Hello everyone, I am new to this forum as of today. I am coming to you all with hope that you can shed some light as to why my guinea pig Hamilton died about a week ago. He was two years old.
I honestly don't know what could have happened to him. I'd taken excellent care of him. He had a decent sized cage and was housed alone, but honestly he was out of his cage playing with me more than he was in it! He was fed carrots daily, and always had food, water, and a clean cage. He never showed any kind of signs of being sick or ill... I did notice he wasn't drinking as much a week prior to his death,, I didn't think much of it and just thought it was the water bottle acting up so I bought him a new one..
He was totally fine the day before his death though, he was running around and squeaking like he always did whenever I'd enter the room. My mother said that it's possible he had something wrong with him from birth, but wouldn't we have noticed that?
He was purchased at a pet store, but he looked totally healthy.
It just is so confusing and heartbreaking that this had to have happened to him, and to me. I loved Hammy more than anything else in the world.
Do you guys have any ideas as to why he died?
Feel free to ask me any question about him and how I kept him housed and stuff, I will answer honestly! I just want to know how my baby died..
I honestly don't know what could have happened to him. I'd taken excellent care of him. He had a decent sized cage and was housed alone, but honestly he was out of his cage playing with me more than he was in it! He was fed carrots daily, and always had food, water, and a clean cage. He never showed any kind of signs of being sick or ill... I did notice he wasn't drinking as much a week prior to his death,, I didn't think much of it and just thought it was the water bottle acting up so I bought him a new one..
He was totally fine the day before his death though, he was running around and squeaking like he always did whenever I'd enter the room. My mother said that it's possible he had something wrong with him from birth, but wouldn't we have noticed that?
He was purchased at a pet store, but he looked totally healthy.
It just is so confusing and heartbreaking that this had to have happened to him, and to me. I loved Hammy more than anything else in the world.
Do you guys have any ideas as to why he died?
Feel free to ask me any question about him and how I kept him housed and stuff, I will answer honestly! I just want to know how my baby died..