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Phoenix · 07-16-2013, 04:23 AM

These are the ones I can remember off the top of my head or have written down on my current computer but there are a number I’m sure I have missed/can’t find the records for. I’ve kept hamsters since I was around 7 so about 18 years worth of ages and causes of death to forget. Most of these are within the last 8 years.

Male Syrians
Albert – 37 months – old age
Harold – 28 months – old age
Otis – 2.5 months – wet tail
Tazler - 29 months – old age
Shelley – 15 months – cushings. PTS
Derrek - 23 months – old age
Patrick - 19 months – tumour. PTS
Mike – 2.5 months – wet tail
Gambit - 21 months – old age
Wilson - 10 months – treated for mild case of mites, improving until sudden death
Magnus – 2.5 months – sudden death, cause unknown (only had him a few days)
Joey - 9 months – sudden death, cause unknown

Female Bred Syrians
Puffball – 41 months – old age
Bear - 5 months - died 5 days after giving birth to 13 babies who were then successfully handraised
Coco - 30 months - old age
Gobbles – 26 months – old age
Gavin - 28 months - old age
Floss - 23 months - probable old age
Baloo - 26 months – old age
Petrina - 30 months – old age
Frost – 23 months – closed pyometra, PTS
Willow – 18 months – sudden death, cause unknown
Evie - 15 months – heart condition (only presented at 13 months or she wouldn’t have been bred)
Ava - 15 months – unknown neurological problem/possible epilepsy (Sudden onset, Vet unsure of exact cause) PTS
Emily - 30 months – closed pyometra, PTS
Nora – 18 months – series of strokes after an escape. Recovered from the first, but then had a second a week later. Improved the next day until a third stroke that morning. PTS

Female Unbred Syrians
Fluff – 24 months – old age (died on her birthday)
Pudding - 19 months - sudden death. cause unknown
Nina - 14 months - sudden death. cause unknown
Gypsy - 5 months – open pyometra, vet wouldn’t operate. PTS
Florence - 5 months - sudden death, unknown cause
Nessa – 7 months – autopsy states sudden cardiac arrest with no cause
Eydis - 10 months – suspected pyometra, surgery revealed an inoperable mass in her bowel. PTS

Male Campbells
Pookie – 39 months - old age
Pepsi – 32 months – old age

Female Bred Campbells
Tyzer – 58 months – Tumour. PTS

Female Unbred Campbells
Cookie – 34 months – old age
Tango -35 months - old age
Fanta - 37 months - old age

Male Winter Whites
Fry – 22 months – sudden death, cause unknown
Rudy – 25 months – possible old age
Bruce – 15 months – sudden death, cause unknown

Bred Female Winter Whites
Leela – 23 months - sudden death, cause unknown. (Lost Fry & Leela the same day despite being in separate cages. No symptoms the day before and other hamsters unaffected)
Sheila – 39 months – old age
Beryl – 32 months – old age
Ludo – 23 months – Sudden death, cause unknown

Male Hybrids
Chester – 38 months - old age

It would be interesting to go through this whole thread and turn it into a graph (something to do in my free time!).

07-16-2013, 04:23 AM
Phoenix Hamster Pup Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Orkney, Scotland Posts: 138	Re: How long do they live? These are the ones I can remember off the top of my head or have written down on my current computer but there are a number I’m sure I have missed/can’t find the records for. I’ve kept hamsters since I was around 7 so about 18 years worth of ages and causes of death to forget. Most of these are within the last 8 years. Male Syrians Albert – 37 months – old age Harold – 28 months – old age Otis – 2.5 months – wet tail Tazler - 29 months – old age Shelley – 15 months – cushings. PTS Derrek - 23 months – old age Patrick - 19 months – tumour. PTS Mike – 2.5 months – wet tail Gambit - 21 months – old age Wilson - 10 months – treated for mild case of mites, improving until sudden death Magnus – 2.5 months – sudden death, cause unknown (only had him a few days) Joey - 9 months – sudden death, cause unknown Female Bred Syrians Puffball – 41 months – old age Bear - 5 months - died 5 days after giving birth to 13 babies who were then successfully handraised Coco - 30 months - old age Gobbles – 26 months – old age Gavin - 28 months - old age Floss - 23 months - probable old age Baloo - 26 months – old age Petrina - 30 months – old age Frost – 23 months – closed pyometra, PTS Willow – 18 months – sudden death, cause unknown Evie - 15 months – heart condition (only presented at 13 months or she wouldn’t have been bred) Ava - 15 months – unknown neurological problem/possible epilepsy (Sudden onset, Vet unsure of exact cause) PTS Emily - 30 months – closed pyometra, PTS Nora – 18 months – series of strokes after an escape. Recovered from the first, but then had a second a week later. Improved the next day until a third stroke that morning. PTS Female Unbred Syrians Fluff – 24 months – old age (died on her birthday) Pudding - 19 months - sudden death. cause unknown Nina - 14 months - sudden death. cause unknown Gypsy - 5 months – open pyometra, vet wouldn’t operate. PTS Florence - 5 months - sudden death, unknown cause Nessa – 7 months – autopsy states sudden cardiac arrest with no cause Eydis - 10 months – suspected pyometra, surgery revealed an inoperable mass in her bowel. PTS Male Campbells Pookie – 39 months - old age Pepsi – 32 months – old age Female Bred Campbells Tyzer – 58 months – Tumour. PTS Female Unbred Campbells Cookie – 34 months – old age Tango -35 months - old age Fanta - 37 months - old age Male Winter Whites Fry – 22 months – sudden death, cause unknown Rudy – 25 months – possible old age Bruce – 15 months – sudden death, cause unknown Bred Female Winter Whites Leela – 23 months - sudden death, cause unknown. (Lost Fry & Leela the same day despite being in separate cages. No symptoms the day before and other hamsters unaffected) Sheila – 39 months – old age Beryl – 32 months – old age Ludo – 23 months – Sudden death, cause unknown Male Hybrids Chester – 38 months - old age It would be interesting to go through this whole thread and turn it into a graph (something to do in my free time!).