Category Archives: Pets

Any of the managerie abiding or abidden at our place

R.I.P. Stewie

Our oldest hamster, almost 3 years old, passed away today. He’s been flagging for a few days but today finally lost the battle 🙁

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R.I.P. Chopra

A very active hamster right up until the end, but this morning he was found in his wheel as stiff as a board 🙁 We’ll miss you little pal!

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Meet Buster

This post is long overdue! We had Buster back at the end of January when he was 6 weeks old. He’s loveable, playful and totally nuts!

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Catch up!

I’ve been neglecting this part of my web experience so here’s a catchup. In the time since I last posted we’ve lost two pets: Bluey the budgie and Caramel the hamster. We won’t be getting any more budgies but we … Continue reading

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Meet Jack

Yesterday we were asked if we could adopt a female guinea pig, so we agreed. Today she arrived, only she’s not she, but he! So, meet Jack. He’s 5 months old and very friendly… especially where Rose is concerned! 😉

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Meet Ella

Here’s Ella, who joined our family the day Petal passed away… it’s just taken me this long to get a semi-decent photo of the wiggly little madam!

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R.I.P. Petal

Petal the hamster was looking very listless this morning so we kept a close eye on him. Sure enough, almost 2 years since he joined the family, he sadly passed away 🙁

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R.I.P. Martha

Martha, one of our guinea pigs, died last night. One minute she was fine, next time they were checked, not more than half an hour later, she was still. Only 3½ years old too, such a young age for a … Continue reading

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Meet Matt.

I’m way overdue with this post! Matt actually joined our family on June 10th, and was very nervous at first, as they all are. He’s now settling down nicely but is another one who loves to spend hours in his … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Peanut

Peanut was taken ill on Sunday and we thought she was dying then but she brightened up and has been fine until tonight. I just checked the cage and she was curled up in her house with eyes open. Loss … Continue reading

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