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Rest In Peace Cheeky
Just when you thought it couldn't get.....
I fed my rodents breakfast this morning, like I do every morning. The ratties and hammies get fresh food, cilantro, rice or noodles, carrot, apple, peas, scrambled eggs and whatever other fresh foods I might have on hand.
It's also an opportunity, since they are largely nocturnal, to check on the hammies. One of them never woke up. Cheeky my albino hamster seemingly died in her sleep, surrounded by cotton bedding, curled up in her little dome home. She was one and a half years old.
I picked her up as she lay, scooped her up in her dome, and placed her in her cotton into a washcloth, folded over neatly. I tried to go about the rest of my morning as "normal".
The intention was to get Cheeky to join the others I have lost in our family's miniature pet cemetery in my 'rents backyard. So when I got to work, Cheeky in tow, I informed them that I'd be taking a long lunch.
I love this little hammie. I adopted Cheeky not long after I adopted Jet. I just couldn't imagine why anyone wouldn't adopt such a cool little albino. So I did. She has been a joy to have, and I will and do already miss her greatly. I wish she could have lived longer.
On these days, I hope there's more to life than this. That there is somewhere to move on to. Not for my sake, because when I think about myself, oblivion isn't scary at all for me. But when my animals pass, I hope they go somewhere else. They deserve more than a simple life as a pet. I do whatever I can for them, feed them the best I can, keep them clean, safe and warm, and love them. They deserve more.
I hope Cheeky had a good life. I hope now she is somewhere better. I will miss her dearly.
Rest in peace little one.
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