Goodbye Bamboo.. Last of the hams.

mangoandmimi · 04-27-2013, 06:56 AM

Yesterday evening, Bamboo passed away. I didn't actually see her every day but she (despite being a skinny little chinese) was very greedy, and wouldn't have missed dinner for the world.. But that evening all her food was left so I knew something was wrong.
She passed in her bed though, and I hadn't noticed anything wrong with her beforehand so it must have been quick and painless.
If I'm honest, I'm more shocked than anything. She was nearly 2, but there had been nothing wrong with her/no signs of slowing down at all. It seems like only yesterday that she was spinning 100mph on her wheel.

Heh, I remember seeing her at Bath show 2 years ago, after dragging my mum, dad and sister along too. The rule had been ''absolutely no more newcomers'' but even my mum had to admit Bamboo was definitely going to have to come home with us. And the first time my dad held her; in fact it must have been about the 3rd hamster he'd ever held, she bit him! Since then he was scared stiff of her. But she never ever bit again, she was so docile and innocent. But very active. Especially since she moved into that 3 tier perfecto that she absolutely loved, we would see her pretty much every day. That was, until she bit a hole in the lid (the plastic part, not the metal grill) and I found her pouching my carpet in my room. Yes, she went in another tank and yes, there is a hole in my carpet that I will erm.. keep as my best memory of her?

Aside from running in the wheel and hiding from me at every possible opportunity, there was one thing she loved. Every time I managed to get her out, she ran up my arm and onto my shoulder, then if I was wearing a hoodie at the time she would go into the hood and snuggle up. I'd just kind of go around the house as usual, while she napped in there

If not, she'd just sit on my shoulder happily enough. There were many times I thought she'd fall, but that never happened. She was so ... sticky? Or clingy haha. I probably could have held her upside down with her attached to my arm and she wouldn't have shifted.
Ah, she was a fantastic, brilliant little hamster. So rewarding - I mean it took me ages to earn her trust, and even then she didn't come to me by choice. But in the end, she just accepted my company and it was great being able to watch her in her tank without her diving back into her house. I will never forget her, she was really a beautiful little thing. RIP Bamboo xx

Now we are down to 0 hamsters. Just the gerbil upstairs. But I have my GCSEs till mid June, so Boppit will keep me busy enough until then.