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[xvmorganalefayv]

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[gnimaerd]

*hugs*This is, unfortunately, not uncommon between dwarf hamsters. It happened several times in the small animal rescue where I used to work - and it's why we generally advised people with children to only ever keep dwarves seperately (well, actually, we advised them to just get a syrian hamster). I'm sorry it happened to you - it must have been so horrible to have to deal with.

[xvmorganalefayv]

I had read that dwarves should be kept separately unless they were raised together/related, and so I figured, mother and daughter, should be fine. From time to time they'd have a loud, squeaky tussle, but it wasn't very frequent and I made sure to give them plenty of their own space and separate wheels and everything.

Thanks for your comment. ♥

[gnimaerd]

Yeah, unfortunately, child-parent pairings can be unpredictable, because the child may have been raised with the parent, but the parent has spent quite a bit of their life alone, so they've not necissarily been conditioned to accept the presence of the other hamster, which can cause problems (obviously). again - I'm sorry it happened to you. :(

[xvmorganalefayv]

Is your icon Katie McGrath? (I notice you wondering aloud, so to speak, and it's a welcome distraction from the other things on my mind...)

[__sasami__]

Is it possible that Tegan had passed on already and wasn't killed? Rodents often eat dead tank mates for a number of reasons (including sanitary ones). It's not unusual for a hamster to die naturally and then for another one to, well, eat them...

Either way, I'm very sorry for your loss =(.

[xvmorganalefayv]

It is possible, but she was healthy and active when I left for work this morning. I know rodents/prey animals often don't show illness until the very end, but despite her diabetes, Tegan seemed very healthy, if somewhat small (and very thin, even though she'd gained weight since I got her).

I still feel sort of sick though, and while I know Nyssa is a rodent and was only doing what nature tells her to do, I really don't think I can keep her. My mental issue, obv, not any sort of anthropomorphizing her into ZOMG SERIAL KILLAR HAM. :(

[zero_angel_eva]

Yeah sometimes that is the nature of the beast >_> Sorry for you loss though. It could of been because of a fight or what sasami said.

[seashellz]

i hope you can find someone to take her. too many hamsters end up in the shelter because of things like this :(

[xvmorganalefayv]

Oh I wouldn't put her in a shelter, if no one can take her, I'll keep her...I'm just having a hard time dealing with it.

No one is taking her home without paying an adoption fee and proving that they are very knowledgeable about hamster care (or are willing to learn). I don't want her to be hurt or uncomfortable; I want her in a good home...just not...my home.

[mobiustrip]

I am so sorry you had to go through that, sweetie. Hang in there, take some time to heal.