Very sad day for me... long post

[NoahsMommy]

You poor thing....sorry for your loss and for your hard decision.

It sounds like its the best for all involved.

Hugs,
Kelly

[Kater]

RIP always, Gillian & Nibblet. I'm sorry you had to make such a difficult decision and that you had such a sudden loss.

You gave these two the very best you could, but I understand that these circumstances can be hard to accept. I'm so impressed that Nibblet lived such a long life and that you worked so hard to make her as comfortable as possible. You showed her such great love even though she could never quite reciprocate it back to you. Please don't feel that you have failed her in any way because you were truly her angel.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}

Kate

[lv4dogs]

I can't thank you all enough for your support. It really was a hard decision but she was brought to the bridge yesterday. She's up there bruxxing with all of my other girls.

It feels so empty in my house, granted I have dogs, cats, ferrets & a hamster, this the first time in 16+ years where I don't have any rats. There is a large void in my home & heart. It is very odd, this is the first time in a long time that I don't have an urgent need to fill the space in my heart that is now left blank. Don't get me wrong I will have some loving ratkins in my furry family someday but I have to wait until the time is right.

[k9krazee]

Play hard at the RB little Nibblet, you did the best thing for her...RIP Gillian & Nibblet

[KYS]

(((HUGS)))

Karen

[King Spartacus]

God bless the little ones! And a great big hug to you! It's clear you loved your little babies so much, and putting Nibblet to sleep was an act out of love.

Some rodents are wonderful... and some, no matter how hard you try to make them manageble, just won't do it! Mamma had a hamster when she was a child, and he was the sweetest, most lovable thing ever. He was one of those that was allowed to roam around freely during the day, and loved to cuddle. When mamma moved in to her first flat, she decided to get another hamster... She was nasty! Mamma didn't like having her in the cage (as mamma felt pity for her in the cage), except at night, and let her roam around freely... trying to pick her up and put her in her cage at night was a nightmare... like Nibblet, it ended up with bites and heartache... Towles and gloves were needed, and the poor little mite used to scream everytime mamma picked her up. She lived until she was 2 and a half years old... and mamma is sad to say that she was glad the day the hamster passed on. Not that mamma didn't want her, but the stress both for mamma and the hamster, was just too much.

When it comes to rats, mamma has only had one. He was a handsome large fellow, but again, not very tame. Mamma tried to handle him as much as possible, but to no wail. He never bit hard though, but clearly let you know that he didn't like to be handled. In the end mamma and Harry (as his name was), came to an agreement... He was to be let loose all day long, mamma was to wear shoes all the time (otherwise he'd attack her feet), and when night came for him to get into the cage, mamma would put a pice of bread in his cage, and he'd happily trott in there! He was more like a cat than anything else, and loved climbing the curtains, so he could sit in the window sill and look outside! And they both lived happily ever after until he passed on a few years later!