Valediction Tramper, Valedictions Rodents

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My surprise at Tramper rat still being alive at our return to NZ proved to be short-lived. The following morning his body was still so prior to work I buried him in the backyard and planted forget-me-nots. At 33 months (82.5 rat years) Tramper was the last of his trio, the largest and oldest of the group. In his younger days he was certainly the

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[gurdonark]

I'm sorry you lost Tramper.

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He was well and truly due to be honest. I just hope he didn't suffer too much in the past fortnight where it was obviously he was struggling a bit.

What I'm really coming to terms with this is the realisation that I'm having a rat-free life...

[microbie]

A new phase! I will probably take a break from dog ownership after Tupper.

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There's a rat-shaped hole in my life.

This said, I do have distant plans for a whippet-shaped companion in several year's time.