Comments on: Bye, Baruchito

Bye, Baruchito

brownpau — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:38:17 -0800

RIP Baruchito. The flagship hamster of Baruchito's homeCage has passed away after struggling with the stress of a flea infection and the medication applied to it. Baru was just a couple of months shy of three years -- which is a venerable old hamster age. While he may not have been as notorious as certain late pancake-stacked pets, Baru still lived a full life of fuzzy cuteness and aaaawww-inspiring photos. Those of you with hamsters, won't you arrange them now in missing-man formation?

By: brownpau

brownpau — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:40:14 -0800

Also see Baruchito's late cagemate Julita in a photo from the site I sent to CuteOverload.

By: slogger

slogger — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:16:53 -0800

By: homunculus

homunculus — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:17:27 -0800

Momo.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:20:05 -0800

By: Amanda B

Amanda B — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:55:22 -0800

By: orthogonality

orthogonality — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:52:46 -0800

I hope Baruchito is in Hamster Heaven, not Hamster Hell. Was he Saved by being washed in the Blood of the Gerbil?

By: Protocols of the Elders of Awesome

Protocols of the Elders of Awesome — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 03:36:27 -0800

Don't worry orthogonality, I think the trial of Sisyphus would be fairly enjoyable for a hamster.

By: chris24

chris24 — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 04:48:06 -0800

By: maryh

maryh — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 04:53:29 -0800

From the comments: no ,more fleas fleas are bad no more fleas flease are bad!!!!!! You Flease SUCK.... get away from baru. You can't hurt him, you disserve to DIE you ikky flease! Fight them baru... baru!baru!baru!baru!

By: maryh

maryh — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 05:05:55 -0800

see above (I adopted a kitten who turned out to have a horrible flea infestation, and I'll be damned if these weren't the exact words going through my head, except, of course, for the baru!baru!baru! part)

By: melt away

melt away — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 05:12:19 -0800

I like hamsters. They seem to have fairly unique personalities. We had six within the last three years and are down to one. They are extremely cute, but do have a vicious side. In one case, a hammie mauled his runt brother to death. Quite bloody. In another case, one got sick and died - before we got home it's cagemate ate it, leaving a few bones and some skin.

By: contessa

contessa — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:16:42 -0800

By: ereshkigal45

ereshkigal45 — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:26:23 -0800

I have always heard that hamsters are Satan's own little pocket pets, but Baru was a cutie, and I was rooting for the little guy before the end. RIP Baruchito.

By: konolia

konolia — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 07:01:24 -0800

I cried for three stinking days when we had to have our first hamster put to sleep. I was in my thirties at the time. Darn things just have too short a shelf life.

By: ereshkigal45

ereshkigal45 — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 07:49:46 -0800

On rereading, I also want to say: "flagship hamster." Brilliant.

By: drezdn

drezdn — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:08:17 -0800

By: Liffey

Liffey — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:41:42 -0800

.*18 (from my eighteen Russian dwarf hams)