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 curiousity. He had goals and made efforts. He was alive.
I miss him.
May 13th, 2006 at 2:57 pm
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 6:12 pm
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 5:10 pm
: ( 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 7:26 am
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 5:39 pm
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 6:17 pm
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 6:24 pm
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 2:25 pm
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 6:14 am
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 2:56 am
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 7:49 pm
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 9:26 pm
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 12:05 am
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 7:57 am
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 10:52 am
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 2:29 pm
that is so sad! if that happened to my hamster i would be devistated.
Best wishes and Good luck,
Kirsten
December 30th, 2006 at 5:09 pm
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 1:04 pm
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 1:11 am
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 12:49 pm
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 1:43 pm
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 4:51 pm
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 2:49 pm
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 4:06 pm
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 12:10 am
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 12:41 am
[…] Such a big world. So many hamsters. So much grief. Anyone want to help with the new site, myhamsterdied.info? […]
March 27th, 2007 at 7:14 am
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 8:40 am
Anybody good with Drupal themes? Graphics? Any content ideas? Post at the new site, myhamsterdied.info.
March 30th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
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 2:51 am
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 9:42 pm
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 2:03 pm
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 1:26 pm
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 10:54 am
i was saving my money for a dwarf hamster and i dont know.all of these stories are really sad
April 14th, 2007 at 3:08 am
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 4:38 pm
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 1:10 am
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 5:00 pm
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 6:18 pm
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 9:24 pm
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 6:56 am
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 1:07 pm
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 6:37 pm
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 6:22 pm
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 3:35 pm
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 10:34 am
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 4:34 pm
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 6:40 pm
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 3:14 pm
sorry about wat happened
June 5th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
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 11:22 am
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 5:12 pm
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 1:17 am
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 12:24 pm
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 3:40 pm
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 10:17 am
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 11:02 pm
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 3:41 pm
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 8:35 am
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 9:35 am
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 9:59 am
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 3:12 am
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 9:03 pm
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 6:23 pm
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 7:17 pm
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 2:50 pm
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 5:21 am
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 2:00 am
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 5:26 am
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 7:46 am
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 12:33 pm
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 12:34 pm
R.I.P Hmmy i love u so much
September 9th, 2007 at 8:04 am
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 4:59 pm
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 12:36 am
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 12:18 pm
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 12:59 pm
my other hamster died yestiday
i’ll miss him so much R.I.P Ginger
September 29th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
my hamster died today
R.I.P ginger
October 1st, 2007 at 12:42 am
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 5:43 pm
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 2:22 am
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 3:20 am
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 3:45 pm
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 4:21 pm
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 8:10 pm
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 2:49 pm
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 8:08 pm
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 8:16 pm
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 1:11 pm
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 2:50 pm
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:06 am
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 4:35 am
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 4:58 am
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 7:01 am
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 6:41 am
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 :(.
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 3:51 pm
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 3:27 pm
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 3:29 pm
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 11:17 pm
Knowledge is a tree…
is from the bible - Genesis
November 8th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
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 10:50 pm
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 7:36 pm
im sorry i had bad experiences with hamsters i would cry and cry
November 16th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
im not a idiot
November 16th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
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 8:21 am
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 11:20 am
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 4:05 pm
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 4:07 pm
PS Thanks Joshua for the sympathy.
November 20th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
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 12:01 am
November 29th, 2007 at 1:27 am
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 4:05 pm
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 10:23 am
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 11:28 am
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 11:02 am
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 4:45 am
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 10:02 am
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 9:51 am
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 9:56 am
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 8:02 am
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 8:34 am
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 8:36 am
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 9:23 am
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 12:43 am
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 8:21 pm
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 8:23 pm
thanks for this site. ive been crying all day