Today Lucy lost one of her very first hamsters, Crumpet. He was originally bought in a pair with his brother, Muffin, although they quickly had to be separated when reaching the difficult teenage years (fighting, tsk) and have been happily living side by side in their own cages ever since.
He always was rather a chubby hamster so it was noticeable when a few months ago he had a dramatic weight loss, losing about half of his body weight in just a few weeks. Usually very into his food he became less so, preferring to sleep more although still keeping a relatively sunny disposition.
This afternoon, however, he was found curled up in his strawberry house, having passed away quietly and peacefully in his sleep at the ripe old age of about 2 years. Play well at the bridge little one.
