Posted by Deneb on January 3, 2008, at 1:02:14
In reply to Re: I'm going to get another hamster » Deneb, posted by Dinah on January 2, 2008, at 22:49:42
I don't know what happened! I think I picked a sick hamster. When we got him the sales associate noticed he was thin and wasn't very active, but then assured me he was healthy, that it was just his personality and he was just the runt of the litter.
When we got him home, he seemed OK. He ran in his wheel and ate and pooped and peed.
:-(
Tonight I found him curled in a ball in the corner of the bin. I thought he was sleeping so I left him be for a while. Then I checked on him and saw he was still sleeping so I poked him a bit to make sure he was OK. He moved a little, but didn't wake up. Then I got worried. I then thought he was too cold and was hibernating. Our house gets a little cool in the winter. I filled a Zicloc bag with warm water and put him on it. I gently rubbed him. I tried to put a drop of water into his mouth. I'd read about hamster hiberation and I was doing all the things I was supposed to, warm him up and rehydrate. He wouldn't drink.
After a while he started gasping. I learned that mammals esp. young ones will gasp before they die. After the gasping for a few minutes, he stopped moving altogether. I knew he was dead then.
Why do I have such bad luck with hamsters! His Wodent Wheel hasn't even arrived yet.
This really sucks.
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