shazzy
02-19-2014, 04:33 AM
I am sorry to return to the forum under sad circumstances, but I found my little Colin passed away in his nest yesterday so he deserves a memorial like all my little ones before him.
Colin came to me from the RSPCA, where he was brought it with several other dwarf hamsters after his previous owner had been breeding them and lost control. I saw Colin on the RSPCA website for several months, but did not have a suitable cage or space to take on another hamster. After I sadly lost Mrs Cotton, I decided to put her cage to good use and adopt Colin. By this time, he had been at the RSPCA for about a year.
I brought Colin home, and he was a timid little man. He would flip onto his back when I tried to touch him, and launch himself at me with his teeth. He was just scared - a year at the RSPCA with little handling hadn't helped. Soon though, he started to come round and started to enjoy being handled - and in the end he was a real cuddle monster, who would go into splat ham mode as soon as I have him a little tickle. He'd like to curl up in the palm of my hand and snooze away while I stroked him (although he'd soon tell me when he'd had enough by biting my palm!)
Colin was a character, a seemingly grumpy little man (until he was tickled of course) and he loved his food. As soon as the food bowl was replaced in the morning with fresh din dins, he'd be straight out of his bed diving in. His favourite food was mealworms and could devour them in seconds.
Colin was coming up to the grand old age of 3. I had been thinking since about October that he was starting to look very old, but he kept going and was active until the end. He still had his great love for food until the day he died.
He passed in his nest, curled up in a little ball. At least I can take comfort in knowing he went peacefully. he may have spent a large portion of his life without a home, but I hope I made up for that with all the love and cuddles he received in the 1.5 years that I owned him.
Rest in peace dear Colin, you will most definitely be missed xxxx
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Colin came to me from the RSPCA, where he was brought it with several other dwarf hamsters after his previous owner had been breeding them and lost control. I saw Colin on the RSPCA website for several months, but did not have a suitable cage or space to take on another hamster. After I sadly lost Mrs Cotton, I decided to put her cage to good use and adopt Colin. By this time, he had been at the RSPCA for about a year.
I brought Colin home, and he was a timid little man. He would flip onto his back when I tried to touch him, and launch himself at me with his teeth. He was just scared - a year at the RSPCA with little handling hadn't helped. Soon though, he started to come round and started to enjoy being handled - and in the end he was a real cuddle monster, who would go into splat ham mode as soon as I have him a little tickle. He'd like to curl up in the palm of my hand and snooze away while I stroked him (although he'd soon tell me when he'd had enough by biting my palm!)
Colin was a character, a seemingly grumpy little man (until he was tickled of course) and he loved his food. As soon as the food bowl was replaced in the morning with fresh din dins, he'd be straight out of his bed diving in. His favourite food was mealworms and could devour them in seconds.
Colin was coming up to the grand old age of 3. I had been thinking since about October that he was starting to look very old, but he kept going and was active until the end. He still had his great love for food until the day he died.
He passed in his nest, curled up in a little ball. At least I can take comfort in knowing he went peacefully. he may have spent a large portion of his life without a home, but I hope I made up for that with all the love and cuddles he received in the 1.5 years that I owned him.
Rest in peace dear Colin, you will most definitely be missed xxxx
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