taking his place because no hamster could i loved him so much, he was a small creature but he had a huge haert and loved everyone he was so playful i regret the times when i couldn’t be bothered or didn’t get him out his cage, i buried him the day he went and my mum told me to fill the hole while he was wrapped in his bedding and in hankey i just coouldn’t seem to do it she had to do it for me, it so weird going to bed at night and him not being there, no one to talk to, but i am glad that he died of old age he stayed with me for 2 and a half years
im really sorry to everyone else whos hamsters have died don’t feel like i do as if its your fault because it happens and somehow you’ve got to move on
March 31st, 2007 at 02h51
I bought 2 dwarf hamsters for my daughter. The female was so cute and lovely and playfull. She did not mind my daughter holding her and handling and petting. The male, however, was a bit aggresive.
About 3 Weeks later, they had a litter of 7 on the lower layer of the cage. The mum did not take care of the babies, and kept playing at the excersise wheel. The father toke them up where their hiding place is. My daughter asked me if it is ok to leave babies without breastfeeding them. I did not want to scare her, becasue I know that those little ones need constant feeding and I presumed that without care, it will not be long before they die.
The next day, the mother started acting very weird. She was bleeding in the tail area, and she was biting her own tail apart. She died the same day. Her pups died the next day, althought the father did his best taking care of them, but I guess they starved to death.
Later I knew that the mother was TOO YOUNG to have babies. In fact, the father is a full grown adult while the mother just turned one month when I bought her. I think that was the reason I bought her, becasue she was friendly at the pet shop (immediatly). It makes me wonder if this female was actually the daughter of the male.. bacause they were picked from the same container in the pet store.
That does not matter now. My daughter (3.5 years old) toke it very bravely and was shocked only for the first two days. Now she has a concept about death which makes life easier for me.
Advice: don’t breed hasmters if you doubt that the female is APPARENTLY SMALLER THAN THE MALE.
Very nice website indeed. Keep up the good work, and RIP little ones.
Thanks and Regards.
Ahmad Al-Mutawa
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
April 3rd, 2007 at 21h42
Well, I am leaving a post because I am upset and hurt tonight. We ended up getting our kids got two dwarf hamsters about 3 months ago. They are very untame and didn’t like to be held so other than feeding them and cleaning cages, we let them be. But our schauzer who is about 9 was always wanting at them so we kept them locked in one of the rooms. Well, today we had company and my husband put the dogs in the room next to the hamsters and forgot to close the door in between. Our schauzer must have worked to get the cage open and killed one of them. They were each in different cages because they fought, so he got one of the cages open but not the other one. I am so upset cause we are animal lovers and try to take really good care of our pets. The thing
that is bothering me is I told him to put the dogs outside but he put them in thier and didn’t check the door. So the dog got the the little guy. I feel terrible for not checking on them and just assuming he closed the door, cause we all knew the dog was after the hamsters. So I am just sick about it. I am feeling guilty and terrible for not protecting them better. Cause I owned lots of pets and they usually die from old age and I have never lost one to a darn dog getting it. I am so sad, upset and bummed. Sorry to all you
fellow hamster and animal lovers.
April 4th, 2007 at 14h03
My hamster is just lieing there not making a sound and is very cold ocationaly it moves it legs it wont eat or drink im sitting right next to it im so scared i hope he will ever die qwuikly ending his pain and suffering or get up and be better again! =(
April 11th, 2007 at 13h26
My hamster died on Sunday night. She was very, very sick and had a cancerous mass in her stomach. She died in my boyfriend’s hand and we watched it. Probably the saddest little thing in the world. Cubby (my hamster) has been with me almost the whole time I’ve lived in San Diego (2 years). She was my baby, and I’m still very, very sad. We buried her in the backyard and now whenever I look outside I just start crying. I wish she was in her little warm bed, not in the cold, hard ground. I loved her like she was a human child.
I’m sorry to hear about your hamster, as well. It’s always hard to lose a pet that you love.
April 13th, 2007 at 10h54
i was saving my money for a dwarf hamster and i dont know.all of these stories are really sad
April 14th, 2007 at 03h08
my hamster libby iv had her for 2 years she lived in her house but last nite she made a nest out side her house i think she preparing her self for the end im very sad
April 18th, 2007 at 16h38
that story is so sad, just like how my hamster, Mickey, just died, yesterday. He was doing really bad about a week ago, nit moving, i held him for hours. Then a few days later he was running around again. Then last night i went to hold him, and i looked like he was dead, i didn’t want to take him out of his cage, but then my mom told me he was still breathng. I then held him for a while, and he would just lay there in a blanket. Opening himm mouth every 30 seconds like he was having trouble breathing. I coouldn’t watch any more, so i went to bed because i had to go to school the next day. My mom then comforted him for me. Then the next morning my mom said he had died like 5 minutes after i went to bed. When i gont home from school he was in a box so we could bury him. I wanted to take one last look at him, but my mom said it would be better if i rembered him by when he was alive and healthy, not stiff and cold. It was hard telling my sister as well. She was like wheres mickey? and i just started crying, and pointed to the box he was in, she started crying aswell. I even think my cat misses him, iknow it sounds weird, but he would never try to eat him. He would just stand at a distance and watch him. He even now sit’s where Mickey’s cage used to be. Mickey was 2 1/2 years old. R.I.P Mickey
April 26th, 2007 at 01h10
This is our 5th hampster,in 8 years.His name is Louie, he is only 4 months old.He is very sick.Knowing what i know now , he probably won’t make it.Just spent 170.00 dollars this morning trying 2 save him.My daughter and myself just LOVE THE HAMPSTERS.They are the cutest things in the world,but they die way to much. VERY HEARTBREAKING!Life span of 2 years max,dont get addicted 2 hampsters,like we have.
April 26th, 2007 at 17h00
Hi, My hampster died today, her name was Princess and she was my first hampster ever. I came home from school today, I was going to give her and my other hampster Speedy food when I noticed that her stiff cold little body was under the wheel. I yelled and cryed. We buried her in the garden and I’ve been crying over and over again. She was so cute and a little angel. If she could have died peacefully I could forgive myself easier but I can’t she got suffacated there’s two holes in my heart now – my grandpa and Princess.
April 26th, 2007 at 18h18
Reading everyones stories helps me cope with the death of my little Hammie. He was almost three years old and died this afternoon. He was lying peacefully in his bed and when my boyfriend picked him up he was very cold, and stiff. He would take a breath about every three minutes and had his mouth open. It was very hard for me to see him this way. As far as i know, Hammie was perfectly healthy. For the past month his eyes would close up and we would have to wipe them down for them to open. I knew his time was coming soon. He was just an old man, I know he lived a great life though. To everyone who has lost a hamster…Im so sorry and just think of all the good times you had with your sweet little friend. Hamsters are so much fun to have so to everyone reading who wants a hamster…dont let this stop you from buying one. The 2-3 years you will have it will be a great memory in your life.
April 28th, 2007 at 21h24
my hamster ran away and he ran away two days ago…. Im sure he is dead im pretty sad my last hamster died last year his name was george and he died when I was asleep and in the middle of the night i woke up and i was going to give him a midnight snack but he didnt move so i picked him up and he was super cold and stiff :’( I cried for four hours with my mom that night
May 4th, 2007 at 06h56
I’ve just recently got two little hamsters, and they both died after only 8 days! I just got another hamster and yesterday I found him dead in his cage. WHY ME????
May 10th, 2007 at 13h07
I had a little hamster, her name was Molly Bear and she was the best hamster in the whole world! She was soooo cute and last night I went to bed and my dad came home from work and saw her cage open. She had gotten it open somehow and my dog had tried to play with her and it killed Molly. :’( My dad is going to bury her in her ball that she was always rolling around the house in……I’ll miss my little Molly Bear!!!
May 10th, 2007 at 18h37
Hello, My hamster died minutes agom she was a full size hamster. Im so upset at myself. She was ok yesterday. I should have noticed earlier today she was dying and held her thru it. She was sleeping on top of the bedding which is unusual so we checked on her and she appeared dead. This is awful, the way they pass on. I dont know how old she was, Im thinking a year maybe but who knows how old. I started blowing into her mouth and she responded, she was barely alive, taking breaths like many of you mention about every 30 seconds deeply, she was wheezing with those breaths. She had convulsions also and would stiffin then soften up, and finally she urinated and stiffened for the last time. I knew of her illness for only an hour. I attempted to revive her again by blowing and massage but she is gone.
Im sorry for not playing with her and she had been abandoned by the previous owner, poor baby.
Well, thanks for letting me talk about this here. God Bless all the little hampsters. Now my husband will bury her. I feel awful and wont have another hamster. I kind of feel these critters should stay in their native country, maybe they would live longer lives running around that very warm place. I loved her but took her initially because she was abandoned.
May 11th, 2007 at 18h22
Well yesterday my long-haired hamster Ashes died. It was sooo sad. We found in a little nest of bedding behind his plastic wheel. My sister came upstairs to me and my mom while we were doing homework (she is 6) and she said, “Mommy- I think Ashes is dead.” We hadn’t checked on him for almost 4 days. So when we found him he was stiff and cold. We realized he was dead. My brother and dad were at baseball practice so they didn’t find out until later. Me, my mom, and my sister all cried. My mom put on a pair of disposible gloves and picked him out of his cage. We put a bit of bedding into a box and rested him in there. That night my dad, brother, sister, and I buried him under our swing in the back yard (my mom told us where to bury him “…so he will always be under our feet.”). We said the Kiddish Mourner and we made a tombstone with paint markers and a flat stone. We knew that he was sick. He would make wierd noises when breathing and he had difficulties opening his eyes. My mom cleaned his cage and we put him back after handling him for a while (this happened about 2 weeks ago).
We checked on him every day, tapping on the cage to make sure he was alive. We’d tap and say “ASHES!” he would normally move or make a squeak. But I have been so busy the past few days with my school play, tests and quizzes, extra credit, gymnastics, family gatherings, projects, and many other things so I never had time to fill up his food or water.
When he died he had half a bowl of food left and a full tub thingy of water. He would never eat or drink, he would stuff the seeds in his mouth poutch but he would never actually eat the food. He ate the bedding often.
I’m so sad, he had been our hamster for 2 years, 5 months, and 10 days (exactly). He would have been 3 on January 18th, 2007. It was so sad to see him go because he was mroe than just a hamster to us. He was our only pet because we had to give away our cat and our 4 goldfish were cannabalistic, so they ate eachother.. eww.
It’s so sad, and I can’t bare to go outside. I went outside and swung on the swing we buried him under and I burst out in tears. There are flowers on his grave and it just makes me so sad because I feel like its my fault that he died. I feel like that if I played with him more, or if I cleaned his cage more often, or if I fed him properly, he would still be alive.
Every single time my mind isn’t thinking about family or school, it gets the image of him rock hard in the little cardboard box we buried him in. Or I think about all the times me and my brother played with him calling him “such a smart hamster” or even how he was the friendliest hamster, he never bit or scratched.
I feel really bad that he is gone, because I feel like I could have pervented it. My sister wants a new hamster, but I’m not ready. I don’t want to get so close to him or her and then have them die! I just don’t feel like any hamster could replace Ashes.
I feel really sad, and I don’t think that I’m ever going to be happy again. How could I get my mind not completely off of Ashes, but just enough time to not always be sad or crying or mourning his death?
Peace to all the little hamsters and to all of their families.
May 13th, 2007 at 15h35
My hamster just died about 20 minutes ago.
I came onto this blog after trying to figure out what he died of. Well, he was three years old so I guess he died from old age.
Well, I’m glad he died alone, without the tampering of human hands and without the presence of man. Animals know how to die in peace. He had a good life, he loved his cage (I know this for whenever I let him out in the house, He would always try to go back into his “hamster condo”), but it makes me sad because it seemed like yesterday he was all excited about his new covered wheel, and it makes me think of all the nights the only noise in the house would be his little pink feet tip-tapping on the wheel.
He was so cute with his perky ears and he never bit nor scratched.
Well, overall he had a satisfying life and peaceful death, considering that so many hamsters out there are strangled, cut, shot, eaten, and diseased to death.
Rest In Peace, Little Blackie.
May 22nd, 2007 at 10h34
This morning a part of my hamsters cage was open and i was so distraught, i put food everywhere hoping that he’d come out but he never did. I went into my room and i saw little red smudges in one corner and tiny droplets of blood and I was in tears, (i have a cat) and i immediatly knew what had happened. But the thing i dont understand is that there was not much blood at all just smudges and tiny droplets. Does anyone know exactly what my cat done to him? My cats fur was not stained so i realy dont know what happened but i cant think of how else the blood could’ve came from
plz help, i am really angry at my cat but i dont know if i should blame him or not. R.I.P Sprite xxx
May 24th, 2007 at 16h34
My hamster died because i had not taken care of him for a few days. I feel so gilty i am so mad at myself. I wish i could go back in time to stop what happend. I still have one hamster left. I knew she had cancer and knew she would die soon and so i had comed myself down about it. But i did not know that my other hamster would die before her. I am soooo sad and just feel like killing myself. I feel like it was all my fault but my mom says it isn’t she just says that so i would not feel bad but i know it is all my fault.
love Maggie. i hope you will have a nice life in hevan Coco. i will always love you
more and more!
May 28th, 2007 at 18h40
our hamster, flora, died tonite. she was only 8 months old. she gave no indication of being ill and so it was shocking when we found her struggling and unable to open her eyes. the worst thing is not knowing what happened…we don’t know her cause of death. we have recently put an air conditioner in that room and her cage sat in front of it…could she have caught pnuemonia?
this is the first time i have become attached to a hamster..she was always so busy and cheerful.
it is good to find others who understand.
June 1st, 2007 at 15h14
sorry about wat happened
June 5th, 2007 at 17h29
Ahh so many sad stories.. My little dwarf hamster became sick recently, acting lethargically, sleeping alot, waddling painfully. I searched and searched the web to get info and help, or even ideas on what couldve caused it. He was 22months old though, so his time could be up. I brought him to the vet in the morning, got some liquid food and drops for his eyes. When I held him he was nearly lifeless, just could barely crawl around then plop down and stare at me with that sad face. I begged him to wait for his ‘Mommy’ to get home 5 hrs later to say goodbye. And he did it. He lasted and waddled around for a moment with her before beginning to breath faster, then sporadically, gasping for air with almost a squeak or a pop…then it was his last little breath. Itd be tough to feel a sadder thing than any living being dying in your hands, especially one who becomes such a large part of your life over 2 yrs. Rest in peace buddy.
June 6th, 2007 at 11h22
around quarter to 1am i went to go play with my little white hamster and saw him lying on his back limp and dead. i couldnt belive what i saw. he managed to climb his wheel and get out of a hole in the aquarium. i have 3 cats and they got him. i should have kept my door closed. i miss him so much. his name was snowbelle. i have his brother too now hes the brown one in the picture below. i cant stop crying and missing him. he was only about 7 weeks old and i had him for 4-5 days.
theres so much i wish i could have experienced with him.
rip baby
June 10th, 2007 at 17h12
I got a hamster for my son’s birthday. Soon he lost insterest in her and I became the only one to take care of her. i did not realize she is such a frigile animal until last night she fell on her cage and broke her back leg. it is swollen now. it is my fault as i was holding her but she slipped out of my hand. i am very very worried that she may die because of this. she seems to be fine now, eating and sleeping, but i am dreadful of finding her dead, maybe tomorrow morning. hammies are such frigile animals, and they die of no reason, as least showing no signs. i am so worried. her name is daphie.
June 11th, 2007 at 01h17
It sucks doesn’t it. My hamster Paco died yesterday. It wasn’t really a surprise but I still wasn’t ready for it. Paco had been acting funny for a couple of days so I took her to the vet who gave her a couple of injections. The abdominal injection was horrific, but I ok’d it in the hope that it would make her better. The next day she was behaving almost normally, she even had her little feet on the bars looking out like she used to when she wanted to be let out. I regret not letting her out. At the time I wanted her to rest and get better, but in retrospect it would have been her last run around the apartment. Yesterday I brought her out to give her the antibiotics from the vet. I had to force feed her with a syringe because she really didn’t want to drink it. I think the stress of it got her. Less than a minute afterwards she stopped breathing normally and opened her mouth wide open. She started convulsing/gasping every 5 seconds or so until she finally stopped. There was a little bit of blood coming out of her mouth and her little eyes were wide open. My poor little rat. I figure she was at least 2 years and two months old. My wife and I rescued her and her sister so we don’t know exactly how old they are. I wish Paco had died peacefully in her sleep, but at least I gave her the best life that I could. RIP little mouse. As a side note to all the other hammie fans, my hamster spent most of its life in a large rubbermaid container with clean play sand and around 6 feet of 2 inch PVC. She really enjoyed digging around in it and loved exploring the tunnels. The only down side is that when they die you end up with 30 feet of PVC and 150 Lbs of sand. I’m tempted to get another Hammie so that the pieces don’t go to waste, but right now I don’t want to set myself up for another emotional goodbye. My sympathies to all of the other little Hammie parents who’ve lost a little friend.
June 18th, 2007 at 12h24
i have only had my hamster for 2-3 months and he has broken his leg. it was all my fault! i let my brother handle him and it turned out that under 6’s shouldn’t really handle animals. the vet says that he is ok but hamsters bite them selves when they are stressed or in pain and if Tom Tom (my hamster bites his leg he might have to die. i only found out today and i feel so bad since i could have prevented this. i am beginnig to miss him but he is only in the living room! he was my very first hamster and i never got a chance to bond properly with him.
plz dont die tom tom.
June 19th, 2007 at 15h40
my hamster died today
it was so sad to see him go. He had been fine all week and suddenly got sick with weaping eyes and being tired and unstable, mum thought it was just a cold. We called the vet but she told us to keep him warm and hydrated so we encouraged him to drink by a syringe. But today as i held him, he rested his head on my hand and he was weak. I felt helpless… He opened his mouth wide as if he couldnt get enough air but then died. 
i am so upset and will miss him so much. Everytime i think of him i cry.
r.i.p Snuggles
June 26th, 2007 at 10h17
My hamster died today 26june 2007 i understand why she died. Her name was pompom. My mum called my and said that pompom died i couldn’t belive it because i don’t like animals when they die. And pompom had blood coming from her vagina. I think she was pregnent at the time. It now makes sence why she was getting blood and not being herself. I will aleays love her She was a syrine hamster and the best hamster. She would never bite any1 but just love you.
And when i fink about this it makes my cry…….
R.I.P pompom i will always love you 4ever…………………………………………………
June 27th, 2007 at 23h02
dear oriane sorry about your hamster pompom michale tolled me everthing about her .She still in your heart throw and remember there is hope in the world.
from seniz
June 28th, 2007 at 15h41
My hamster Chi chi is a good hamster. But last night I was playing with her out of her cage on this table. The table has a drawer and I opened it to get one of the treets that was stored in it. Well I did not no that my hamster jumped in to try to get some food and then I closed the drawer not nowing that Chi chi was in there. I then opened it again and there was Chi chi with her head stuck in the other side of the drawer and I could not get it out. I gave her head a little pull and it popped out. now her lip is swollen and she will not eat. What should I do??? I am really scared.
-Megan
June 29th, 2007 at 08h35
My girlfriend Amanda and I bought 2 russian dwarf hamsters about 4 weeks ago, we named them Betty & Hilda after the programme ‘Ugly Betty’ and they were approx 11 week old. On the morning of the 28th June my girlfriend phoned me up at work to tell me Betty was not well and she was not moving and had a large tummy. I told her to take her to the vet which she did, Betty was xrayed and given an injection of antibiotics and the lovely vet only charged her £15.00. Amanda then took her to work and she just lay in her little house with her eyes shut breathing heavily with no sign of improvement. I was going out with work that evening but came home to look after Betty as Amanda was working. I just had her next to me on the sofa all evening and I was feeding her water to her from my fingers. She was doing 180 degree movements in her bed and i was just willing her to get better but if she was really well she would be scampering about everywhere. When i went to bed i put her next to me and she was still breathing. Amanda got home about 11.30 and she was still alive but sadly she woke up at 4.00 in the morning to find her dead. It was a very sad morning and Amanda and i are both very upset and i feel very sad today. The thing is 2 night ago we fed Betty a tiny bit of cold sausage but it had some garlic in it so we think it could have been that, that killed her, the thing is Hilda is doing fine. It is so sad to see their little breaths and then for them to die.
June 29th, 2007 at 09h35
ihave got a hamster and it was bk=ledind and then it died but i t died srat after it had birh so i had a new little baby
June 29th, 2007 at 09h59
Megan:
i’d call up your vet and ask for some advice, or take your hamster to the vet. It is important your hamster eats and drinks or she could get worse.
July 10th, 2007 at 03h12
My hamster Digger Jr. died this morning. My boyfrien found him outside his little nest with his mouth open. When I picked him up his eyes were closed but he was still breething but very shallow like yorus. Then I laid him back down and he only too a few more breths and died. His mouth had blood in it. I dont know if that means anything? We think he may have had a stroke a few months ago because he was off balance on his right side. If anybody knows anything, please write me @ angel_with_an_attitude69@hotmail.com
July 10th, 2007 at 21h03
I Have A Hamster Named Bannana. Shes 5 Weeks Old. Shes Very Playful & I Love Her Soo Much. Shes So Energetic & I Love THat ABout Her. But I Get SO Worried That SHes Always Sleeping & Today I Dropped Her And She Froze & Then STarted Shaking. It Scared Me. Im So WOrried. Nd Upset. I Dont Want Her To Die. I Really Feel Sooo Calm And Happy Around Her. Shes A Yellow Teddy Bear Hamster. My Brother Also Owns A Hamster Her Names Panda. He Never Play With Her Or Feeds Her So I Take Care Of Her Too I Treta Her As If She Were Mine. THey’re Really SMall. So Im Alway Freaking Out. I Alway Play With Them. & Im Saving My Money To Buy Some Hamster Toys [: . I’m Really Scared.. I Hope Bannana Is Okay. :’l Panda Seems Fine. Shes Very Calm. And I Can Just Sit Her On My Lap And Watch TV Without Worrying About Her Runniing Away. I Dont Have A Dg Or Cat Because Im Afraid That They’ll Hurt Panda & Bannana. Im So Glad They’re Still Living, But Im So So So So Sorry For Those Hamsters That Died. I Know Its Really Hard. I Hope You All Good Luck With Future Pets.
Love,
Cesivel
July 21st, 2007 at 18h23
sorry for what hapened but i went on vacation just a few days ago and my hamster escaped i dont know if he is dead or alive.but best wishes to all of you who had there hamster escape or dead…
July 25th, 2007 at 19h17
I’m sorry for everyones hamster! I am 11, and my teddy bear hamster who lived for 3 years died 2 days ago and my fish died today. I am still very upset and feel overwhelemed and hopeless about it. he died of old age and and was my 4th hamster. He was cute and I potty trained him and he was on the large side and grey and white (in the winter some brown). What helps to think is that if you didn’t get them, in the wild they would have lived for around 6 weeks. To those who have like 4-5 days living hamster, it is usually just a disease, not your fault. What should i do not to forget him, but not cry every time i think about him, i feel hopeless?
July 27th, 2007 at 14h50
im crying now
a few months ago my hamster called queen dusty had died ive never had a feeling so painful im only 12 and i feel as if half of my heart has been ripped in two looking at other peoples comments have made me feel i am not alone. my hamster had an lovely life and i guess it was just time for her to say goodbye she was 4 years old and i new she was getting ill when i saw she was loseing her sight and balence i didnt want to make her uncomftable so i didnt take her to the vets i new wat was wrong i picked her up i said you can be free now its ok its time for you to go (im soo sorry im crying ) she must have understood me she went to sleep and never woke up againg the next day i burried her amd i had 2 dispose of her cage ive never felt so much pain.
bye dusty im always thinking of you in good times or bad
love you mummy xxxxx
August 6th, 2007 at 05h21
itts ok my hamster dies this moprning it so sad im crying my eyes out but just think of that hes in a better place now!!
August 17th, 2007 at 02h00
My golden hamster Snoopy past away last saturday…he was 2 years and 8 months..Out of 4 hamsters I had since i was in 2nd grade this one was the best. It never bit anyone and was extremely friendly and smart. If he didnt have any food left he would always let me know it by kicking around his bowl loud so i could hear it… If he had very little water left he would squeak real loud so that i could hear it as well…it just was a rare and unique hamster… He started getting sick about 2 weeks ago….At first it seemed like a common cold runny nose teary eyed..just always sleeping…So i tried giving him bread with cod liver oil but that apparently didnt work he was getting worse….I called the vet and closest appointment was about 2 weeks for him..i hesitated but mde the appointmet…Every night i would go into bed wrap him up in a blanket sleep with him till he woke me up by brushing against my neck everytime….then further down the road he would sleep the whole night with me in the blanket… until i woke up….about a week before he died he would not drink so i would take him out and hold the bottle in front of him and he would only drink that way….The last morning i woke up i checked on him he was cold but still alert and breathing..I went out for my birthday and came home that night and my mother was standing by his cage saying he had passed.. I examined him and he was still breathing…I picked him up cause i knew this was the final moments i was going o spend with him…he looked at me and i kissed him on the head..I then put him in the blanket to keep him warm and not after a second i put him down he gasped then passed on…Im still grieving ove rthe loss of this pet i just cant shake it off… I bought a new hamster a few days ago but it def is no Snoopy…. Snoopy will be missed…
August 19th, 2007 at 05h26
omg i feel so sorry for you i felt the edsca same i felt as if i was 2 blame then i read evrey 1’s commets and i relised im not alone and nore are you vinny or sadie, rebeca
and evrey 1 else out their if you want 2 wight normel commets u can and we can all talk about it as we all no what its like xxx itl be ok xxx thats wat i tell myself yet im still crying
itl be ok :s
August 22nd, 2007 at 07h46
My hamster Snickers died last night, We don’t know when but we know it was late at night because we went to check on him at 12.00am and he was laid there with his eyes open completly motionless, I refused to believe he was dead so I stood and tapped at the cage. My dad picked him up, he said he was still soft but very cold, I was in tears and I couldn’t sleep I did manage to go to sleep but I woke up very early. My dad put him in a box this morning, he said he was stiff but he looked very peaceful, He is being buried tonight. I feel really selfish because I went to the movies and I could of been spending my time with snickers in his final moments. He was a syrian hamster, 2 and just short of 5 months I miss him so, he will always be my little spider-ham
R.I.P Snicky-baby
Snickers Dennis Waudby 27 of March 2005 – 21 of August 2007
Found dead around 12.00 this morning.
I miss you darling!
R.I.P to Snickers and all the dead hamsters of the world
Snickers you are the only hamster for me.
September 8th, 2007 at 12h33
my hamster died last night i did not know he died until i went downstairs to get a broom from the basment. i started to go upstairs until i saw somthing white and pink. i walked bck down the stairs and saw him. i thought the little critter was dead i screamd quietly and ran upstairs i got a broom. i touched him with the broom and he did not moved. I ran upstairs crying. we think he fell down the stars and brook his neck or somthing. i miss him very much
September 8th, 2007 at 12h34
R.I.P Hmmy i love u so much
September 9th, 2007 at 08h04
That sucks soo bad, my hamster died this morning. Me and my girl bought a White Russian like 4-5 months back and named it Dotti. Around 3 PM yesterday she was normal, but when I came back from work 4 hours later, she was bleeding a lot and had trouble breathing. I took her to the hospital and they assumed that she had a heart disease or something. At first I thought she was choking on a seed, cause her neck seem cut. But the DR later told me that the blood was coming from it’s nose. So the hospital kept her overnight then they called in the morning and told me the bad news.
I miss her sooo much, now all I have is an empty cage that will only give me memories. I remember all the fun and cute things it did, it climbing up and down on it’s cage just to be fed. The hamster’s wheel which constantly keeps me awake. No more of that, typing this is so hard. I can never buy another hamster to replace Dotti, she was like family and we all loved her.
September 17th, 2007 at 16h59
My hamster died yesterday.
Her name was Cloud. (yeah dumb name i know)
i miss her lots she was only about 13 months old.
September 25th, 2007 at 00h36
I think my hamster is dying, I woke up this morning and looked in his cage, he normally sits up and greets me. He’s just lying in his bed, it looked like he wasnt breathing so i tapped on the cage, this normally rustles him, still nothing. So i blew on him to see if i could get any movement and got nothing. I was absolutely devastated and rang my fiance, then as i moved some of his bedding he took a large deep breath. Fantastic, but then nothing, he looks so still and every now and then he takes a deep breath. He’s been a little poorly for a while but yesterday he was roaming round his cage, drinking and coming to see what food i’d put in for him. So he seemed fine yesterday, but this morning…….maybe he’s hibernating…..i dont know, I dont want him to die. I’ve had him for almost 3 year so i know he’s rather old. If he does die i hope it’s in his sleep. I’m going to miss him dearly.
September 27th, 2007 at 12h18
One of my hamsters died yesterday. I don’t know when she died though.
I knew she was not doing well, but did not show me any evidence at all before she died.
We originally adopted two hamsters. One male, and one female. They were getting along very very well in the same cage, and seemed like they loved each other a lot.
A month later, the female got pregnant and then gave birth to seven baby hammies.
They were so adorable. A month later, we took baby hammies to petshop, keeping one male baby hammy with its parents. Then we found the female got pregnant again, so we bought another cage and seperated the female to prevent her from getting pregnant again. She had eight babies this time. Ever since then, she was kept alone in her own cage, while daddy hamster and his son were kept in same cage.
Being alone, lonely, she really loved her master (and her hand). Unlike male hamsters in the other cage, whenever I go close to her cage, she seemed like begging for my attention. Whenever she saw me near her cage, she would stand on her two feet holding the cage bars, and when I open the cage she would jump into my hand.
I feel really sorry for not being there at her last moment.
I really miss her a lot.
September 29th, 2007 at 12h59
my other hamster died yestiday
i’ll miss him so much R.I.P Ginger
September 29th, 2007 at 13h01
my hamster died today
R.I.P ginger
October 1st, 2007 at 00h42
one of my hamster died today it was very sad
i came out to feed them when i noticed that one of them (panda)
was lying and and havent moved for a while.
so i icked her up and she wasnt moving
so i took her in my room and tried to help by waking her up
sonce its beginnig to get cold i thought she was about to hibernate
i woke her up she opened her eyes moved a little and stopped
then i tried to wake her up agin thinking that i could
i even went og the computer to see some stuff about hibernatting hamsters …it said that when hibernatting hamsters appears to look dead but they actually arent and if you warmthem up they would soon wake up so my sister and i tred it but it didnt woke …it also said that their whiskers move and they breathe but panda didnt do any of that
her body was stiff and she wasnt moving anymore she was all cold and lifeless
my litle sister had nothing to do but to put her in a box and let her rest in peace
i love you panda
R.I.P
October 1st, 2007 at 17h43
My hamster died 2 days ago, it was lying still and pale in its cage. Her name was Hamtoro. (I know, bad name to call a FEMALE hamster) I couldn’t stop crying since. I’m not eating, at all, and I don’t know why. She lived a long live of 2 years… I loved her and couln’t bear to get another hamster.
October 4th, 2007 at 02h22
hiya omg im so upset my daughters hamster died this morning i havnt a clue what happened its her birthday in a few days she is going to be so upset when she comes from school the hamster was fine last night chewing on the cage like normal trying to get out and when i went in my daughters room this morning she was liying in her bed with no coverings over her when i put my hand in to cover her she was still i puck her up and every min or so gasped for a breath then after a few mins took no more i carnt believe it she was perfect last night im so sad its the first hamster we have had that didnt bit and loved to be held she was only 6 months old and no sign of illness at all xxx
October 11th, 2007 at 03h20
I sat with my 3yr old hamster Rolo for most of the night last night as he lay dying… an experience that will trouble me for a long time I think!
I found him last night under his wheel where he never goes, he was breathing fast and looked very weak. His eyes were all squinty and strange looking and he scared me!
I told my teen daughter to give him a hamster choc (his fave) to see if he was off his food and he reluctantly tried to take it. When he did though, he dropped it and didn’t seem to be able to see to pick it up so he gave up and went back under the wheel.
I called the vets but got nowhere really even though I knew he was dying they told me to bring him in the morning… i knew he wouldn’t make it that long, and what I wanted was for a vet to confirm he was dying then put him to sleep. I didnt want to have to sit and watch him die slowly. I wrapped him up and sat with him on my lap for a while on the sofa. He seemed uncomfortable though so I put him back in his cage.
I fell asleep near him on the sofa for a while but I woke myself up not long after and tried to give him some water but he refused and turned his head. I even sang to him as I always did to try to make him feel safe but he still looked awful. There was no lid on his cage as I’d removed it and as I was putting the water bottle down he came to me and reached his nose to me as if he was trying to tell me something so I stroked him and talked to him until he turned and went to lay down again.
I walked away for 5 minutes to check on the internet what time the vets would open in the morning and when I looked back, he’d gone… He finally looked comfortable.
Even though he was old and I knew he was dying, I wasn’t expecting to feel as sad as I do today. I have just buried him about half an hour ago and I feel like I’m going to miss my little friend a lot!
R.I.P Rolo I loved you my cute little ball of fluff!! xx
October 13th, 2007 at 15h45
My baby hamster died this morning, and although i’d only had her for a week, i became really attatched to her! She always was very quiet… but i just thought that was her nature. I cannot say that i loved her, but when i went to wake her up this morning i realised she wasn’t moving and was dead. I only saw the back of her and was surprised that i wasn’t more upset.. but as soon as i turned her over and saw that adorable little face of hers i just burst into tears. I hope this helps everyone to come to terms with their losses, and i am just glad that i hadnt had her for longer and grown more and more attatched to her and then had to see her die. I hadn’t even had a chance to think of a suitable name for her yet.. so RIP baby hamster ♥
October 17th, 2007 at 16h21
I lost my hamster yesterday me and my best friend buried her and made her a tombstone I could not help but crying all last night I have haad her for a little over 3 years long which was pretty amazing.(hamsters are not sposed 2 live that long!!!!!!) I am only 10 I was not surprised when I woke up and went 2 her cage 2 play with her when I noticed she was not moving and and was not breathing I loved her so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I cried and and and cried I am so sorry 2 all people whos hamster has died on this web page
October 18th, 2007 at 20h10
Im very very sad for your loss my hamster Kaiba died last night, I cried so much and still do he was my only dwarf hamster and he was about 2 years old I miss him cudling with me and his whiskers againt my face
October 19th, 2007 at 14h49
little George passed away on monday 15th october, he was my girlfriends pet but i loved the little fella.
he died from a cold, i feel guilty because if we got him to the vet earlier he might have made it.
watching him suffer and struggle to breathe towards the end broke my heart. he was 2 so was getting old but it really got to me.
we buried him in a box in the grounds of the house we live in where we can see his resting place from our balcony.
he’s wrapped in a blanket with one of his favourite honeysticks.
he was my friend and my first pet.
i miss you George.
rest in peace.
hopefully we’ll meet again in the next life.
October 19th, 2007 at 20h08
Hi, My name is kayla my fish died.He was my most favourite fish because he lived for 3 years. He died when I was at my cousin’s house. I gave my fish to my maggie so she could take care of it. But when I came back home my friend maggie called me saying that my fish died. I was crying so much but I didn’t tell her. He died because he wasn’t used to being in a small tank so he died.
Love,
kymie
Best wishes in hevan
October 19th, 2007 at 20h16
Hi my name is Jamie. Today my hamster died her name was sprite. She was one of the best hamsters ever she died of cancer
It made me so sad to wach my hamster die. She was on the ground and could not move she could not make it to her water dish or her food boul.So she soon died it was hard to wach. After she died we put her in a nice box that i had made for her. It had her name on it. We put the body of sprite in the box and also put all the notes we had made for her. I will miss her alot. From Jamie Bye bye forever!
October 20th, 2007 at 13h11
my brothers hamster ate my hamster (belle) 2 days ago and i still can’t stop crying it’s every time i think about her she was well trained and had a personality and loved to be held, because the body was all decomposed my mum wouldn’t let me bury her properly. i blame myself for her death because i let my brother loose with her i’m not getting another hamster because i’m not very good at coping with death and other hamster could ever take her place
October 21st, 2007 at 14h50
October 22nd, 2007 at 07h06
Aww thats sad.
I only just got my hamster two days ago, its 9 weeks old and I really wouldn’t want it to die.
Even though it has bit me. But its getting tame
Hamsters are good pets.
October 24th, 2007 at 04h35
my hamster died last night from the cat he was called buzz we had a special relation ship because yester day we were braking sun flower seeds up for him to eat.i also bought a hamster ball for him i almost puted him every day in it he really liked it and when i found out he was dead i cried so long that my mum mu sent go to school he died in 23 of October 2007.
October 24th, 2007 at 04h58
my hamster died last night from the cat he was called buzz we had a special relation ship because yester day we were braking sun flower seeds up for him to eat.i also bought a hamster ball for him i almost puted him every day in it he really liked it and when i found out he was dead i cried so long that my mum did not want me to go to school. He always buzz when somebody touch him accept me.
I will miss him
October 24th, 2007 at 07h01
my hamster died last night from the cat he was called buzz we had a special relation ship because yester day we were braking sun flower seeds up for him to eat.i also bought a hamster ball for him i almost puted him every day in it he really liked it and when i found out he was dead i cried so long that my mum did not want me to go to school. He always buzz when somebody touch him accept me.
I will miss him so very much and no hamster will ever replace him.but i now that he will always be with me in my heart.
R.I.P and now that i will remember you always.
October 25th, 2007 at 06h41
Hi, I am soo sorry for those whos hamsters have passed away:(
My last hamster, I had him for a week because my aunt had one and i was soo desparate to have a hammie but my dad wouldn’t let me. So, I looked after my aunt’s to see if i could cope with a hamster in my lifestyle. After a week, the hamster died:(. The hamster died on my birthday so i cried on my birthday:(
My mum told my friends mum and she knocked on my door and turned up with a tiny 6-week-old hamster. He was soooo… cute. The BEST birthday present I have ever had. He used to squeak as he was a little baby still.
Blondie (my hamster) was so.. tame. He used to do monkey bars at the top of his cage and fall so i would be there to comfort him after. I used to get him out and put a little bit of water on my hand and Blondie would then lick it off.
Blondie has lived a long and happy life as he is now 3 and a half nearly four believe it or not!!. He has lived through everything under the sun as the first week i had him my mum put a towel on the top of his cage and in the morning we woke up to see he had chewed the towel and the cotton had tangled his leg up and he had got it caught up and it had turned blue. He had a limp for about 2 weeks
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My hamster has all of a sudden stopped running to the side of the cage to greet me when i come home from school. Over the past 2 weeks, Blondie has been acting strange and hasn’t been coming over to me when i feed him his yoghurt drops. Blondie had cut himself and there was blood all over the cage, this was 3 days ago. I tried to get him out and put him in his playball so i could clean his cage. But, he didn’t seem to move as he didn’t have any energy. Not last night but the night before he had sat in one part of the cage and didn’t move at all, i tried to touch him and blow a little air to check if he was alive but he didn’t move an inch. He feels really hard and he was struggling to breath. He is now still sitting there laying on his side. His eye is huge and i think he is death and blind. I sat there all last night up to about 12:00 midnight waiting there by his side. But, I really don’t want him to suffer, he is slowly dying at the present time and he isn’t even blinking!
It is a pity he is experiencing a bad ending. I would love to hear some comments back about Blondie’s story.
Thank you for taking the time to read this looooooooooonnnnnnnng story.
Bethany xxxx
November 2nd, 2007 at 15h51
My hamster,Gabby,just died about 7 weeks ago.She was my first hamster and I miss her so much.I was crying for about 2 hours after she died,and I only had her for 2 weeks.What happend was I went upstairs to my room after I got home from school.She was in the exact same spot that she was in the day before,so I opened the cage to get her out,but I was to afraid to touch her.I couldn’t tell if she was breathing or not,so I made some and she still wouldn’t move.Thats when I started to cry.I grabbed a pencil and touched very lightly.She was rock solid.My daddy buried her for me in the garden.Before she died,she got out of her cage 7 times.Thats half the time I had her!Now,I have a new hamster named Butterfinger,after my favorite candy!Butterfinger has just escaped from her cage while I was at school.Now she is loose somewhere around the house,and whenever I find her,I am going to take her back t the store to get a new one.Because if I don’t,she might keep on getting out,and I would have to get rid of her.Plus,I have a cat,but he plays with her!But you never know what the cat might do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 5th, 2007 at 15h27
Why does being a vegan make you understand the concept that “life is precious” more so than others who go ahead & indulge in eating whatever?
From a vegetarian who only has a half understanding of “Carpe Diem”.
November 5th, 2007 at 15h29
Jess:
It doesn’t, necessarily. You have the causality backwards. I felt that life was precious. Therefore, I chose not to eat animals. Others may make different choices, or reach different conclusions. That’s their right.
Thanks for posting.
November 8th, 2007 at 23h17
Knowledge is a tree…
is from the bible – Genesis
November 8th, 2007 at 23h25
My hamster died tonight. About a year ago – my son gave her to me – since he was no longer able to care for her.
He had named her Princess. She was a sweet girl – and very fun to watch play in her cage. I would take her out to the big ball so I could clean her cage and let her roll around the house. My little Yorkie would have fun chasing her – but I knew she was safe in the ball. Well, she started acting funny about a week ago…..just laying around near her food – straight out – not curled up in her “nest” in a corner where she usually stayed all day. She could barely walk. I took her out and checked everywhere. Her tail was ok. I couldn’t find anything. A few days later – she looked ok – and was eating raisins. But today, I saw her laying there, breathing rapidly, and she felt cold. I held her and wrapped her in a towel. She crawled over and laid her head on my arm. She was struggling to breathe. I watched her gasped a few times. Her eyes opened. And then she was still. I’m heartbroken. I feel that I could’ve done something to save her. Thanks for listening.
Teri
November 10th, 2007 at 22h50
Oh so sorry f all the deaths here, I hope all ur little hamsters went to a nice place with lots of sunflower seeds. I’m very worried about my little hammy here, He’s not eating as much as he used to. He’s already 1+ yrs old. I rly rly dont want him to die. i just wish hamsters live longer.I do hope my hammy’s gonna be ok.
All the best,
TMZ
November 16th, 2007 at 19h36
im sorry i had bad experiences with hamsters i would cry and cry
November 16th, 2007 at 19h37
im not a idiot
November 16th, 2007 at 21h00
You’re going to have to go at half speed for me, MYSTERIEGUY, because I’m not following you. What are you talking about?
November 17th, 2007 at 08h21
My hamster died this morning. His name was Freckels. He was smart and very chubby. I found him in front of his nest. He had tan fur. He had blue skin when I found him. He lived for 2 and a half years. I loved him and miss him. I still love him. I have no idea why he died. I am crying my eyes out. Did he die because he was old?
November 17th, 2007 at 11h20
Hi, My name is Alyson. When I was in 1st grade, during Christmas, my mother and father bought me a hampster. He was so nice, and he never ever bit me, and he lived with 2 little girls a week beforE i Got him, and he was tambed so well. I never thought the day would come that I had vto say goodbye to him. His name was Smokie. He was the brownish gray color of smoke. I miss him very much, I was very sad when I got home from school in 4th grade, to find that he had passed away that morning. I wish that I would have gotten to say goodbye, but NO, he was already curled up in the cage, cold, and stiff. I miss him so much now.
Now, a few years later I got a new hampster, he was white and had green eyes. I named him Stewart Little. Like the movie. He was a dwarf hampster (very small forever). He was not as good as my other one, but he was good as he could be. He would always bite me though. So, I never really played with him much. After 2 years with him. He was looking sick, so I finaly picked him up. That hole day, he couldn’t breath, so I got a towl, and wraped him in it, and got the water bottal out and filled it up. He was gasping as he drank it. I held him all day, and I was finaly able to pick him up with-out him bitting me, but its sad, because I never got to spend time with him. A few hours later it was 1:34 A.M. when i WAS still sitting on the floor with him. He started squeeking loudly, and gasping for breath, but I knew it was comming, he had leave me. So, I kissed his little head, and sat it down on the table. My mother ran up to see, and I was begging to go to a vet or something, but she would do that, it would do anything.
The next 5 weeks after Stewart died. I got a new dwarf hampster. He was brown, and only bit me once. My (so called friend) Abbi came over. She was so mean to my little Smokie the 2nd. I was mad at her, when I was in my room, she picked him up and threw him into the air, letting him hit the floor, I got so mad at her, I told her to walk home, so she called her mother, and left. The next morning when I woke, I ran into the family room to check on him, and he was laying in the cage dead! I started to cry once again. We only had him for 11 days. And Abbi killed him! I never talked to her again after that. The next year, she had moved to a different skool, cause eberyone hated her so bad. and nobody knows where she is now, I am now in 6th grade, and 13 years old. I, or nobody has heard or saw her since the 4th grade. I have never gotten A new hapster since then eather. Smockie was my first and he lived for 4 years. He was like my little brother, I loved him so much. Stwart died and I was about to cry. Then came Smokie the 2nd, and yet, my friend killed him! I will never trust a friend with my pets again, as long as I shall live. Everything I love and care about it fallin apart ever since 4th grade. Ever since then I have sit up the whole night crying myself to sleep, and I write at least 3 suicide notes a month. I am not aferade to die myself, but I am afrade of living. Yes, Im emo-tional. Itz true. I don’t care who knows it, itz not a crime, itz just the way I live now. Ever since that day in 2000 on Christmas morning.
I MISS YOU SMOKIE, YOU WERE THE BEST HAMPSTER EVER! I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU SMOKIE, AND STILL CRY WHEN I LOOK AT UR HAMPER CAGE! JUST KNOW I LOVE YOU! U AN ANGEL!
I MISS YOU STEWART! U WERE SO BADF, BUT BEOND THAT, YOU WERE THE NICEST LIVING THING IN THE WORLD! I MISS YOU TOO, JUST KNOW THAT! U WERE AN ANGEL!
I MISS YOU SMOKIE NO.2! I KNOW WE DIDN’T KNOW EACHOTHER VERY LONG, BUT I JUST NEED YOU TO KNOW I MISS YOU TO. I WILL NEVER TRUST ANYONE WITH A PET ANGAIN! I LOVE YOU LITTLE ANGEL! KNOW I MISS YOU TOO!
I MISS YOU ALL! JUST KNOW I THINK OF YOU! I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ALL! UR ALL MY LITTLE GARDIAN AGELS! KNOW THAT!
I MISS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
– Alyson Nicole H.
– I love you! Sleep tight, and know that we will meet again!
November 18th, 2007 at 16h05
Freckels was my only pet that never did mind spending hours with me. He was the greatest.I don’t want another hamster.Nobody will replace my smart baby. I could tell that he was getting weaker, but I wasn’t prepared. All I could do was cry.
November 18th, 2007 at 16h07
PS Thanks Joshua for the sympathy.
November 20th, 2007 at 20h09
well to days ago my hamster died i went up stairs to go play with her put thtere she was died i cried and cried every day i cry me and my friend raised our hamsters u tp gether and when she found out she was defstated i was to the only thing i do is cry i cant belive shes gone.
i love you hollie please come back i miss you so so much it hurts me to even look at the cage motinless and hen i say i have 2 dogs 2cats and…………………a hamster who died and 2 fiah it huts me to say that
November 21st, 2007 at 00h01
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November 29th, 2007 at 01h27
My hamster died Saturday November 24th. I found out on Tuesday evening returning from vacation. My mother told me as soon as I got home. I was devastated as he had been my companion through some rough times. He was 2 years old. He’s buried in my backyard near another hamster I had right before him. The first hamster died tragically in a fall. She was only a year old.
I’ve put away the cage and wheel because I feel I’ll get another one at some point in the future. They are like tiny little bears, and are so lovable. It’s quite a shock when they die, but they are very tender creatures and all of us have to remember that. My hamsters only ever bit me if they smelled food I was eating on my fingers, so if you don’t want them to bite – wash your hands.
The hamsters death has got me thinking about life in general, and how if we really love something, we should be spending some time doing it. I was very kind to my hamsters, and treated them the best I possibly could because I believe all life is sacred and we humans aren’t more important than animals in the eyes of our creator. We all wind up going to the same place don’t we??
Hamsters are so fragile, and in that way they represent life because life is precious and fragile. I know my hamsters wouldn’t want me to be sad. If they could communicate, they would want me to remember the good times we shared. And so that’s how I will honour their memory. I will think of them and smile because we had a lot of good times together. If I was dying that’s how I would like people to think of me.
Love your hamsters, treat them with gentleness the best you can, because life is short.
Chris
November 29th, 2007 at 16h05
I miss my hammie. He was 2 yrs when he died. I am 42 and I loved him. He was a white syrian fluffy beast called horatio. Even at my age I cried and still cry. My son age 12 dug a hole in the garden and we buried him with honours. He died so quickly but I feel so guilty that I could have done more. I know that if I had taken him to the vet he would have been put to sleep. In his last days he was bleeding from the nose. I suppose he was ill. It was so strange though because the two weeks before he died u could hear him rushing around his cages and tubes frantically late at night.. Then he started to slow down and there was dry blood on his nose. I comforted him and gave him water am and pm. He curled up in a ball in his favourite bed and died. I am still very sad and wil be for a long time as I loved my hammie boy!
December 4th, 2007 at 10h23
My daughter’s beloved pet Skittled passed away last night. He was 2 years old and about 5 days ago my daughter noticed one of her eyes has become shut so we bathed the eye in warm water with a soft q tip and that worked temporarily. Then about 2 days later the other eye looked strange it was stuck open and black and was enlarged . We didnlt think she could see out of either eye. It was abouth that time that we noticed Skittles had not been eating or going ot the bathroom. We tried to hand feed it some food and water but he wasn’t interested. We though he didnlt have much longer but for 2 more days he continued to breathe and on the night he died we came home and he was lying on his side his body slightly twitching . It was very difficult for my 11 year old daughter to watch and I suggested we just put he back in her cage and cover her with a blanket until it died but my daughter insisted on holding her until the end came. It was the saddest thing to watch. My daughter made a beautiful tribute tio Skittles in a box with an angel on it with a picture of herself taped to the lid so Skitles could see her always. We buried her outside underneath our rose bush. We all will miss Skittles.
December 5th, 2007 at 11h28
Hi , my hamster died just 2 hours ago. He injured his left eye so badly that the vet siad that it would have to be removed , but I didn’t want my hamster to live in pain and darkness. I had him putted down at 17:26. His name was Homer and he was a Chinese Dwarf Hamster. Life of a hamster costs 5 bucks ….. but the pain after ……
He still lies wrapped wih black cloth in his little red house.
December 13th, 2007 at 11h02
My hamster, Cubby, died back in April. She got really sick (cancer) and during her last days we were keeping her alive only by syringe feeding her baby food and water because she was too weak to do anything but sleep. She lost a ton of weight and her hair was falling out. She died in my boyfriend’s hand and I really didn’t think I could ever be that sad again.
That changed just two nights ago. My other hamster, Hewey, absolutely LOVED to come out of his cage and play. If he heard anyone in the house, he wanted to play. We let him out all the time. He wasn’t just our pet, he was our friend. I noticed the other night that when I fed him, he didn’t come out right away to investigate like he usually does. I shrugged it off and thought maybe he was just still sleeping. The next day, I didn’t see him, and when I went to feed him I noticed his food from the day before hadn’t been touched. My boyfriend and I took the cage apart and found him in his little house, all curled up in sleep. He had passed away peacefully. I am still completely heartbroken, but am so glad he wasn’t sick like Cubby. Both of my hamsters were two years old and lived out fun and wonderful lives.
I rescued both of my hamsters from the Humane Society. People drop them off just like cats and dogs. Hamsters there get ignored and get put into basically makeshift cages while they’re at the humane society. If you’re ever thinking about getting a hamster, check the humane society first! They give you the hamster and the cage for about $10, and will give you a discount on food if you buy it there. My hamsters from the humane society have been absolutely incredible and have warmed up to me easily. I also have hamsters from PetSmart who took MONTHS to even let me hold them. Definitely check your local humane society first for a hamster as a pet. You won’t regret it!
R.I.P Cubby and Hewey! You will be missed!
December 15th, 2007 at 04h45
My hamster did the day before my birthday due to a lump on his neck and old age. I loved him so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and still do.
December 15th, 2007 at 10h02
Hammy was weezing so I thought he was choking. Blood on his paws and little yellow face. Found it may have come from nose and he was lying on back with twitching leg. Blew a little in his moulth in case he had something lodged. Gave veggie oil down throat to make passage sticky… Stopped weezing looked real tired but more aware. Still lying around being un-hamy like. He was fine that day playing on his wheel and chewing the bars to try and get in Yogis cage “Shes a girl hanster. I know he is going to die and I know it is a sudden thing. I buy CareFresh pet bedding so that is safe bedding. I am sad and confused…I
lost a hamster I got from a tumor “Tate” 3 mounths ago and my friend lost one from bloody poop and larthargy. He has no idea why because his hamster REX was fine and then not suddenly also. I feel guilty because I spent a lot on the first hamster “Tate” taking him to the vet for them to tell me its little they can do and they will do tests but wont survive operation etc…So going again was to expensive to be told the same thing again.
I am OK with him going to Heaven but I do not want him to suffer……Suffering is what gets me…When Tate passed he was boney and dehidrated pooping on himself and unable to clean himself…It was so sad…..and he was not wanting any love anymore through his ordeal..Only to be left alone.
December 18th, 2007 at 09h51
My hamster, hammy died, Monday 17th of december 2007 because he really wanted to get out of his cage and
then, he remembered his streangth and he PUSHED the cage door open and jumped from a high spot and ran
away. We all when’t searching for him, but we didn’t find him.I cried all night long. When i when’t to school, I
cried at school in the toilets.Me and kizzie were looking for him, but it was no use, he was nowhere to be found.
I came home from school and I asked mummy if we could put the notice up but then she asked me why. I got
home and I keped asking mummy questions. But then she said she found him, but now here comes the sad part.
mummy said that he was dead. I really do wish that I could go to heaven with him, but i couldn’t. I cried for so
long, that I hugged mummy so hard and I riped hammy’s bedding out of his house and I snuggled with my
best toy in the world, and that was robbie the rat. mummy asked me where I should bury him. And I am only 8.
December 18th, 2007 at 09h56
My hamster, Hammy died, Monday 17th of december 2007 because he really wanted to get out of his cage and
then, he remembered his streangth and he PUSHED the cage door open and jumped from a high spot and ran
away. We all when’t searching for him, but we didn’t find him.I cried all night long. When i when’t to school, I
cried at school in the toilets.Me and kizzie were looking for him, but it was no use, he was nowhere to be found.
I came home from school and I asked mummy if we could put the notice up but then she asked me why. I got
home and I keped asking mummy questions. But then she said she found him, but (now here comes the sad part.)
mummy said that he was dead. I really do wish that I could go to heaven with him, but I couldn’t. I cried for so
long, that I hugged mummy so hard and I ripped Hammy’s bedding out of his house and I snuggled with my
best toy in the world, and that was robbie the rat. mummy asked me where I should bury him. And I am only 8.
December 19th, 2007 at 08h02
Sorry what hapened to Hammy stephy. But don’t worry,he’ll be in a better place now with my hamster,Hammy.
December 19th, 2007 at 08h34
My hamster,snowflake died on christmas day,2006.He had a nose bleed,he puked all over my finger,bit hif left paw
and his right paw and he even had a cancer. I loved him so,so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and I still do love him the same amount.I wish he could of opened his first family present. and I only bought December the 16th.I rapped up some
lovely presents for him, and he rapped some up for me to.
December 19th, 2007 at 08h36
My hamster,snowflake died on christmas day,2006.He had a nose bleed,he puked all over my finger,bit hif left paw
and his right paw and he even had a cancer. I loved him so,so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and I still do love him the same amount.I wish he could of opened his first family present. and I only bought December the 16th.I rapped up some
lovely presents for him, and he rapped some up for me to.
December 19th, 2007 at 09h23
My hamster,Snowflake died on Christmas day,2006.He had a nose bleed,he puked all over my finger,bit his left paw
and his right paw and he even had a cancer. I loved him so,so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and I still do love him the same amount.I wish he could of opened his first family present. and I only bought December the 16th.I rapped up some
lovely presents for him, and he rapped some up for me to.I had some other hamsters called Boonie,Hammy,snowy,
Blackbele,Whitemouse,Coby,Nugget,Ben,Mona,Dutchy and Lona. They all died to. Boonie died because he had a
heart attack.Hammy died because he cut his eyes open.Snowy died because she was old.Blackbele died because
she ran away and went onto a farm and the the farmer shot him with his shotgun.Whitemouse died because she
got eaten by my cat,Zoey.Coby died because she got killed by my dog Troy.Nugget died because he got stranngled by my big brothers best buddy,Thomas Williams.Ben died because he got ratpoisened by the Askews,our next door nabour.Mona died because she got runover by a lorry.Dutchy died because he got stabbed by the pest control.Lona died because she had to be put down by mummy. I still love them, but I miss Snowflake the best. I have 4 more hamster and thier names are Butch,Moosy,Suzy and Lara.But I still miss Snowflake and the others.
December 26th, 2007 at 00h43
My hamster just died. We were gone for a little bit, and somehow the stupid habitrail water bottle leaked out. Presumably, he died of dehydration. It’s a shame, he was such a curious little thing. He liked to bite. That’s ok, it didn’t hurt. There’s $8.99 down the damn drain.
Got a new hamster. ($15.99, why the price jump in a few months?) Sanitized the cage with sanitizing wipes, detergent, and ultraviolet light.
This new hamster sucks, we never see it. All it does is hide. I think he’s defective or something.
Very pointless. I want my old hamster back.
December 27th, 2007 at 20h21
I lost my hamster today, I let run around in the room because i thought he would like to be out of his cage and it got stuck in something and broke its back trying to get out. I took him to the vet immediately where he had to be put to sleep. I feel devastated . God bless him and and all those hamsters that die before their short time is up. You brought us happiness and laughter and you will be sadly missed, u were a part of our family and we will never forget you
December 27th, 2007 at 20h23
thanks for this site. ive been crying all day
January 4th, 2008 at 18h50
It is all my fault. My sister katie left and she told me to baby sit Humphrey. I was playing the piano, and i did not want to play with him anymore. I put him in his cage and then left the room. A few minutes later I went in to check on him. I saw my dog right next to the hamster. I screamed at the dog. I went into my sisters bedroom. The poor little thing was on the bed with its eyes closed. I had to tell my sister. She is still crying a t this very moment. I feel so bad.
January 17th, 2008 at 01h54
At the very moment i am crying my eyes out….. my little dwarf hamster lou lou died last night without no warning!!!
She was fine yesterday doing her normally crazy things, swinging from the bars like spiderman and running on her wheel for hours, but yesterday when i came home she was laying there motionless. I thought she was asleep so i opened her caged BUT she wouldnt move. She was breathing really slowly and her eyes were wide open and just staring at me. She died in my hand last night, i held her paw and i stroked her but there was nothing i could do!!! She had gone. As i lay in my bed i expected to hear her but there was nothing, i cried myself to sleep last night. I miss her so much!!!
RIP LOU LOU, LOVE YOU FOREVER! XXXXX
January 17th, 2008 at 01h56
i am crying my eyes out….. my little dwarf hamster lou lou died last night without no warning!!!
She was fine yesterday doing her normally crazy things, swinging from the bars like spiderman and running on her wheel for hours, but yesterday when i came home she was laying there motionless. I thought she was asleep so i opened her caged BUT she wouldnt move. She was breathing really slowly and her eyes were wide open and just staring at me. She died in my hand last night, i held her paw and i stroked her but there was nothing i could do!!! She had gone. As i lay in my bed i expected to hear her but there was nothing, i cried myself to sleep last night. I miss her so much!!!
RIP LOU LOU, LOVE YOU FOREVER! XXXXX
January 19th, 2008 at 11h44
Ok, my hamster died but he was like 3 years old! He was the sweetest thing ever.
January 19th, 2008 at 18h15
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February 6th, 2008 at 17h08
My hamster was Mr. Wiggles. He looked perfectly healthy when he passed away. The night before, he was so healthy and playing in his cage like a tiny acrobat. About a week before he died, he threw up a yogurt drop treat. He also stunk really bad, but I thought it was because he pooped so much. Last night, I checked on him and he looked like he was asleep in a corner, but when I called him and poked him, he didn’t move or breath. He was only five months old, so it wasn’t old age. We burried him in the backyard. I couldn’t bear to pick him up, and when my dad did, he told me that he looked like he died only a few hours ago. I felt so bad because I could have seen him one last time, but I didn’t know and I was on the computer. At least he was comfortable and without the stress of people when he passed. I really miss him and will always love him. I love you, Mr. Wiggles!
February 7th, 2008 at 14h02
My beautiful hamster Noodle has just died tonight and i have been crying for hours as she was part of our family and my partner and i’s first pet together. she was so full of life and always very active and i cannot believe we will never see her again. thank you so much for this site.xx
February 8th, 2008 at 04h51
I feel so silly feeling like this but my best friend Smokey the hamster has just died (yesterday) and I feel just so awful. He was old and I know that he was getting frail but it still doesnt make it any easier when they finally go. He was finding it hard at the end so I am glad that he went in his sleep. I had to break the news to my 2 kids and my little girl did take it bad, she keeps on crying. I got so attached to him more than I should have but he was a lovely little character. It just shows you that it is not just kids that get attached to their pets. This is a lovely site where you can put down your thoughts, RIP Smokey and all those other much loved hamsters!
February 19th, 2008 at 16h17
My hamster died today. He was originally bought for my son, but I ended up doing all the caring. I have been crying all day and feeling really stupid about it until I read these comments. He was only 8 months old and had been ill for a few days with diarreah, he used to have a grape every day, so I stopped giving him the grapes and made sure he had plenty of water in the hope that he would get better. I feel so sad now because the last time I saw him up and about he was at the top of his cage ‘asking’ for his grape, but I wouldnt give him one because I wanted him to get better. He wanted to go for his daily run in his ball too, but I wouldnt let him do that either in case it dehydrated him even more. I think thats why I am so upset, because I feel so guilty, if he was going to die anyway, I should have let him have his grape and his run. I hadnt seen him all day yesterday and this morning I checked his bed and he was in there curled up, but cold and stiff. I made sure he wasnt just hibernating, but he was gone. At least he died in his sleep. I have read all the posts here and it has gone some way to making me feel not better, but not alone either. Thank you everyone
February 20th, 2008 at 11h58
My hamster Jewel died today, i’m very upset as i thought she was hibernating last night because she was breathing and moving alittle but felt cold. i decided to wrap her up in her bedding and keep her near the radiator untill the morning because it was late. I noticed though before this she seemed to be drinking alot of water(around 2 small rotastak bottles in two days) before she got into this state. Since then she hasn’t moved all morning, i took her out to warm her near the fire in my hands and noticed she was cold, stif and wasn’t breathing at all. i feel bad because i hardly handled her as she was hard to tame because she was abit wild. Its sad to see her die so young as she was only 4 months old
bye Jewel you were so cute and im gonna miss you so much.
February 21st, 2008 at 19h31
My hamster died today ( 1-21-08) , his name was HAMMY!! I woke up and I cleaned my room and then I looked at my hamster HAMMY and then I had to feed him. Then I started petting him (he normally wakes up when I pet him) and then I flipped him over and he was very wet on his stomach and then I called my parents and I said, “I think Hammy is dead!” And my Mom and Dad came running and we dried him off and gave him a little bath and he started to move a little bit. Then I wrapped him up and held him for a while, and he wasn’t moving. And then my Dad called the vet. Then they said that I will get you an appointment as soon as possible and then my Dad called my Mom to see if my Mom was still at school so then she could pickup some medicine at the pet store but she just got home. I asked my Mom, “What can I do while I’m holding him?” She said I could watch some cartoons. And so I held him and watched him and then my Mom brought my Dad and I a doughnut. Then I finished it and my Mom and I went to the pet store to get some medicine and brought Hammy. Then he said, “Take this and put it in water” (the medicine). And then we tried it, and he drank it through an eye dropper. And then after a few minutes, he kept on spitting it out onto his stomach. And then I looked at him and while I was carrying him over there he looked at me and stopped moving and stopped breathing. And then I screamed, “MOM AND DAD COME HERE!!” And my Dad said, ” I think he’s dead.” Then after all he wasn’t moving for 3 hours, and then we found out that he was dead. And then I was crying for at least 2 hours, and um.. And then my Dad and I ate corn dogs so we could make a cross out of the sticks where we buried him. And then after we finished that, my Mom took me to Basket Robbins and she told me that after, we would go to the pet store. And then we went to 5 pet stores, and all of the hamsters were crazy and scared. Then we went to Love’s Pets, and I found a really cute one there. And my Mom bought him for me and then we had to go pick my sister up from school. And then I told my Mom while we were in line, “I want an orange hamster like Hammy.” So then my Mom said that she would take care of it, then I thought of an idea.. It is my sister’s birthday coming up very soon, and later before when I thought that Hammy almost had babies, cuz I didn’t know if Hammy was a girl or a boy, so my sister asked me, “If Hammy has babies, can I have one of them?” I said, “Yes”, so I was thinking of that, so I told my Mom that I want to give her that hamster for her birthday. Then my sister got in the car and I told her “Happy Birthday” and she was very happy. So I called the place where I got Hammy and my Mom asked them, “Do you have any orange hamsters left?” And they said, “I have his brother here, and this is the last part of his family” So my Mom said, “We will come there in less than a half hour, please save him for us.” So we went there and got him. And I could hold him just like Hammy. And we got my sister a cage and a water bottle. And then after an hour and once we got back home my Mom cleaned out both of our cages ’cause our hamsters might catch wet tail disease (what Hammy had). And then I put him in Hammy’s old cage. Then I picked him up about at 5:30 and he bit me right next to where Hammy once bit me right on the same finger. Then my Dad and I made a cross, and took some yarn and wrapped it around the cross so it would stay together. And I wrote, “I love Hammy” on it. And my Dad took a picture of me putting it in the ground where Hammy is buried. HAMMY IS THE BEST ANIMAL I HAVE EVER HAD !!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU HAMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love kylie (8)
February 25th, 2008 at 21h06
My dwarf hamster, Fluffy, past away today at around 10pm. His death was too sudden. He was fine and active yesterday. Yesterday I refilled his food bowl, he was so excited and immediately jump into it and start eating while I attempted to add more food to the bowl. I guess I may have caused him stress while doing this. This morning when I woke up at 10:50am I found him laying flat with his body fully stretched out. This was awkward and very unusual for a cold day like today. He usually would curl up in his bedding for warmness; but today he did not. I knew from that moment that he was sick. I somehow at that moment knew he was serious sick and may not make it. But I have to go to Campus and meet with my advisor. When I got back, I completely forgot about Fluffy until after dinner at 8pm. I observed him at 8pm and his condition looked worse. His body was fully stretched out and his eyes were closed. I called him several time to wake him up. Usually he would get up and try to climb out his cage to play with me. But this time he was motionless. I tried to pet him and this startled him. He rolled up and move to different stop and rest. At this moment I finally saw some blood in his food bowl and in his tail. He was bleeding from his anus. Maybe he had wet tail, hemorrage or internal bleeding. Fluffy appeared very tire and breathing very heavy. He was in pain. So I decided to leave him alone and let him recover. An hour later my bf looked at the cage and then told me that Fluffy was lying on his back and looked very stiff. Fluffy is gone. We miss the little friendly guy. Rest in peace, Fluffy. Furby and us will always remember you. I plan to bury him tomorrow in my back yard. So sad. So mournful. So speechless. It was too sudden. He shown no sign of sickness yesterday. If only I had played with him last night; If only I pet him this morning; but those are only if… Good-bye Fluffy.
February 26th, 2008 at 11h07
My hamster, Cooper Brown (aka Whoopie), died this morning. He was curled up in his little ball, and usually when I call his name, he comes running out to see me. When he didn’t respond, I picked him up and took him out of the cage. His breathing was slow, and he was gasping for air. I held him until he passed away. I cried and cried, I’m still in a bit of a shock. I buried him outside, under the tree my mother and I planted when I was a little girl. I miss you so much Whoopie. You were a comedian, and the cutest little fuzzball I have ever seen. Rest in peace little baby.
February 26th, 2008 at 19h21
I had two hamsters from a friend, which bore a lot of babies. At one point, I had 50 hamsters. Yuri was the only surviving one since december 2006. She an I were great friends, and I look forward to seeing her after school and before I go to school. We really did connect. She was sick for the past week. She was weak, and had a difficulty moving. I held her in my arm for hours. I tried to keep her warm. This morning, I woke up to see she barely moving. Not even twitching. I held her, and used the hairblower to warm her up, as delicately as I could. When I came home from school, she was still alive, but it was as if she wasnt. I held her, and tried to warm her up. She then has difficulty breathing, gasping for air every 10 second. I brought her in my room, and she looked at me. She tried to scratch an itch, but she did not have any strength to kick, so I scratched for my baby. She then looked at my brother, which was right next to me. She tilted her head and stared. Then she took one final breath and stretched. She died. I kicked my brother out of the room to get some privacy, and locked the door. Then, I cried for some time. I wrapped her in tissue with sawdust and some seeds, and buried her in my yard.
I will always love you, Yuri.
March 7th, 2008 at 16h45
Hi there everyone, I’m sat here in tears – it’s my son’s 6th bithday today and for his 4th birthday we got him 2 hamsters, Elvis and Presley. My eldest son has the bigger bedroom so they live in with him. They were brothers but we had to sepeatare them at around 4 months as they fought really badly. My eldest son has just come downstairs in tears as they BOTH appear to have died. Niether are in their usual place of sleep. Presley has made a different bed up and Elvis has tried to took himself under his wheel. There’s food and water in there and both cages are cleaned out regularly. I just can’t understand how they could have died on the same day. My eldest has just started using deoderant but swears he sprays it over by his desk near his window which is always open. How am I going to tell my youngest when he has just gone to bed saying he’s had the best birthday ever.
March 18th, 2008 at 15h00
my hamster just died in my had we found blood near her bottom end then we put her next to a radiator to keep her warm. 3 hours later i pickered her up and she was not moving i seen she was still brething. on her last breth she sceeked and passed away we had a look and found out she was pregnat at the time so we donot know the problem but i am utly upset about lossing her. she has two brothers and another sister which will miss her dearly. R.I.P.
March 24th, 2008 at 04h55
Tomorow my hamster is going to die. He has a tummy tumor and an eye infection so we are going to have to take him to the vets and they are going to put him down. I really hope they say that there is nothing wrong but i know thats unlikely. I cant help feeling sorry for him because i know he is going to die when he dosent. he just lies there and eats and sleeps. I hope he has a lovely time in hamster heaven with god.
March 26th, 2008 at 07h40
My hamster died last night=( he was very stiff this morning so i thought he might be hibernating or something but i was stroking him and he wasn’t moving..so today we buried him in the garden..he was only 8 months old and i looked after him very well..i wonder why he died:)
April 6th, 2008 at 01h20
Very sad…
(
My hamster died today.
He breath hard time of 1 week.
Then today died.
It was 2 half year old.
R.I.P. Bufi.
April 6th, 2008 at 20h16
Ok, I am not trying to be rude in any way… BUT, for those of you who have hamsters that died from leaving cages open, dog attacks, and not realizing your hamster was dead for a week… and then claiming you love your hamster… I find that hard to believe. A hamster is a big responsibility and require love and attention. If you love your hamster you would give it daily attention and realize when it is dying…not see it a week later. So sad. I would advise those of you not to adopt anymore hamsters until you can take on the full responsibility of caring for one.
April 8th, 2008 at 04h02
Our Maizie died on 6th April 2008. She had a lovely death. We all played with her Saturday evening. She even spent time in her favourite “safe space”, my husband’s file box lid. She was his desk top hamster!! She was in her bed when I turned in for the night and I gave her a treat. She looked up at me with her big black eyes and I stroked her and thought at least she’s warm, because snow was due.
Sunday, I found her lying on the floor of her cage in her favourite grooming corner. My daughters thought she was sleeping but I could see she was blue round the lips and her legs were pale. When I lifted her there was some blood round her nose but she looked peaceful, her eyes closed and one paw holding the other. She was 23 months.
Our first hamster, Claude (formerly known as Chloe), developed a massive inoperable bowel growth and had to be put to sleep at 5 months. He was only ill for a few days. We got Maizie the day he died.
We bought Hazel on Sunday and I got her out last night. We’ll grow to love her as much as the others. I think it helps to get hamsters that look different so you don’t expect them to behave the same.
My daughters aged 10 and 8 still cry for Claude at odd times. We put the hamsters in shoe boxes, Claude wrapped in the face cloth in which he came home from the vets. Maizie was wrapped in her bedding. It’s what the girls wanted. We planted rose bushes over them to mark their graves and to stop the neighbourhood cats digging them up.
I keep crying but I found it reassuring reading your stories. I can see that Maizie and even Claude had good lives and good ends, knowing they were loved.
April 14th, 2008 at 16h21
last year my hamster jinger died of wetail we tried and gave her medacin then we prayed that by morning she would die or be better but she ended up dieing. so we put her in a sealed glass jar with tissues and burried her. about 5 months later i got 2 russian hamsters cinny and coco i had them for awhile until i looked and cinny had wetail she wouldnt get up so we held her and gave her medacin. but then we looked on her neck and she was bleeding from the other hamster tried to kill her to end her pain and suffering so i advise you to pay close attention to your hamster if it gets sick seperate them quickly. so she ended up dieing in my hands. the sad part is i have to wait tell summer to bury her because the ground is still frozzen R.I.P jinger and cinny i love you and will never forget you
April 20th, 2008 at 20h58
my hampster is breathing very heavily and not moving much and making wierd noises. IF i take him to the vet tom do you think they can help him?:( that is if he makes it through the night
April 30th, 2008 at 12h44
*SOB
My hamster died just then
I was making sure that it really wasn’t dead.
It was rock hard and stiff
We tried putting it out in the sun to warm it
We think it died of the cold
*SOB
May 7th, 2008 at 14h36
My hamster died today. I am ten and my grandpa passed 2 years ago, so you can see that it is very emotional for me. My brother is five and he tried to take her out of her cage. She had a house and she sleeps in it. My brother tried to pry her out with a fish net. He dropped her and she broke her legs. She died about five hours later. I miss her so much, she was only a year old.
May 19th, 2008 at 02h01
My hamster Benitez died this morning he was weak when i went to feed him last night and he couldent walk properly i rang the vet and she told us to keep hm warm and leave him in his house for the night. but when i went to check on him this morning he lying in his back with his mouth open but he was still moving he looked like he was in pain i felt so bad i took him the vet and they had to put him to sleep i was devestated when he told me i just burst into tears i couldent belive it he was fine the other day. i miss him so so so much just wish i had stayed with him on hsi final night to comfort him i really do.
Loved him so much. Rip Benitez x
May 19th, 2008 at 04h29
To BenB, My hamster Claude had a big tumour inside him causing him great pain. I didn’t realise at first so I put him in his ball and he would always roll back to the cage and when I put him in he went straight to his bed and fell asleep. You did your best for Benitez and followed the Vet’s instructions so he could find a way of lying comfortably. I used to be a nurse and people often prefered to be left alone when they were in pain or dying. This need to be alone can be greater in animals because they have instincts from the wild.
The pain from losing Benitez will ease with time and you will be able to look back and smile at your memories of him.
May 23rd, 2008 at 08h16
Hi everyone.
The stories on here are very upsetting…
My deepest sympathies are with you all that have lost someone so precious to you.
On the 20th of May, I got up for school, and I held my Baby, she fell asleep on me, for the hundredth time (she was indeed a very special hamster), but she had some poo stuck to her bum, so I wiped that off and she had a bit of discharge (I’m not quite sure if that’d be a sign of any illness, but she has had discharge before), then I went off to school. My mother put Baby in my room, because she was doing the painting and the windows needed to be opened. Now, my room is quite a weird one. It can go from hot, to cold, within a space of a few minutes. My window was open, and the sun is directly beaming into my room in the afternoons. My mother last checked up on Baby at around, 11:30amish. I got home at about 4pm, and I went upstairs to see Baby. She was completely still. I didn’t see her breathing. So, I opened the cage, not a flinch, not a twitch at all. I picked her up, and she was ever so limp. I had to pick her up with both hands and she was just lying there, limp, I thought she was dead… but then she moved. I was crying my eyes out because I thought she was dead. But she wasn’t. So me and my mother rushed to the Vet and we went home. An hour or so later, they called. They said she was progressing, she had begun to open her eyes, she licked the glucose they gave her, and she was breathing. They said to come back in the morning and to pick her up at 9am, they sounded so hopeful, so I was too… A few minutes later, we received a phone call from them again. Saying she had passed away. I was confused. Very confused. I thought it was some nightmare. Baby was like no other, she slept on me everyday, she was perfectly still, looking up at me, whenever I held her. She was not a pet, she was my daughter… Baby and me were ever so close. So, we went to the Vet and picked her up. She was snuggled up in a box. I opened it. She looked so peaceful, but she was dead… I took her out, and I had to carefully rip the box around her because she was so stiff. I held her against my chest, then I tried to massage her heart, I was begging her to come back, to stay with me. But, Baby had gone. So, I got a star box, put her in there, cotton wool around her to keep her nice and warm, and I put a ribbon on top of her. Then closed the box, sealed it, and put a star on top, with the words… ‘My Precious Baby’.
Oh, how I miss her, ever so much…
I am fifteen years old.
I had her for just about six months.
I blame myself for her death, and I am still in denial and shock about it all.
But, I have got another hamster now.
Baby Junior.
I held her yesterday, and she slept on me.
It’s very hard, and very surprising, that a hamster you’ve only had for a day, sleeps on you, and trusts you so well.
I feel as if Baby is here still…
May 28th, 2008 at 15h32
I feel so bad…. … My hamster has died. She was so special only had her a couple of months, I took her on when her owners were moving abroad. I gave her usual treats and yummy things this evening and forgot to shut the cage, i heard a commotion minutes later, and found my cat with her in his mouth. It was so awful
I feel so guilty as although she was about 2 years old it definatly wasn’t her time to go. My cat never showed much interest before and I feel so awful as in those few minutes everything changed. Now its too late. My cat is so special to me and I know it was only his natural instincts to do it, I think it will take a long time to forgive him. I can’t hold a grudge though, as he doesn’t understand why I’m so upset. 
I’ll never forget that gorgeous hamster, but I know unfortunatley I can’t have another one all the time I’ve got my cat.
June 7th, 2008 at 12h56
my Chinese dwarf hamster Bennie died on Tuesday. He was one year and 8 months old and had wet tail and was very wobble on his feet. it has hit me really hard as i love all of my animals so much. we still have his brother buddy and i feel guilty every time i look at him. we had to choose weather we had Ben put down or not and we did. i have never felt so guilty in my life but if he was still alive i’m sure he would be unhappy, as we were having to feed him antibiotics twice a day and he was not getting any better. i would give anything to have kept him alive and healthy. i feel so sad, and just when i think i am getting over it something reminds me of him and i start to cry again. i cant bring myself to clean out his cage! i feel so so bad, it was the hardest choice of my life!
June 12th, 2008 at 04h20
my sisters hamster archie, is poorly we seem to think and i think he too is on his way out. I have a hamster too which i got a few months or so after my sister got hers, my hamster is full of life. Is there a point of age where hamsters just get too old ie.. one year two year?
She has two children one whos hamster it is and now she got to tell them. I too have a child and i wish i had not got a hamster now, not becuase of the hamser itself i love him he is so cute dizzy mine is called. but i think its a kinda pet that is not for people who have children as they just dont live very long at all by the sounds of it, but then on the other hand it teachers our childen about life and death.
my sister is so upset her hamster is just so cold and sleepy, it does mean thats it doesnt it? from what i have read here. she put him on a heat mat to warm him up and cuddled him in front of fire this morning before work but i dont think anything will make him better now, do people go to the vets with hamsters? or is it a case of they reach an age and thats that?
June 12th, 2008 at 05h18
hamsters usually live to two or three years. People can take their hamsters to the vets i took mine when he was poorly. It’s best to keep him warm and see whether he’ll take any food or drink.
June 22nd, 2008 at 17h55
I am a bloke of 37 and think myself to be quite an alpha male. However last month my mrs and me had to have one of our hamsters put to sleep as she was so ill. The vet asked if we wanted to say goodbye to her, but as i stroked her the words just wouldn’t come out. I have never cried so much in my life. These little furry friends really break yor heart. Shame they only live 2-3 years.
June 22nd, 2008 at 18h32
Yes, Michael, I understand. I’m 21 stone, over six feet, with a full beard, myself — not exactly the poster boy for crying over dead rodents. But they are such great friends, and you love them so much, and then they just die. It’s horrible.
I just hope some parents find this page before they buy small children hamsters. I imagine it to be devastating. It was to me — as an adult.
What I find fascinating — being in the position to see the IP addresses of the posters — is that upwards of 80% of the posters are from the UK. Hamsters must be far more popular there than they are here in the States — I cannot think of another explanation.
June 26th, 2008 at 16h25
I have good and bad news, my daughters hamster ‘Caramel’ died after escaping from a faulty cage, thats was the bad news but the good news is, my sons hamster ‘Sandy’ who has been whistling with every breath and sleeping all the time for the past week or 2 has started on the road to recovery.
When she was really sleepy and not moving from her bed and whistling with every breath I thought she was about to die and wanted to make her passing as comfortable as possible so i fed her water from a syringe a drop at a time, a bit like having tea in bed on a sunday. After a few hours of sympathy and water she started to pick up so i fed her a little honey on a spoon.
The up shot is, she is now eating and behaving properly and the whistling has stopped, I dont know if I cured her but dont give up, there is hope. and if it doesnt do the trick and you cant take the vet option at least you will know their last days were comfortable. I do usually use the vet for my pets but the hamster is oldish and I thought it was just her time. Thank god it wasnt.
July 6th, 2008 at 22h49
Hi,
Okay, this may seem odd… as I am an adult, 30+ but I love my hams. I have 5 of them. 2 Roborovski at 7 mths, 1 Mottled Winter White(russian) at 6mths, 1 Golden at 2mths and a baby Black Bear at 3weeks and I love them all to bits!!
Reading this site makes me feel so sad.. I can’t imagine what will I do when my little babies die and i just feel that 2 -3 yrs is too short to love them…
All the best to all the hammy parents and please do not give up on keeping them, do give them a chance to be with you and be loved by you….
Jac
July 7th, 2008 at 15h02
well smokey is dead,3 and a half think it could be a record he has grown slower over the past few months,throwing himself around his cage rather thank walking,he felt so smooth like velvet,would like to say he was nice but he was
mean and bit most people,he liked to be stroked
bye smokey
July 14th, 2008 at 20h16
Joshua.
I think the reason they are so popular in the UK is that so many people live in flats (apartments) therefore can’t have a dog or cat.
July 14th, 2008 at 22h10
Michael, that’s a very reasonable explanation. Thank you.
Are birds popular then, as well?
July 19th, 2008 at 01h29
I figured since I just spent over an hour reading everyone’s comments, I may as well post, too. Some of these stories were so heartbreaking, and others had me sitting with my hand over my mouth in disbelief. But the loss is still devastating. I was searching for swollen hamster neck, which is how I came to this site. My daughter got Bob, a Syrian, for her 10th b’day in March. He was already full grown, so I don’t know his age. He was pale orange with red eyes, and the sweetest little guy. We have lots of pics and video of him stuffing grapes into his cheeks to remember him by. We didn’t know anything was wrong. Yesterday he was a little slow, but this morning my daughter called me into her room because one eye was swollen shut and he was very lethargic. I had a feeling he wouldn’t make it through the day. She took him with her to our aunt’s for the day, and I got a call from our aunt later saying she didn’t think he was doing very well. Even though I’d told my daughter I wouldn’t spend money at a vet for a $20 hamster, I realized that I couldn’t put a dollar amount on his life and called the vet. Unfortunately there was no way to get him there at the one hour they could’ve taken us. I told the receptionist I’d call in the a.m. if he made it through the night. His one “good” eye was bulging a little and he couldn’t blink that eye at all. He seemed to have all the symptoms of an upper respiratory infection, and I had found a recipe of lukewarm milk, water and honey online, so I made him some of that and ran to the store for Vick’s Vapo Rub. The Vick’s seemed to help him, because he started sneezing, and I tried wiping away the discharge from his nose each time. He was obviously having trouble breathing, and the skin under his chin was puffed out, like a bubble. I sent my daughter out of the room to find a bulb syringe to try to suction his nose, but he took his last breath right before she returned to the room. He died in my hand, and I was crying when she walked in. I’ll never forget the look on her face.
I feel terrible for her, because she really took good care of him. I think we’re going to adopt another one from Small Angels Rescue. I’ll have to ask the vet about the swelling, since I can’t find anything online. My sympathies to all of you who have lost your hamsters. Who knew such a tiny animal could make such a big place in our hearts? Thank you, Joshua, for letting people post here. I probably should’ve gone back to look for the other site you’d mentioned earlier.
RIP, Bob. You will be greatly missed.
July 19th, 2008 at 01h33
I just realized I should’ve said this, in case anyone decides to try the Vick’s. You don’t put it ON the hamster, just open the jar and hold it near enough for them to smell it.
July 19th, 2008 at 01h37
Thank you, Rach M. This is the kind of info that we need on myhamsterdied.info. If anyone among the subscribers is a veterinarian, I hope we could work something out, for instance, free advertising for your clinic on mcgees.org in exchange for writing up care and diagnostic instructions for the little furballs.
Anyone vets out there?
July 28th, 2008 at 16h33
well my hamster is dying right now. he was fine this morning. looks like he’s having a stroke. can’t walk. i’m tired of this. the fish jumped out of the tank last friday.
July 29th, 2008 at 05h22
hia my hamster is called richard im not sure if its a boy or girl but i av a feeling hes a boy. a couple days ago i found a lump by his tail wasnt colourd or anythin just the same colour as his fur (he his a golden hamster) but then the lump went the next day but iv been to see him 2day and its back again its red and hard im so sgared that hes goin to die im cryin rite now i told my mum we need to take him to the vet but she wont she thinks hes just a stupid litlle hamster but she doesnt realize how much i love him. iv had him since january and it is now july i av a 12 week old son and im only 16 she thinks dat i love my hamster more then my son but i dnt i love them both the same. i just wish shed let me take him to the vet cus i dnt wnt him 2 die im so sgared and because i have a son i dont have as much time for him anymore but it hurts me badly that i dnt my mum ses i shuld give him away 2 sum1 who has enuf time but i cnt es use to me an im use 2 him e dusnt like any1 else holding him it sgares him cus he dusnt no them an no1 else wuld no how 2 look afta him like wa he likes to do eat an things an noone else in my family either care bout him if i say somthing bout him they just make a stupid joke say dnt b so silly.please help what sould i do to get my mum to let me take him to the vet i love him so much an i reali dnt wnt him to die it wil break my heart if he dus an hes very cute got a great personality sometimes e looks at me then wen i look at him bk e turns away pretendin he wasnt lookin haha. i love him to bits an hes my best friend an the best pet i have ever had i just cnt imagin letting him go. x
July 29th, 2008 at 06h34
Hello Jodi,
My “girl” hamster developed a lump down by her tail and I took her to the vet only to be told it was a boy and that was his boy parts. It was just a single lump and it varied in size. Hot days would make it bigger. Maybe that’s the same with your hamster. My hamster got eye infections when he was really ill. I live in the UK and my vet doesn’t charge me if there’s no treatment. Don’t know if that’s the case with other vets. You could ask before you take him. I hope your hamster is OK. You are doing a good job and you love him so.
August 2nd, 2008 at 11h34
My hamster died today 7 months old. I noticed something was not right on Monday when i went to change is cage ect so being a little concernd about is lack of movement in is hamster ball and the fact he had lost a lot of weight i decided to take him to the vets. the vets weigh him and had a look and said to keep an eye on im over the next couple of days and bring him back Thursday. Anyway on wednesday i was a bit more concernd has he seemed to be hiding is food so i called the vet and they told me to bring him over. So took him over to the vets they weigh him again and they confimed he had lost wait they could not do anything that evening as it was getting late so they said bring him in first thing in the morning (thursday) and we will run some test so i took hm home. 9.00am thursday morning I drop him off at the vets i got him back at around 3.30pm the same day the vet tells me he been more lively and when i seen him he was more lively and eating again. so the the vet ask me to make another apointment for tomorrow (Friday) so i did and he was fine when i took him the vet give him some antibiatics weigh him and he seemed fine so with that the vet wans to see him on saturday at 11.50am and so this morning i go to get him for is appointment and their he was dead to which i was very shocked and upset because he seemed to be getting better.
August 4th, 2008 at 05h47
My hamster Lillian died yesterday night. 3 weeks ago my mom and I noticed she was acting strange – she seemed weak and was having a hard time breathing. We took her to the vet that day and found out that she probably had pneumonia. The vet gave us an antibiotic that we needed to force feed Lillian twice a day with a syringe. They also recommended buying baby food and feeding it to lillian with the syringe as well. After two days of treatment, Lilly really started to improve. She started eating and drinking on her own and started biting at her cage again. My family was really happy and relieved. Unfortunately she became noticibly sick for a second time about a week later. We kept giving her the antibiotic and in 2 more days she was back to her normal self. 5 days later she became sick again. She looked worse than ever and we thought for sure she wouldn’t make it. Surprisingly she did recover for a 3rd time but the problem came back yesterday. She looked aweful. We could barely feed her food or the antibiotic in the morning because she wouldn’t swallow. She just kind of rested and breathed heavily on the top level of her cage all day. Later that night we took her out to give her the medication. She randomly got a burst of energy while I was holding her and she slipped out of my hand and fell. Normally the 12 inch fall wouldn’t have effected her but not this time. She gave a loud squeak and my sister got really upset and scrame. I put Lillian in her carrying case and watched her breath slower and heavier than ever before. I shortly noticed she wasn’t breathing anymore and that her eyes were wide open. It was extremely sad. She was about 20 months old which is sort of old, but not old enough. The worse part is that we kept getting our hopes up when she got better and instead the illness kept returning. My sister and I are going to bury Lilly this afternoon. My whole family is going to miss her terribly. We’re going to miss her running on her wheel every night and trying to escape by biting on her cage bars. We’re gonna miss how she use to stuff her pouches with food and bedding. We’re going to miss her rolling around the house in her ball and taking her out to hold. She had quite the personality. RIP Lillian – We love you.
August 8th, 2008 at 06h36
my hamster(Happy) died today…i feel so sad….he is my second hamster…he lived about 3 months…
August 8th, 2008 at 19h38
about 2 months ago i went on vacation to west virginia and left my brother to take care of my hamster cuddles about a week later when i was at a casino/very busy motel my brother called me and told me my hamster died he said so many things like he got over heated or got stuck in his tunnel but he lies a lot so i’ll never know how he really died but that night after he told me i ran away from my parents and cried outside of the casino for about 20 minutes till they found me i still miss him so much but i have a new hamster now
August 16th, 2008 at 18h15
today, my almost 3 year old hamster died. he was such a sweet little guy. he was alwayz hungry && loved human food. he was the baby of the family, very spoiled && loved dearly. we miss him so much. he was a wonderful pet && im sorry to hear about the losses of all the other hamster lovers. R.i.P Gary
August 16th, 2008 at 20h36
I just tried to get on the other site and I keep getting a server error. I was reading the posts after mine, and I just wanted to say, since I don’t know if it was done, that if your hamster is sick and you’re treating it with antibiotics, you need to disinfect the cage or they’ll keep getting whatever it was they had to begin with. Just like disinfecting your toothbrush in peroxide or replacing it when you get strep. BTW, we adopted a new hamster named Poptart. She was born in January and had babies in March! I had no idea they could have babies so young.
It took a little while to get over her not being Bob, but now we love her to pieces! There are so many homeless hamsters out there, I hope when it’s time to get another one that people will consider adopting from a small animal rescue instead of buying from a pet store. The up-side is that they’ve been living with a foster parent and the foster can tell you what their personalities are like.
September 10th, 2008 at 22h19
my hamster Kiwi died last night in my hands. We noticed she was sick yesterday and called a vet. they said to just keep her warm and make sure she had lots of food and water. at around 5 pm i noticed that she was breathing heavily and twitching. i picked her up and realised her eyes were sealed shut. i used some eye wash the vet told me to get and it temporarily worked. she was lying motionless in my hand and squeeking everytime she breathed. I held her and told her how much i loved her until the very end. at around 9 pm she spazzed took her last breath in my hand. i cried and cried but it didn’t help much. I think she had a tumor. i always will think of her and promised i wouldn’t get another hamster as none could ever replace the sweet girl she was. i buried her secretely by the playground in our condo last night. it was the perfect place filled will sweet flowers that will always remind me of her. I’m even sadder because my sister deleted the pictures of her because my dad said it would be easier. but it’s not. my memory is slowly fading of her gorgeous face that i will never see again.
R.I.P. Kiwi
i will love u forever and hope to see you in heaven.
September 11th, 2008 at 01h12
I’m so sorry to hear about Kiwi. I find comfort in looking at photo’s of my deceased hamsters. It’s a shame you have been denied that. Take comfort in that you could hold Kiwi at the end.
August just gone we took took a three week holiday in Canada having a wonderful time. My parents had offered to look after our 5 month-old hamster Hazel. We thought about her often and looked forward to seeing her on our return. When we got home all travel weary and jet-lagged my Mom said that she had put Hazel in her travel box into the car to bring her back. She also put her dog into the car then left them alone while she finished packing. When she got back to the car the dog was licking poor dead Hazel’s body. My Dad then buried Hazel in their garden and they bought us a new hamster.
We found it difficult to adjust to the new hamster, Banjo, that we hadn’t even chosen. A week ago I had to take him to the vet because there was blood in his pee. 5 days of antibiotics finished and now it is back. I hope we don’t lose him as we are just getting to know him.
September 18th, 2008 at 14h41
i had a hamster for 3 years no and he finally died its very very sad i tord my mom and she began to cry joining us was my sister. when we went outside i put a stone there to show where fussbuget was after 20 minutes of standing there we went inside im still very sad about it. and some of your storys made me ry remembering about my hamster fussbuget i still have one hamster the mother of allll the hamsters i ever had and shes about 4 years old i know its coming the day she dies but i dont know when i hope not soon
October 4th, 2008 at 01h44
I wrote this earlier at 3AM in my Microsoft Note. But since I came across this wesite, and after spending nearly 2 hours going through so many sad story, I decided to share my little Georgie with you guys.
I have two golden syrian hamsters,Nugget and George(aka Georgie). Georgie passed away yesterday Friday, October 3rd, 2008. I don’t know what time or when exactly he left me. I came home from my friend house around 7ish or a quarter to eight. I thought of taking Georgie and Nugget out of the cage to hang out with me. Also it would be more convenience for me to put them in the running ball so that I can mix up some anti-biotic for their diarrhea. Instead of doing what my instinct had told me, I decided to do it later tonight around 11. Later that night I came downstairs around eleven thinking of getting them out so let them stretch and use my time to get them clean water and anti-biotic. The moment I made it downstairs, I helped my aunt to study for her some kind of license for this upcoming Monday. I helped her from 11pm to a quarter to two o’clock Am. Right afterward that I just went about with both Georgie’s and Nugget’s water change. I did not check if they were awake or sleeping. After the water was all replaced and restored to the proper place and cage, I knocked lightly on Georgie’s cage so that he would come out and have some water. I know that he drinks more water than Nugget(my other hamster), therefore he would be thrilled and very excited to know that there’s plenty of water! I have been changing their water everyday since Tuesday. After a little bit of knocking and waiting for Georgie to sneak out from inside of his comfort home, it was then that had me worried. I was not anticipating the death of my little Georgie, in fact I was assuming he must be really sick. Instead I found in his alternative nest, not the one that he normally sleep in. He was actually in the outside nest instead. His body was curled up and very cold. I touched him, but he did not budge. I picked him up with my bare hands and hold him there for a bit. It was then that I was convinced he has passed on. The night before yesterday was only 52 deg. That’s very cold even for me, I’m just afriad that My Georgie didn’t make it since Thursday night.Over two weeks earlier he has been sick due to my clumsiness, I dropped him from a coffee table high to the ground causing his left back leg to become handicap. Struggling with his limping side leg, he later endured a very nasty scab or maybe infection but then again he must have bitten himself, I’m not so sure what it was really. My mom had mention and told me over and over again a few times that his wound would be better and recover faster if I clean it with some warm water mix with vinegar. I never did get around to doing that. Yesterday was the first day that I was really planning to do that. For the last two weeksI was so busy and extremely exhausted trying to study for all my exams that I forgot about my hamsters. There has come some times where I don’t feed them for a couple days. And I rarely take them out for a stretch whether it means putting them inside an exercise ball, or just plainly chilling with me on the sofa or something. After all of this, I realize that I am not suitable to be taken care of anyone or anything at all. I am an irresponsible person that is only interested in my own problems and full-fill satisfactions on other expenses like my hamsters’ health! Hunnie… I don’t know what I can really do. I don’t want to have to face that fact that someday Nugget with have to leave my side too. And there would be nothing that I can do to prevent such another tragedy. I cried from that moment I found Georgie all the way to 3Am then on and off again. So that was like over an hour long. He is actually laying here with me right now as I type. He’s spending his last night with me before tomorrow burial process.
->TO MY GEORGIE: FOREVER IN MY HEART WILL YOU BE MY ONE AND ONLY CURIOUS GEORGIE THAT NO OTHER PERSON OR PET CAN EVER REPLACE YOU. YOU’RE MY BABY, MY LITTLE BOY. FROM THE GECKO START OF THE AUGUST SUNSHIINE, SUMMER OF 2007, YOU HAVE BECAME A PART OF MY FAMILY, AND FOREVER YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THAT PLACE OF A FAMILY MEMBER AND MEMORIES IN MY HEART AND MY MOM’S HEART. He is now alittle over 14 months old. I can still remember the very first time that Georgie made an escape from his exercise ball. He was founded downstairs in the basement. He was so cute, he was new to the house and everyone and everything around him. He was this very small three months new born little brown/golden hamster. He was curious, confused, frustrated and scared. He started out playing on the defense field until he got very comfortable with me. Another very memorable time was when both Nugget and George escaped from the handmade cage-playpen that I designed for their purpose. They took off their little journey from the middle room upstairs of the house and migrated their way to my sanctuary. I looked for them hours after hours running from upstairs to downstairs and upstairs again. I even checked the basement just in case Georgie knew his way back to the basement. After several of hours trying to find them I decided to stop. I when to the shrine I have in the front of the house, lit up 3 incenses praying for their safety, hoping that in return they will find me instead of me searching for them. Later that night laying on my bed getting ready to sleep it was then that I heard noises, funny unusual noises coming from the bottom of my computer desk. I got up, made my way to the computer desk, took out my trash can, there it was, with it’s little round eye staring back at me, was Nugget. I picked him up, holding him in my hands, playing with him for a bit and place him back down into that corner that he was hiding himself in. I went over to the middle room where I had the cage. I brought it over to my room. Without opening the cage door I removed the water bottle at the top to go refill some water. Moments later, I came back shockingly surprised what they did. They founded me. At that time both of my little hamster Nugget and Georgie was in the cage stuffing the side of their cheek pouch with the food and munchies I had in the cage. Until today, I still don’t know how they managed to climb into the cage from the outside when in sizes, they were still very very small and little. One more thing, Both George and Nugget knows how to climb the stairs! Do you believe that? I mean that’s 14 steps! And they both can make it up there within just a few minutes. That’s a lot of work for little guys like them! Thank you for being a part of my life Georgie!
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October 5th, 2008 at 06h40
My hamster died a few hours ago. He’s a treasure. He escaped with 2 other hammies a few months back. Yet, he came back. Now, he’s escaped. But not from our dog.
I really cant help but cry. I’ve watched him grow from an itsy bitsy one to a very healthy hammie. I just can’t believe that I won’t be able to play with him starting tonight. I can’t believe that everything has ended here.
Noah baby. I am so sorry. I love you so much. Please don’t hate me.
October 5th, 2008 at 13h50
my hamster just died becuse he ate himself.my mom made himlive in the garage.And she never baught him food or beding.i am crying so much right now.i wish i died with him so i can see him again
October 5th, 2008 at 22h34
Andrea & Danielle,
I am very sorry to hear that. My little Georgie passed away on Oct. 3.08. It was just a few days ago. I still haven’t clean up and put away his cage yet. I have his cage in the living room, by the staircase. Every time I walk downstairs I just can’t imagine not having him there. That’s why I don’t have the courage to put him away. I know how it feels losing someone (your hamsters) so close to you, especially when you had to take care of it. Georgie was like my little baby. Both Georgie and Nugget(my other hamster) are so adorned and loved by everyone in my family and my friends. I still miss Georgie, and I know that Nugget misses him alot too. A few days had passed but I’m still crying, and it is ok to cry. To all the Hammie out there that had passed away, Please R.I.P. in Heaven.
October 6th, 2008 at 04h14
thanks Anh. what saddens me more is that some are laughing at me bec i was crying(and crying still). they see our hammies as plain hammies no more no less. and i felt bad bec she owned a lot of hammies before and even suggested not to feel that way bec they multiply fast. but that’s not the point. there’s always responsible ownership and right breeding. a lot dont understand that no hammies are created the same. they have diff personalities. i know you’ll agree with me.
we love you dear hammies in heaven..
October 7th, 2008 at 14h08
I know what you mean Andrea, I have two hamsters. Nugget and George, but they both have two different personalities, Nugget would sometime attempt to bite me if I scared him, whereas George he has never bite me before even when I placed my hand or finger up near his nose or when I accidently wake him up from his nap. And their energetic vibes are different too. When placed in the exercise ball, Greoge would always circle my legs when i’m in the kitchen doing dishes, and Nugget would be in the front by the treadmill hiding in the corner. There is nothing wrong with crying. I still cry about my little George and think of him from time to time while playing with Nugget too. If it makes you feel any better, I put my little George picture on my phone wallpaper and as my desktop wallpaper. So that I would always see him. I would sometime kiss his llittle face on my screen before I go to sleep at night, just to know that he is still there.
To all the hammies, rest in peace in Heaven. We will never forget you.
October 7th, 2008 at 15h27
I still have my Maizie as phone wallpaper. I also took a photo of her when she was dead because she looked so peaceful and I still cry when I look at it. Time will heal though memories stay. I had a budgerigar called Jo-Jo when I was a child. He died in 1980 and I can talk about him without being upset now but I still remember how he talked and played with his ball and bell and how he escaped from his cage one day and landed right by the open window. I must have broken the sound barrier in my flight to catch him.
Following up from my last entry, I gave my hamster Banjo his second course of antibiotics directly into his mouth using a syringe and he hasn’t had a recurrence of the blood in his pee as yet. He was so funny taking the medicine. He pushed the syringe away then pulled it to him when he was ready to drink it. They are all such individual characters. Banjo has got a bit sluggish lately, but I think it’s the colder weather drawing in.
October 9th, 2008 at 09h33
My hamster died last night, No sickness, just old age. She was not as spry rolling her ball around lately, but we chalked that up to her age. She was four years old – extremely old for a hamster. But she was a pip! We let her out of her cage every night for an hour or two to roll around in her ball and to be held and stroked by my wife and myself. Our (120-lb) dog ignored her, so we never had to worry about that. But last night, she struggled in the ball, so we got to pet her beautiful, soft fur instead for about two hours.
She died in her wheel, where she slept every night. Funny thing – she cleaned out that wheel last night. Not a shred of bedding or food was left in it, like she knew. This morning, she just lay there, and on her side to boot. She never layed on her side, so we knew something was up. Giving the wheel a slight turn, our fears were confirmed – our little princess was gone.
After work today, I got out the spade, dug a hole, and buried her; still in her wheel in which she died. Sad.
October 13th, 2008 at 21h40
My female hamster had two babies last night. However, the pet store had not told me it was pregnant. The 1st baby came out dead and it was very sad to see mom looking at it. The second baby came out fine except for a large bruse on his leg. His mom quickly ignored him and went to get food when it returned, the mother hamster bit the baby on the head. (This was because the baby was sick and would not survive.) I quickly took mom out of the cage and put her in another old cage i had. The baby hamster named “Miracle” was bleeding badly but still alive. I called 2 diferent animal hospitals, but they didn’t know what to do. So i called Petsmart and some guy told me to give it puppy milk every 3 hrs but that it should not survive after 1 hour. Well I rushed to get the puppy milk. When I got back I warmed up a tiny bit of puppy milk and gave it to him. After he was satisfied with the milk; I carefully moved it onto a small sheet of toilet paper and put it in a bowl outside the cage in a warm dark spot where it could get warmth and survive. Anyways that went on until about 3:30 am, i woke up around 7 am to feed it again and replenish the small amount of Neosporin that I had put on its head the night before. I gave it milk all day and it was satisfied however at around 4 his breathing began to get slower and labored. Sadly at around 6:30 pm Miracle took its last breath. I felt so sad even if i only had it for exactly 24 hrs, but in that time i got really close to him and I realized that this creature depended on me for its life. I basically became his mother. My whole day was spent in trying to keep him alive. RIP Miracle!
October 23rd, 2008 at 20h56
I’ve had a tough day today. First, we had to put our 15 year old dog down. The entire family was devastated. Now my 1½ year old hamster, Lloyd appears to be ill. I went to feed him and give him water and he didn’t jump when I opened the cage like he usually does. I touched him and he finally lifted his little head up and he wouldn’t open his eyes.
I gave him a treat because he didn’t run over to the food bowl like he usually does and he did eat it. He started wobbling around funny and managed to open one eye. I lowered his water bottle so he wouldn’t have to move around to drink it and he had a lot to drink. I also put the food closer to him and even put some next to him on the floor of his cage and he’s eating.
The weather just all of a sudden got cold, and the room he stays in is a lot cooler than the rest of our house. I brought him in the warmest room in our house, thinking he might be too cold.
I’m praying he makes it through this. It’s hard enough that our dog died.
October 27th, 2008 at 18h03
OMFG! An ant in my antfarm died today. He was only a few hours old, but I miss him sooo much!11!1!! the angel of death is hax0rZ!!11!!!1
October 28th, 2008 at 16h35
I am devastated , my 20 month old Syrian hamster died yesterday, I have buried her under a rosemary bush in the back garden. She was the sweetest hamster, and never bit anyone, she would follow me round the house in her hamster ball. She was very petite for a syrian. Over the last 2 months she has lost weight which I put down to her getting older. She became ill last week and was diagnosed with wet tail and given an antibiotic and re-hydration fluid by the vet. I was giving her water through a syringe every 2 hrs. The day before yesterday she was starting to act normally again, eating and drinking her water. So i stopped giving her water through the syringe, her own water was mixed with re-hydration fluid. I made sure she had a drink in the evening and went to bed. Unfortunately I am ill with a chest infection and was kept awake during the night. This meant I slept in the next morning so didnt check her until lunch time. She was curled up in her bed but cold and stiff, I tried to revive her by putting her on a heated pad but there was no movement. I left her in her bed through the day just in case she was in hibernation. My husband told me she was definitely dead when he came home from work, she hadnt moved at all and was cold and stiff still. We checked for any signs of life such as twitching whiskers but nothing. We still left her overnight before burying her. her paws started to darken so we knew she was dead. I feel so guilty for not carrying on with feeding her water through the syringe and sleeping in that day. I am so upset and cant stop crying.
October 28th, 2008 at 16h49
To add to the above I am just glad it looked as if she died in her sleep, she was curled up in her usual sleeping position and looked comfy in her bed. Hopefully this means there was no pain for her.
November 1st, 2008 at 13h00
my hamster died yesterday. my heart is still extremely broken
he was very young. we only had him for 2 months. he had mites and we took him to the vet to treat him. he was given shots and medication & he was doing really good! we were so extremely happy that he was doing much better. then yesterday i went to check on him and he was laying on his side. barely breathing. i stroked him and he wouldn’t wake up. i rushed him to the vet and they put him in an incubator and gave him oxygen. he was coming around and sitting up. we got my little sister out of school so she could see him and my mom & i took her back to school. 2 hours later we were going to go to the vet & pick him up because he was doing much better when we got a call that he passed away. he went into shock and they gave him cpr but he never came back. my heart is completely broken. we buried him next to our hamster minnie pearl. we gave him pumkin seeds & peanuts his favorite. he will always be in my heart & i’ll never forget him.
November 2nd, 2008 at 08h48
RIP little hammies, mine died a week ago and I am still not over it. I know he’s in a better place wth lots of other hammies. I loved him so much!
November 2nd, 2008 at 16h08
My hamster died yesterday. we just buried her. she was my best little friend. i feel so bad. we think she had a stroke. because she couldnt keep her head up or keep her balance for the last few days. i feel so awful. like it was my fault because i forgoy to clean her cage sometimes. im only 13. my mom said i was a good mother but i dont believe her. she was only 2 and a half!! god, why did she have to die?? i mean she was nice to me and all but what did i really do for her> except for care for her and love her.
NUTMEG JULY 17, 2006 – OCTOBER 31, 2008
i miss you so much <3
November 2nd, 2008 at 21h22
My little Cinnamon just left us
Like so many others that I read, we found her laying on her side so I picked her up and held her, wrapped in a little hand towel. For five hours she just lay there, so still, struggling to breathe, her mouth opening and closing until she finally stopped fighting and passed away in my hands. I already miss her so much and wish I knew what was wrong! We have another hamster and two gerbils whos cages are all really close to hers, I hope none of the others get sick
November 9th, 2008 at 11h35
My hamster is dying right now, she is a few months old. I got her about a month ago…. She is now really cold, her eyes were closed but now they’re wide open. She is barely moving and breathing… I don’t know whats wrong with her….. She is really still and when I pick her upu shespreads out with her cold body. I’m really sad she has to die like this, she isn’t moving, not eating, very cold, not breathing much, but not dead……
November 10th, 2008 at 15h49
The hamster I posted about above is dead. She died soon after I posted…..
November 14th, 2008 at 08h38
my hamester die 2 days ago of old age hi was 2 and half is name was stuart miss him so much still have his son stuart junior but not the same stuart was very espcial and freind miss him love him
November 15th, 2008 at 14h46
our lovley hampster died yesterday, he was my sons, we bought him it about 3 months ago, yesterday i saw him eys open but not moving, picked him up and his body was cold, blowed at him he moved his little hands few times, so thought maybe his ok needs warming up, put him back in cage with bedding arong him, came back to check half hour later he hadnt moved from same position, touched him alittle, i knew something is wrong piced him up he was gone, i can not belive how much i’ve cryed, even though he was my sons i always looked after him, he’d always run around on wheel then look at me to get my attention, i can not stop thinking about him, we burring him today, my chilren could stop crying, everyroom i go to somehow reminds me of him, we love you so much tommy, r.i.p….
November 20th, 2008 at 16h19
Hi I read quite of few of your responses. And I feel for everyone of you. My son had a Hamster named Betty when he was 13. Betty was a cute little fat teddy bear hamster, i thought oh look how fat and cuddly she is and we bought her for our son. About 3 days later Betty became a momma to 13 babies. We were surprised to say the least. We found homes and all for the babies that survived (12). As time went on Betty became so attached to my son and he to her. She would open her cage at night and climb the stairs to his room. Climb up the curtain and lay in bed with him at night. On his chest. I never thought that a hamster could be like that, but she was. There were also many a night she would return back to her cage by herself and we would find her there in her cage and need to lock it back up. We thought we had fixed her cage one time so she could not get out and we were wrong. She got out and our new dog a border collie saw her and nipped her neck thinking she was an unwanted rodent in the house. My son was crushed. She was an awesome friend to him. She had a personality and loving spirit. She felt love for my son I know that. She is still greatly missed.
Bren
November 27th, 2008 at 07h15
just last week i got a dawf hamster named snickers and i cant tell if she is pregnant so i let her out of her cage to see if she was and she ran and under the dresser i lift it up and she was gone so that night i put her cage on the floor and i herd this noise i get up and my baby is safe at home =]
December 1st, 2008 at 15h58
Am abs devastated, have just found my sons hamster dead in her bed and feel terrible, the kids have been poorly over the weekend so have not seen her, just been to give her water and food and she didnt run up as usual. Then i found her lying in her bed all cold.
Wont be able to sleep now, feel so bad, as shes in her box, what will i tell my son tomorrow? She was ’sassy the houdini hamster’ went through 4 cages in a year, got out every time and never got caught by the cats!!!! and now she dies with no warning, why is that? now i feel awful. : – (
December 7th, 2008 at 10h51
My boyfriend’s hamster (loquita) is starting to have the same symptoms..! She has been with us for 1 year and 3 months, more than enough to love her. Before she used to run and climb us and the couch with so much strength, she used to eat on her own (her favorites are sunflowers seed)….she looked sooooo cute when standing up on two legs and eating =) I think she was the most cutters tiny hamster I ever seen! but know she is so weak that she can’t even eat on her own or walk/run like she used to :.( my bf took her to the vet and the doc said she was old already and that the best thing to do was give her the best life we can….!! just knowing loquita is going to pass away any time is heartbreaking :.( my bf is doing his best =) his feeding her, cuddling her, playing with her….he is devastated ( we don’t want her to die)!!!! he bought the hamster for his lil sis on her b-day so she is very sad to see her hamster so weak ( they use to play a lot) at this point we all know she is going to die :.( I know is not my hamster but I really got attached to loquita, she is so tiny and cute that her lil face stole my heart…..I have a lot of memories with loca, i used to kiss her soo hard and talk to her in a funny/cute way, we even have a picture together
adorable) 
I’m really gonna miss loquita….i still have hopes she is going to recover and start digging her nest and run in her wheel like she used to before (we used to throw kisses at her and she would run in her wheel as fast as she could
….. PLEASE LOQUITA DONT DIE
December 14th, 2008 at 07h45
im very to hear about all of your hamsters. My hamster, oreo, died just this morning. i am trying to get over it and thats why im writing. she died when she was hybernating i tried to warm her up but it didnt work:(. when i was seven i had a hamster that died from heat stroke. i hate the weather!!!
December 15th, 2008 at 09h41
okay, last night my hammie (winnie) got his back ripped off idk what to do!! amber, his mate is scared and winnie also winnie got 1 blind eye again b/c of the cat. what should i do?
December 17th, 2008 at 06h22
My hammies Fritto and Frittle are just 8-9 weeks old. One’s a biter/active thing, the other is a really lazy one.
:D
December 28th, 2008 at 00h52
My Hamster, Flipper, is not doing very well today. My husband and I got back from a three day Christmas vacation yesterday, and this morning I noticed that she hadn’t touched her food at all, which is very unusual for her. She likes to pour all of her food out of her bowl and stuff it in her cheeks and then hide it in her bedding.
I lifted her house and she didn’t move at all, so I started to pet her, and she tried to stand up but started shaking severely. She seemed to be unable to move her hind legs and was only able to move by dragging herself. I had to go to work then, but I purchased some Pedialyte from the baby section on the way home. When I first got her she got wet tail; I used Pedialyte and vitamin drops in water to nurse her back to health then, and she’s lived almost two years since.
After work I picked her up to feed her with an eyedropper and she was very cold, and very shaky, and extremely stiff. Her legs and tail were cold and rigid. Her ears were flat against her head. I held her gently and help the dropper by her mouth. She gulped down almost two droppers of Pedialyte. Then I read on the internet that she may have gone into hibernation, but that I needed to warm her or she would die. We’ve had a very cold spell for the last week or so here, and it’s impossible to keep our house warm.
I’ve been trying to keep her warm ever since. I kept her on my lap with a hot pad wrapped in a towel. She seemed to be improving for a while, getting mobility back in her legs–she even ate a little–but then she got lethargic again. I hope she’ll be okay, but only time will tell. I thought I’d write this down so others could know what I’ve been through, and because I want to write something down about her in case she doesn’t make it. Flipper has been a great pet. I got her when I was lonely, and I nursed her back to health, and she reminds me of what I’ve overcome and the trusting love that makes this world a good place to live.
I grieve with all of the other hamster owners that have posted here. I hope this blog continues so that others can tell what they need to tell and know they aren’t alone.
January 1st, 2009 at 21h34
Flipper died today. She struggled for a week before letting go. I held her on a warm pad and stroked her while her breathing became more laboured: deep quick breaths and small shallow breaths. Then she curled up and open and closed her mouth as though steeling herself for the last bit. She inhaled for the last time and began trembling ever so slightly. One of my tears dropped on her beautiful soft fur, and then she just stopped trembling. Now she’s gone.
January 4th, 2009 at 11h24
I love hamsters and heres the thing. I have two hamsters and im really sad coz i need to give one awy. This is because they fight when they are together so i had to seperate them (even tho they are dwarf hammies which usally live quite peacefully together!) IAnyway one of my hamsters needs a new home because i cant care for them seperatly so i was wondering if anyone would like her (around the london area)!! Her name is charlie and she is very small for a russian hamster!! Please comment if you want to know more!
January 21st, 2009 at 15h13
My Hamster Looks Like Its Going To Diee!:(:( Its Got Like A Little lump on its nose and it has one squinty eye:’( Im Not Sureee Its Goin To Survive!:( Anyone Got Any Advice and quick! Plz:( Its lived for some months now and its been great
Bye Bye x x.
January 21st, 2009 at 16h06
Kirsty, if you mean the squinty eye is half closed by gunk/goo or by trapped lashes, then I bathed my hamsters eye using a bit of cotton wool dipped in water that I had boiled then left to cool. You have to firmly hold the hamster but be very gentle when wiping. Gunky eyes can be a sign of the hamster being unwell. A trip to the vets might be advisable to check out that lump.
January 22nd, 2009 at 16h37
Kirsty, Margaret is right. I’m not a vet, but gunky eyes can be a sign of a bacterial eye infection, and may just need some eyedrops to fix.
This is really motivating me to get myhamsterdied.info up and running, so we can have medical info for the little guys. I built it a couple of times: once it got hacked, once it got flooded with spam. I need to find a better way to do it — and soon.
January 26th, 2009 at 15h22
Someone please help!
My teddy bear hamster named Chester is cold and limp with half closed eyes.
She is alive though, she opns her mouth regularly,breaths and makes a gasp/squeak every 4-5 minutes.
Please help!
January 26th, 2009 at 15h27
I wish you the best, John. But when that happened to my teddy bear hamster, he died six hours later. :^/
A small animal vet can put him in an oxygen chamber, and that will make him more comfortable for a while, but you might have to pay. I held him in my hand and blew air towards his face.
Finally, he exhaled and didn’t inhale again, and he was gone. It didn’t look like he was in pain.
Good luck, and I’m sorry.
Keep us posted if you can, and if and when he goes, feel free to post a tribute.
January 27th, 2009 at 12h49
Chester died today.
R.I.P Chester an amazing hamster.
January 27th, 2009 at 15h19
Heeey Its me again thanks for the advice!;) I’ll Have a look at daisy now she doesnt look to good and isnt moving
Im Only 11 and i didnt kno wat to do ThankQ Again;) x x x.
January 27th, 2009 at 15h21
Btw Upp at my one before i put the
in the wrong place it shuld be after im only 11 i needA Get daisy bathed now cheersS thankQ x.x.x.x.
January 27th, 2009 at 15h39
Hiyah My Hammy Wont Let Me lift Her i put my slipper socks on my hand to lift her or else she would bite meh and my mum is in bed because it is 20 to 12
:(:( Im scared she’ll die overnite. My Hammys are russian charlie(girl) and daisy(girl) and daisy my sick ones eyes hav both closed and WONT open:( im going to try and bath her in the morning before school 
i’ll make a vet appointment if she doesnt get better by a couple of days:( thankQ:( Bye x x x.
January 27th, 2009 at 19h09
Our hamster, Sparko, died 2 hours ago. I don’t know why, certainly not of old age. I keep blaming myself for his death; he wasn’t accually my responsibility, it was my sisters’ hamster. I don’t blame her for what happend to him because I know she loved him and that she would have done all she could to make him healthy and happy. Sparko lived for about 6 months. He was alive this morning and now all of a sudden he is gone.
Rest in peace Sparko,
We will always remember and love you
January 28th, 2009 at 13h34
Hiyah its kirsty again:D my hamster daisy is still unwell i took the advice and bathed her wee eyes in cooled down water from th kettle on a cotton wool piece and she is still sick:(:(:(
She Might die im taking her to the vet soon but what should i bring her in she shivers alot so i lift her and stroke her and she sometimes warms up then gets cold again:S:S Please help quickly From Kirsty x x..
January 28th, 2009 at 14h46
Kirsty, we’re not vets here. For professional advice you need to take your hammie to the doctor.
Best of luck and keep us posted.
January 28th, 2009 at 15h00
Well Sorry! Im Only Askin for advice i’ll just go somewhere else daisy is dying right now she isnt breathing very well!!!!!!!!
January 28th, 2009 at 15h08
Kirsty, I really want to help, but I’m not trained to help. Understand? I’m not a vet, and Daisy deserves the best.
If you look for a vet, find one that specializes in “small animals”. Such a vet would have a small-sized oxygen chamber, which would help while he or she finds out whether Daisy just has a bacterial infection or is dying.
We really need to get a vet here to be able to give advice. When I get myhamsterdied.info back up and running — spammers and hackers destroyed it last time — maybe I can contract with someone with some training.
January 29th, 2009 at 08h13
Hello Kirsty,
You are being very sensible for 11 years old, I’m not sure my 11 year old daughter would cope that well. As Joshua says you need to get Daisy to the vet because small animals can get very ill really quickly.
I take my hamster to the vet in a plastic carrying box I got from the pet shop. If Daisy is too ill to gnaw you could take her in a sturdy cardboard box but in both cases you need to keep constant watch on her to make sure she doesn’t escape.
I put sawdust in the bottom and plenty of paper bedding to keep the hamster warm. It’s best not to put food in for a visit to the vet because she will fill her pouches. Don’t worry about water either.
It’s hard for anyone to say what is wrong with Daisy over the internet. You really need to get her to the vet ASAP if you haven’t already.
All the best
Margaret
January 29th, 2009 at 09h09
Thanks Margaret:D I’ll do that your very much like a vet you know that? lol Thanks For The Help Bye x x x.
January 30th, 2009 at 07h09
Heeey:( Daisy Passed Away last Nite R.i.p Love Herrrr:( bye x.x.x.
January 31st, 2009 at 18h10
My hamster Mocha died yesterday. It escaped from its cage and I immediately start looking for it. When I found it lying motionless on top of the roof I feared the worst.. I picked it up and its nose is bloodied. Knowing that, it was no doubt it suffered a fatal fall.. I broke into tears blaming myself for being such an incompetent person to let it die that way.. Although I only got it a month ago, its death just tears through my heart.. I couldnt sleep the whole night. I kept looking at the cage that Mocha used to be in.. it likes to gnaw the steel cage every night and make noises out of it. It all quiet now.. thinking back the times I spent together with Mocha makes me feel so glad I had it and at the same time feeling the grievences that I can never see it anymore… I miss it so much and will love it always. To all hamster owners whose hamster passed away.. I share your sadness. Let us all remember our little buddies eternally and never we forget the good times we had with them.
February 3rd, 2009 at 13h00
Hi, My daughters hamster died yesterday, her name was sandy, i think i became more attached to her , but my daughter did love her very much, played with her before school and straight after school, and just before bed time, anyway, yesterday morning, just after my daughter headed off to school, sandy seemed full of energy so i decided to put her in her ball, she was cruising around like her usual self and then she was resting in the ball on the dining room rug, i was washing the dishes not far from her, i guess now that i think of it, the area here she was the sun from the patio doors was shining in at her, so i was thinking after that she got heat stroke, but anyway, when i was almost finished the dishes i looked over to the area she had been resting in and the ball was not there, and next minute i tripped hard, i looked down it was sandy in the ball, the ball was spinning quickly and her little body flipped upside down..
i picked up the ball straight away, began to panick, opened it, noticed something was wrong, ran to my husband and started crying and freaking out, he took her out and she was limpish, i told him to take her to the vet, the ran out the door ,headed to head there and decided to come back because he said it looked like she was coming around, and doing better, so i held her, and she seemed to be getting back to normal, but she was still sluggish, and limping, kind of dragging her back legs, but she did her usual crawling up to my shoulder and stuff and seemed to be getting her energy back, we decided to put her in her cage to rest, she went into her wheel straight away, came out, went up her tube then into her tower, she was still limping, dragging her leg, abit, i thought maybe she just hurt it a little from the ball but was fine, after a bit of walking around in her cage she decided to go under her bedding to rest, seemed normal, i was relieved.
every 5 minutes or so i would check in on her, tap the cage or whatever to see if she was ok, the first couple she was fine, popped her head out , came out, went up tibe into tower again, but still limping..but i figured if she was able to do all that she was fine, after about 10 minutes or so i checked in on her again, she was on up of her bedding this time, and when i moved her cage, she didn’t even bother to move.
straight away we scooped her out, she was colder then usual, and we brought her to the vet, they put her in intensive care in that little chamber thing and told us that they would call.
i was sick with worry, i loved her so much, she had a cool little personality, we only had her a short time, 3 weeks, but i loved her so much, the vet told me she was about 6-8 months, which i thought was strange since we had just bought her, but anyway, i guess they can tell by the whiskers?
well, the vet called about two hours later and told us she passed away. i have been a basket case since yesterday, my daughter seems to be handling it a lot better, she is 8, maybe because she wasn’t here to she her not acting herself, she just has the memory of heading of to school and sandy being her usual self, i don’t know.
well i’m glad i found this site, i don’t feel so alone anymore, my face and eyes or puffy and swollen from crying i hope i can get back to myself soon. I am sorry about everyones hamsters here, i know how it feels.
sorry this is so long, god bless, Ruth.
February 3rd, 2009 at 19h17
I know how it feels Ruth. Its like losing someone really dear to you and it just tears through your heart. Sorry for you loss. Hope them little friends that passed away would rest in peace..
February 4th, 2009 at 08h21
Hello Ruth, Sorry to hear about Sandy. You should be prepared for a late grief reaction from your daughter. I find my daughters (9 and 11) occasionally get upset at bedtime and they are crying over one of our deceased hamsters, even the first one who died over 2 years ago.
We have always got another hamster straight away because it is a couple of days before you can handle them. Get one that looks totally different if you can.
I’m sure that everyone here who has had a hamster in a ball has kicked it by accident at some time. I certainly have. I think you were unfortunate that Sandy was injured on this occasion. We have a ball with a gyro stand that doesn’t cost much more than one without. This means the hamster can go fast with the stand or can explore when off the stand.
The vet told me my hamster was older than I thought. They can tell by their size and males develop scent glands on their backs when they are mature.
The pain of loss and guilt will ease. You should consider a new hamster because while it will remind you of Sandy, it will develop it’s own personality that will help you to laugh and remember Sandy fondly too.
God be with you, Margaret.
February 4th, 2009 at 08h45
Thanks so much Margaret and Roger for your kind words, this morning I feel a little better, I’m holding it together a little better, I have not seen a ball with a gyro stand, I wish I knew about them, maybe this would not have happened.
Maybe we will get another hamster, maybe it will help the emptiness I feel, and just like you had said, my daughter had a hard time last night going to bed, I let her fall a sleep in our bed and then brought her into her own, she said too many memories, poor thing, I would wake her up with sandy every morning by taking her out of her cage and letting her crawl on her, It was very cute, I will miss her dearly.
I’m so happy I found this site, It has helped a lot.
Thanks again, Ruth.
p.s- I apologize for my poorly written post yesterday, I was crying and not really in my right mind .
February 4th, 2009 at 14h30
my hamster was in its cage and i feel so bad for neglecting it. my mum has a 5 month old baby so im contenley playing with my brother and i forgot abuot my little darling nibbles. and tonight i went to get him out to play with him and he was curled up in bed, stiff, cold and had a dark wet nose.
im still crying now and im 13!!!
:’<
February 5th, 2009 at 11h36
Awww im still on this site cuz its reli good!:D My hammy daisy died nearly week ago n i buried her beside my great granny:( Which was in victoria grave carrick… Everyone im sorry to hear about your hammys:( i know how youse feel i have had lots of hammys since i was young about 9 or 10 and im only 11!:L xxxxxxx
March 14th, 2009 at 17h38
My beloved hamster Missy passed away yesterday morning. She was 2 or almost 2..I was led to believe she would turn 2 in April..
The night before she passed, she was as hyper as always and had a good run in her ball. She then played with me for a long while and begged me to give her a sunflower seed. When I put her back inside her cage, she promptly groomed herself and then ate and drank. She then resumed her favorite habiting of biting her cage bars, so that I would take her out again. I did one more time and then let her back in, as I went to bed.
I woke up the next morning, and checked on her at 10:45am. She was lying on her side, never done that before, eyes open and mouth slightly twisted. I knew she was dead, but I still lifted her to check. Unfortunately, she was completely dead.
I have no idea what happened. She had no symptoms of any illness. Perfect weight, ate as normal, pee and poo normal.
I am in shock and cannot strop crying. I can’t help picturing her dead. I buried her and hope she rests in peace.
I loved her and she took a part of me with her. No more pets for me. Just too painful.
RIP Missy
March 18th, 2009 at 17h11
My baby (hamster) just died a few minutes ago. We think she had wet tail. She was only a baby. Her name was Caramel, but I called her Melly. About two hours ago, we noticed she wasn’t moving, and her eyes were open, and she was shallowly breathing. Somehow I knew she would die. I cried and screamed so loud and hard they probably heard it in Norway. I loved her so much, even though I got her on Saturday. It’s not fair! What did she ever do? My little Melly… I never even really got to bond with her, but she was so cute and quirky, and I loved her anyway. I miss her so much… I have homework and I can’t do it….. I don’t know how I’m going to be able to handle this… I can’t take it! This is so unfair! :’(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 13th, 2009 at 10h03
That’s exactly what happened to my hamster like a week ago!!! Did u ever find out what it died of?
April 14th, 2009 at 21h11
Julie,
I’ve just assumed organ failure due to old age, but I don’t really know. My understanding is that hammies just die, and quickly.
Sorry I cannot be more help.
April 16th, 2009 at 00h35
Unfortunately hamsters are very prone to cancers. In addition their small body size means that they don’t cope as well with infections. Older hamsters die of natural causes like some of the same things humans die of such as strokes(CVA’s) or heart attacks. At least these little fellows seem to die straight away of things like this. I saw someone’s pet rabbit who had suffered a stroke and was still alive and it broke my heart to watch him lying there not being able to do the things rabbits like to do.
I’m sorry your little hammys died so unexpectedly. It’s so horrible to lose the little guys no matter how short a time you’ve known them.
April 16th, 2009 at 19h52
Hello everyone!
I am very sorry to hear about all of your hamsters passing. i use to breed hamsters and i can tell you just about everything about them. i know how devistating it is to loose one. i have had soo many thruout the years since the age of 12 i am now 38! I dont have any now. but still have alot of pets. I also use to work in a pet store for 4 yrs and was known as the “Hamster Lady” (my mom still works there) hamsters have a short lifespan. average is 2 and a half years. they can live up to 5 yrs but that is rare. They are prone to tumors and cancer. i had two that had that in in 1990 but they had bumps on their sides. why? i believe it was from the cedar bedding i used. and the ones that had it were 7 hamsters that i hand raised myself from 2 wks old. this was way back before they started to warn you about using them. Dont use cedar or pine. there is chemicals in them then can cause respitory problems as well as cancer in hamsters as well as other small pets.
For Wet tail! it is a fatal disease for hamsters there is no one thing that causes it. wet-tail is like a very bad case of diahrea their whole bottom will be drenched! THE CURE, i have found is TC capsules (tetracycline) works. this is a fish medicine that you can find at your local pets store. you put one capsule in their drinking water. let them drink it. make a fresh one every other day. give them cheese, crackers, alpha hay something that can stay with them and help to dry them up. you have to do this at the very first signs! wet-tail will kill them fast. if they wont eat then it is too late. . i have hand fed them with a dropper and let them drink the TC from the water bottle by hand to make sure they were drinking it. when they had wet tail bad. there are times i can cure them and times it is too late. but this is a proven way to cure it. if you can give it to them at the first signs. when i worked at the pet store i use to tell my customers about it. this is the only thing i know that works. the last one i cured of wet-tail with tc. was a panda bear hamster that came in at the pet store when i worked there. we had 2 come in with wet tail they had it bad. i gave them both the tc water by hand and even fed them food by hand in dropper. The male was too far gone i couldnt save him even tho i tried everything i could. Panda was cured and i bought her and took her home. she had several litters and was one of my last hamsters that died. she was also my favorite. i no longer work at that pet store but my old customers still ask my mom about me all the time! if you have any questions id be more then happy to help! fairyaphreditie@yahoo.com
April 27th, 2009 at 04h33
Our hamster Jumpy died last night. She belonged to my two daughters, 11 and 13. We’ve had her for longer than I can remember–we think between 3 and 4 years–long enough that I’ve been calling her “Jumpy the Wonder Hamster.” She was active and healthy and playful up until a few days ago. Her decline came on rapidly. I believe she had trouble getting water out of her bottle, which may have caused dehydration; I’ve since learned hamsters are very susceptible to that. On Friday we could see clearly she had developed wet-tail, and although we tried to give her medicine, I think she was too far along. It was very difficult to watch her lose strength, but I kept telling myself she’d respond to the medicine and make a comeback. After all, she was the Wonder Hamster.
Yesterday, when it became clear she would not recover, I held her and just let her curl up on my chest. My thinking was that it might be comforting for her to not be alone, and if she was feeling vulnerable that perhaps my holding her would make her feel safe. My older daughter questioned whether this was the best choice. I called the emergency animal clinic and asked if a dying hamster would prefer to be held or left alone in its cage, and I was told without any hesitation that it would prefer to be left alone. Reluctantly, we put Jumpy back in her igloo and checked on her throughout the evening. She passed before the girls went to bed.
In hindsight, I can see now that my holding her was more therapeutic for me than it was for Jumpy; I wasn’t prepared for her death after all these years, and I needed more time to say goodbye and somehow convey to her that even though she wasn’t technically my hamster, I loved her too. I think losing a pet is one of the hardest things a person can experience. Our animals love us unconditionally and depend on us for everything. We feed them and exercise them, and in turn they give us their hearts. As sad as the death of a pet is, we must remember the life they enjoyed beforehand, and the wonderful relationship we shared with them while we had the privilege.
May 9th, 2009 at 10h45
im crying write now to ma hamster is just lying there and makin a clacky noise wen i got him to c wat he was doing he wouldnt move them wen i put him bak i let him crawl off ma hand and he got in the cage and just stopped and layed there i dont wont him to dye i have only had him 4 3 days omg please i think i can feel wat u going threw by the way im only 12 sorry 4 u lose
May 11th, 2009 at 22h21
My hamster, Hannah, just died today. She was almost 2, and she got a tumour on her tummy about 3 weeks ago. It got very large, and then she got a big lump by her ear, and then another one on her side, and then another one by her other ear. Her bum was also very wet for the last 2 weeks. I assumed it wasn’t wettail, because she hadn’t just experienced a change in environment or any stresses, and she is not young; as I understand it, these are the times a hamster will get wettail. Anyways, she became dormant yesterday but her chest was still rising and falling, and this morning the same thing; finally she stopped breathing this afternoon. It helped to read about the other hammies that have passed, b/c I find my friends are not sensitive. They think, it’s just a hamster, but they don’t understand I feel the same as when their pet dog or cat died!!!! She was MY hamster, my little baby, and I always went to her first thing every morning and when I got home from work. I am so sad that she’s gone, albeit glad that she isn’t suffering in pain anymore. She was for sure suffering, I would watch her fall over and not be able to get up, lose her balance constantly, and squeak when I handled her b/c I think it hurt
Poor little girl. RIP Hanny
May 15th, 2009 at 07h07
Im really really sad
we havnt even buried her yet 
my hamster died of old age we think last night..its really sadening though because i was trying to make her better like feeding her and makeing her drink water for like 3 days and i really thought shed get better but she didnt
i watched her take her last breaths and im so sad
and guilty
I MISS HER
i miss u totty
May 17th, 2009 at 05h19
Our beloved hamster, Hunny, died last night. I checked on her at 5pm and thought she was dead as she was motionless in her nest. After blowing on her and trying to rouse I noticed a small movement. I went online and read about hibernation so I thought perhaps this was what had happened. I picked her up and massaged her for hours. She made some progress and stretched and opened her eyes several times. I put her back in her cage and kept close vigil. She made it to the other side of the cage, painfully and slowly. I tried to give her water out of a syringe as suggested but she would not take it. Eventually she stopped moving altogether so I picked her up and held her close to my heart to keep her warm. She was breathing shallowly and after another hour made about 10 squeaky breaths and then died. I never thought I could feel so devasted about a small critter but she was such a big part of our family. My kids are away this weekend and will return on Monday to find out that their special friend is gone. My heart breaks.
May 25th, 2009 at 11h09
My Syrian hamster Rusty died last week. He was 2 and 1/2, which is a good long life for a Syrian, but it was still a shock as he had been healthy and happy just the day before. After breakfast in the morning, I was just about to leave for school when I noticed a furry huddle in the corner of the cage. Immediately I knew something was wrong – Rusty never slept in that position or corner of the cage, he never slept without bedding, and his eyes were half-open and dull. Inside I knew he was dead straight away. He did not respond to a tiny stroke, and I imediately burst into tears and let my mum usher me upstairs while she checked that Rusty’s heart had stop beating. I was depressed for the rest of my day, despite the comforting hugs and kind words of my friends, and when I arrived home my parents dug a hole in the back yard and let me place his tiff, cold body in a box ready to be buried. We made a small grave stone of frosted plastic, and his grave is covered in flowers from the garden. It has been just less than a week now. I am only 11 years old and Rusty was my first pet, and my whole family agreed that Rusty was the friendliest, tamest hamster you could imagine.R.I.P Little Rusty, We Miss You xxxxxxxxxx
May 25th, 2009 at 12h32
Marina, thank you for leaving your story. You are by far the most eloquent and literate 11-year-old who has posted here. My best to you.
May 27th, 2009 at 20h50
Within the last 3 weeks I’ve had three hamsters die… My sisters Campbell dwarf died of old age then the day after my roborovski died of old age (at least I think so she was 2 years and 3 mos.) then today I found my recently deceased robo’s daughter dead in her cage. I have no idea why she passed her tummy was black and I feel that maybe it could have been internal bleeding of some sort because in the last couple of days I noticed a large bump under her armpit.. I went in search for her sister and found her huddled in a blanket and she felt very cold to the touch yet was still alive;; she must’ve realized her sister was dead and ran out to hide somewhere else. I am now watching her and putting hot water bottles in her bedding. She has come around but i’m worried she will also die now that she is the only one left of three…
May 27th, 2009 at 20h56
(sorry my phone wouldn’t let me continue typing) so as I said I am worried she will die of loneliness of some sort and that she could have died today had I not found her in time. The three robos were very much attached to each other (it was mom and 2 daughters) so they have been cagemates for some time. I’m not sure what to do If she falls into depression…
May 28th, 2009 at 15h38
Christine, I’m really sorry for your recent losses. Each hamster is so special. I don’t know much about the social side of hamsters but I guess all animals are sensitive to what is happening to others around them because it is a survival instinct – what killed your buddy might kill you. Your hamster will probably go through some sort of grieving like yourself, because she has lost her buddies. Hopefully she will recover from this. One of my syrian hamsters moved her bedding next to her dripping water and ended up cold as you describe. I cuddled her to get her warm again and she revived.
I’m guessing your daughter hamsters were only a few months younger than the mom. That could make them ‘old’ in hamster terms. Their small size means that hamsters can become very ill really quickly and they are prone to cancers. It sounds like your hamsters had a great life together and you should be proud of that.
June 27th, 2009 at 19h47
My hamster Copernicus died yesterday. He lived for two years. He was my good little buddy.
July 1st, 2009 at 08h40
my hamster died today. She was about 2 and she wasn’t looking good. She had 2 bald patches, one on her head and the other on her back and the one on her back was really red and sore. I though she was healthy because she was quite chubby but the vet said she had a growth in her stomach and she couldnt get anything out. The vet put her down. I miss her so much. She was called Charlie :’( xx
July 1st, 2009 at 13h32
My Hamster died last Friday. Her name was Toffee. She was really old (2years 6mths) and was not herself. She had gotten really thin and was dragging her leg behind her. I took her to the vet and he put her to sleep. She is now buried in my parents garden with a little memorial stone. She was a good friend and I always enjoyed getting home to see her. I miss and love her loads. Some people think I am silly for being attatched to something so small but I believe no matter how small your pet they still are your friend and you care for them deeply. RIP Toffee xxxxx
July 4th, 2009 at 00h39
My 4 year old panda hamster, Couchee Pauchee is dying right now! He has severe wettail/dehydration even though I have given him Pedialyte. He is not really dehydrated but he does have bad diarrhea. He has been great. He never bit anybody and he loves to cuddle. He is getting colder and he breathing is more shallow now. He doesn’t respond to my voice anymore. I called around and no vet around here sees hamsters. I don’t want him to suffer but I can’t alleviate it. I get too depressed over this stuff. So right now I have him wrapped in a warm cloth, cuddling him and telling him to just go to heaven and that it is ok. I love him very much and so do my girls and I know he is old, but it doesn’t make it any easier. I wish I knew what to do to help him, humanely.
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July 9th, 2009 at 18h47
Hi my name is Katelynn and my friends Hampster had babies like 3 months ago so she gave me one. It was my first personal pet and i was soo excited! I got her like a month and a half ago, right before school ended and she just died on tuesday! I felt and still feel horrible! I love my little ♥Lola. She was soo cute! I spent the night at my friends on Monday and she was perfectly fine. She was running on her little wheel like she always did. And when i came home on Tuesday with my friend i went to change her bedding and she was in her dome thing i had bought her. I thought she was just sleeping, but when she didn’t move I yelled from my room to my mom and friend that i thought ♥Lola was dead. But then i saw her breathing so i picked her up and held her in a warm washcloth. I started crying beging her not to die on me so my friend took her from me. We sat there with her (my mom didn’t want to see her die) just talking to her. She was breathing shallow and wouldn’t open her eyes.Then she started peddling her little paws in the air, it was soooo sad. then she rolled over and took one last big breath. Then she died. My friend looked at me and was like “OMG! Kate, she croked” i bursted into tears. I love her and miss her so much! i buried her in our side yard. I buried her with her fav. thing.
R.I.P. ♥Lola Stovall♥
~Katelynn Stovall~ ~15 YR’s old~
July 15th, 2009 at 16h19
my hamster died five minutes ago.. im crying really hard right now.. im only 12…
July 23rd, 2009 at 07h07
In Dec 2008 I got the most adorable baby teddy hamster from a pet shop owner. At the age of 6months i put my baby outside for some fresh air. That was around 12pm. Around 1pm i wanted to give him some apple but decided to make lunch first.2:15pm i went to give him apple but he didnt cum when i called him.I found him curled up in a ball limp and thought he was dead.I took him out and left him lying in a scarf. Bout an hour later he was stiff so i buried him but knw i think i buried him alive as maybe he was only hybernating. I want to kick myself for not trying harder
i still cry over him even though almost 2months has passed.i really wish i kept him longer to have made sure he is dead coz now i dont knw 
n Dec 2008 I got the most adorable baby teddy hamster from a pet shop owner. At the age of 6months i put my baby outside for some fresh air. That was around 12pm. Around 1pm i wanted to give him some apple but decided to make lunch first.2:15pm i went to give him apple but he didnt cum when i called him.I found him curled up in a ball limp and thought he was dead.I took him out and left him lying in a scarf. Bout an hour later he was stiff so i buried him but knw i think i buried him alive as maybe he was only hybernating. I want to kick myself for not trying harder 
i still cry over him even though almost 2months has passed.i really wish i kept him longer to have made sure he is dead coz now i dont knw 
July 23rd, 2009 at 07h09
His name was Wollie btw
July 23rd, 2009 at 07h22
bBut i guess i should just accept the fact that he was dead becoz i wudnt have buried him if i thought he wasnt so i guess he was and i have to let him go now… Rest in peace my sweetest little angel, u brought much joy to me and ill remember u for that…
July 23rd, 2009 at 08h12
Carmz, what you are experiencing is normal grieving for a loved one. Wollie was dead when you buried him because he had gone stiff. Hibernating hamsters are just asleep and if he was just too cold he would have livened up when you warmed him. My first hamster was put to sleep by a vet but my second one died naturally and I kept thinking perhaps she hadn’t died, but I know deep down she had. The pain of your loss will ease over time. Try and remember the fun times you had together and how Wollie had a good life being loved by you.
September 8th, 2009 at 06h36
Yh i had a problem like that 2 my hamster used to get bloody noses frquently and after a while i saw that he stopped moving i knew he was still alive but he felt cold and after a day or 2 he wldnt do anything so i assumed he was dead
its always very hard to see a hamster you loved die like that but its life
September 16th, 2009 at 11h47
hi my names reece meeakin my hamster died to day she was called noodle
she was a cool cool hamster and when i say cool i mean cool i loved her to bits znd when se died i was very up set and me and my mum berreid he in the back gardan and when my mum tickled her she just rold on her back so she would do it more 
i miss her loads and loads i will never get a hamster like this a gen i miss u noodle xxx 
rest in peace xxxxx 2007 till 2009 xxxx.
September 18th, 2009 at 08h13
I am soorry about this, its sad to see this
September 18th, 2009 at 08h14
I am soory about his, this is so sad…
October 9th, 2009 at 16h29
I am in tears. My hamster died 3 nights ago and i dug him up today wich i shouldn’t have because it brought back the sad memorie of him dieing. Sorry about your hamster and i no how u feel.
November 3rd, 2009 at 13h39
i was playing with my hamster, franky tonight. when i gave him a little pinch, he bit me. it was quite hard and deep. in the moment of pain i just swung my hand. he smashed onto the floor and didnt move. i picked him up with my bleeding hand and he died there after a last few breaths. i feel like sheet now.
just buried him.
bye franky.
November 14th, 2009 at 03h25
Hey ppl I’m back lol After my Wollie died I had this emptyness in me.My bf said no more hamsters so I thought Ok, get sum guinea pigs so I ended up getting 6 guineas but even though I adore my guineas I just felt I need to have a little fluff ball aswello so I saw these 2 teddy hammies at petshop(brothers)and I went to my bf and I told him,listen here,I’m buying them.He didn’t object and I got them.They were getting along SO well I cudn’t belive it but one night they kept biting the rails and my bf cuudn’t fall asleep so he turned the cage around…they got confused and stopped chewing bt 4o’clock that morning I woke by them fighting.Thank gudness no one got hurt.I seperated them bt since then they kept fighting and I only have 1 cage and there’s no room 4 a xstra cdage so I had to return one to the pet shop coz I didn’t want either of them to get hurt (at the petshop i found sum1 to buy him
Anyway they looked like Wollie bt I cudn’t find one that looked different bt becoz I waited a few mont’s after Wollie died I came to terms that this hammie is Winnie and not Wollie. The otha day I visited a petshop and was so sad coz there was a baby dwarf hamster and I saw he was too small to reach the water bowl and he was sticking his little red tongue all the way out trying to reach the water so I held the bowl for him and he drank for almost 10min.I was so angry and scolded there. About a week later I popped in again and saw they replaced the bowl with one that has spiral steps so now im happy atleast…Jon, I don’t want to upset u but when I was little my sister threw a hamster of mine through the air and he was limp,didn’t breath and I started crying hysterically so my sister stressed coz my mom en them were on their way home so she massaged him and gave him mouth to mouth and after 15min he took deep breath and was fine again,I think he was just unconcious…oh my word now I feel so sad!Thank you Joshua for this nice site and it wud b so cool if we cud put up some video’s of our deceased hammies here…
November 16th, 2009 at 16h43
Last month my son’s hamster who we adored so much. He would fall to sleep in our arms and bury his head in under are armpit. he loved to fall asleep under my hair that rests behind my neck. he loved being held, oh and his name was socks. he was a teddy bear hamster. my son and and I became so emotional and cried our hearts out. they day he died I felt the same way as when my mother passed away. since he was a member of the family. my son and I say all the time how much we miss him. as soon as we buy his cage he would look up at us, like saying take me out. soon as I opened the little door he would climb right into my hand.
November 16th, 2009 at 16h44
I meant go by his cage
December 21st, 2009 at 21h07
My little fluffy mate Oliver passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday 19th December 2009. He wasn’t ill but he was getting old. We had him out of his cage on the Thursday and he seemed fine, sitting with me and my Mrs. It’s so upsetting these little pets only live a couple of years, we’ve decided not to have anymore hamsters. Oliver’s girlfriend Lisa passed away last year ago and I’m sure they’re back together now, along with Sara.
Oliver was a very fluffy white hamster and had massive balls (for a hamster). He had white and pink ears with little grey patches on them. He was quite a brave little guy and wasn’t even scared when we got a dog, they were quite good friends. I bought Oliver in 2007 after Sara died because we didn’t want Lisa to be lonely.
He was a tough little fella too. Earlier this year he had been chewing his cage and got his teeth stuck on the bars. He ripped out one of his top teeth but it didn’t seem to bother him or stop him enjoying his food. His favourites were monkey nuts and carrots.
Well Oliver, it’s time to say goodbye mate. It was a real pleasure to have you come to live with us and you will be truly missed. You know i don’t believe in God and stuff, but I am sure that your in a nice place with Sara and Lisa (say hello to the girls my mate).
Sleep tight my little fluffy mate. Me and Mum love you. X X X
December 31st, 2009 at 05h27
well my hamster died today. it was sad. i dont know what happened though. i went downstairs and he was bitting away at his cage door to let him out (like usual) so i did. then got my breakfast. then came back to watch him and he ran back to his cage (like usual also) and died. i had dreamt all nite with him… it sucks cause when i let him out today i didnt hold him like i usually do.
i had him for a year and a couple days. cleaned his cage every week, fed him, water etc. this sucks….
January 9th, 2010 at 04h33
hi, my hamster done the same thing he was only 1 years old his birthday is on the same day as mine but he didnt make it ]: i took him to the P.D.S.A shortly after he died and they cremated him ]: i miss him soo much i know how you feel.
Laura.
January 9th, 2010 at 04h38
oh.and the P.D.S.A said he had a cold ]:
Laura.
January 11th, 2010 at 06h50
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January 11th, 2010 at 09h25
hi everyone, i bought a hamster a few months ago and she was absolutely fine until yesterday, i noticed she hadn’t been out all day and i was worried so i had a look in her house and i could see her curled up in a ball, at first i thought she was asleep so i left her for a few hours but when she still hadn’t come out later i knew something was wrong- she was always active through the day, so i gently blew her to see if she responded, she didn’t. i ended up opening her little house and found her curled up in a ball, she was really cold and irresponsive, at first i tohught she was dead but i could clearly see her breathing, i phoned the vet and he said she might have gone into hibernation and to keep her warm, me and my boyfriend spent the next 3 hours trying to get her warm and arouse her but she remianed limp, eventually i decided to wrap her in a fleece blanket and i sat there talking to her for 5 minutes, i kept saying please wake up please open your eyes and all of a sudden she did! i thought that was it and she was going to be ok but for some reason she kept falling back asleep, this kept happening for 15-20 minutes until eventually we lost her. i feel so sad, she was only a few months old and she was such a lovely little hamster, i don’t know what happened or why it happened, as far as i’m aware she was perfectly healthy, i feel guilty because the night before i’d put her into the upstairs bedroom thinking it was warmer but i didn’t know sudden changes in temperature can cause hibernation, strangely though my other two hamsters were fine and they were in the same room. some advice tells you to stroke them and stimulate them to wake them up and others tells you not to as you could shock them and that alone could kill them? i can’t figure out if she died of dehydration due to being in hibernation, shock or something i didn’t know about. i just feel so sad and i feel like its my fault. i will miss her so much, i can’t bear to bury her today, everytime i look at the cage i cry, its not fair. rest in peace princess xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
February 3rd, 2010 at 08h58
my hamster twix escaped yesterday from his cage while i was playing with him. before i could catch him he ran into the piping whole under my washing machine. I sat there all night with treats thinking he would come back for food but he didn’t. Its just been 3 days since i got him n i got so attached to him that i didn’t sleep all night and i cant stop crying. I can imagine what you’ll must be going through. I hope he is not dead and comes back. I love him alot and miss my lil twix.
February 22nd, 2010 at 09h29
Our little Hamster Diead last night after a long battle with tumours.
Tilly Willy Woo Lambert Nov 2008 – 22 Feb 2010
(best friend and pet of Christian Lambert aged 6)
Sweet little Tilly , I know this sounds silly but you touched us all more than we ever knew.
A little boys treat with only three feet you battled and fought and always came through .
We hoped you’d hang on but know that you’ve gone were glad that your finally resting in peace.
If Gods just like us he’ll be making a fuss of the little brown angel that’s just come to tea .
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
March 5th, 2010 at 06h03
My beautiful pet hamster Jack passed away early hours this morning, i held him in my hands for 2.5 hours, stroking him and blowing air to him, the little fella finaly gave up the fight. Im absolutley heart broken and keep bursting into tears, i buried him this morning and placed his little house and primroses on his grave.
I know some people may think it’s only a hamster and im an adult, but i spent over 2 years with him and we grew a special bond. Like losing a member of the family.
March 15th, 2010 at 21h06
I am very sorry about your loss and I hope you can move on and not blame your self to much