My Beautiful Roxy Girl

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I write this with a sick feeling in my stomach and tears in my eyes. I can't believe I am even writing it at all. You weren't supposed to go so soon and my heart broke into a million pieces today when I found you in your bin, cold and gone to the bridge. I am glad I got to play with you last night and tell you that I love you...

I remember when I first brought you home. You had been left outside the local pet store during the night and found the following morning. My friend called to say he had a dwarf hamster for me if I was interested. I actually hesitated at first because I had never had a dwarf and I wasn't sure if I was going to be the right mummy for you. But when I first saw you, I knew I had to have you in my life. You were so small and so scared but even then you had a twinkle in your eye which made me know I was going to fall in love with you very fast.


You were a picky eater at first. Even when it came to treats. You would sniff and walk away from many things that I offered you. Until you were introduced to millet!



And sunflower seeds!



You always gladly accepted those treats from me and I loved to watch you enjoy them. And you would always let me cuddle you after you munched.



You always came over to your food bowl when you heard me get up in the morning. You knew food was on its way.



And you loved pouching tissue and toilet paper whenever I gave you some. I loved watching you shove it in your pouches and run away under your shelf.



Soon you were introduced to milk bones, which I wasn't sure if you would like or not. You loved them! And I loved to watch you put the whole thing in your mouth and wander around while you decided where you were going to "hide" it.



Once in a great while I would give you a piece of one of Cheeto's honey sticks. You must have known it was special because you always attacked it like it was going to be taken away from you at any moment.



As much as you loved your milk bones and honey treats, millet always remained your favorite and you loved to make a mess while you ate it.



Nothing made me smile more than when I would walk by near your cage and you would come over and look up at me with your big, beautiful eyes.



And often you would get in the meerkat position to let me know you wanted to come out.



And I almost always took you out for playtime... And, more importantly, cuddle time.

.....more to come.....

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I loved your sleepy face, when you would poke your head out looking all disheveled but always curious as to what was going on.



You loved to crawl around on mummy, during every opportunity you got. And sometimes you would suddenly decide you were tired and just lie down wherever you were.



You loved to explore new areas, and pee on them.



But your favorite play item was always your tissue box. I bought one for $1 one day and decided to put it in your cage. I had never seen you enjoy something so much!



Sometimes if you were really lucky, you got a yogurt treat.



You had the same food dish since day one. It was the dish that came in the awful Critter Trail cage I brought you home in. You loved hopping right into it and fishing for your food.



It was always very hard to resist your little eyes when you looked at me like you wanted something.



And you always, always, always thought you were just a little bit mightier than you really were. Trying to tackle climbing really large objects!



But most of all, you always made mummy smile. Up until today when you made mummy cry. I love you so, so, so much and will always love you.

I will miss stroking your beautiful fur and giving you smooches.
I will miss you climbing from my lap to my shoulder and looking at me all the way up.
I will miss the sound of you drinking from your water bottle.
I will miss you coming out of your hiding place the moment you heard food hit your bowl.
I will miss you obsessively running in and out of toilet paper tubes.
I will miss the way you ate raisins.
I will miss how you used to curl up and fall asleep in the hood of my sweatshirt sometimes.
I will miss watching you groom yourself while sitting on your bum with your feet in the air.
I will miss your adorable little fuzzy feet.
I will miss the way you would attempt to climb up the side of your bin when you wanted to come out.
I will miss watching you dig around in your bedding.
I will miss the sound of you chewing on the base of your wodent wheel.

And I will really miss being able to count on you for company almost any time of day or night.

This is the last picture I got to take of you, just a few days ago.



I love you more than I ever thought I could and there will always be a Roxy shaped hole in my heart.

Play well, sleep tight, and run free.

Sweet dreams, Roxy.

Mummy loves you.

[Hamtastic]

Oh no

I've never met Roxy, but I believed she was a beautiful and special girlie. She was so fluffy and shiny and made the most adorable goofy faces <3 She was one of my favorites here.

I am so very sorry for your loss and hope you are holding up okay... *hugs*

[chulasweetchica]

Roxie is So Beautiful. You are a Wonderful MoM and gave her the Best. She loved you so much and she is your Forever Angel. The pictures were Beautiful as was your Memorial. Hugs from me my girls~

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Originally Posted by Hamtastic

Oh no

I've never met Roxy, but I believed she was a beautiful and special girlie. She was so fluffy and shiny and made the most adorable goofy faces <3 She was one of my favorites here.

I am so very sorry for your loss and hope you are holding up okay... *hugs*

Thanks very much. I think she was special too. I know I'll eventually be alright.... Time is the greatest healer.

Originally Posted by chulasweetchica

Roxie is So Beautiful. You are a Wonderful MoM and gave her the Best. She loved you so much and she is your Forever Angel. The pictures were Beautiful as was your Memorial. Hugs from me my girls~

Thank you. I always called her my little angel so I like to think she really is an angel now.

[petal10]

What a lovely tribute. So sorry for your loss but she was a beautiful girl and she had a fantastic life with you - I'm sure she knew how loved she was.

[jesselle]

this is a lovely tribute, it's made me tear up a little, perhaps because losing wonton is still raw and certainly because your words are so honest and true.

sleep tight roxy, give my wonton a little kiss on the cheek up there for me, make him blush a little x

[Sandti]

I teared up a bit She was one of the hams I loved seeing the antics of, she will be missed <3 <3
Sleep well little girl <3

[RachK]

A beautiful tribute for a beautiful little girl. So sorry for your loss of Roxy. xxx RIP little angel

[GhostsInSnow]

Awwwh this brought tears to my eyes
She was such a beautiful little ham and she knew how loved she was and clearly loved you so much.
I'm sorry you lost her so soon
Play well at the bridge Roxy x