Sooki Passes

I'm so sad.  My little Sooki has passed today.  He was the kissiest rat!  He came into my heart in 2010 when my friend brought him to say hello when she was dropping off my two girls from quarantine.  I was hooked.  She let me adopt the little guy when he was ready to go home.  My 2 girls were spayed so he got to live with them.  He also lived with Chase and Liam.  They were quite a bit older and passed earlier this past year.  Rose, Poppy and Sooki were later joined by Lobo, another neutered boy, who joined them in Febrary 2010.

Sooki is survived by his cage mates Rose, Poppy and Lobo.

Rest in peace little guy.

Dirty and Stinky with Guildenstern

Dirty and Stinky, both spayed girls from San Francisco, California, with their cage mate, Guildenstern.  Guildenstern was alone after his brother passed.  These two lovely ladies brighten up his life.

Wire Cutters, Reducers, Bushings and Couplings

I had to return the wire cutters to Home Depot last night.  I'll have to order them online.  I also picked up some reducers, bushings and couplings to shorten the tubes from cage to cage.  Hopefully I can try it tonight.  There was a suspicious package left at the Willow Creek Transit Center so I'm waiting for the light rail to get the all clear.

Poppers Passes

At the age of 2 years and 9 months, Poppers the adrenaline junkie Syrian hamster has passed.  He and his sister Peepers were two of the first hamsters I've had.  (Precious and Colonel from the Washington County Animal Control were the first two but they were so cool, I brought two more in the sanctuary.)  Two babies that their previous owner had tried to breed (and kept in the same cage)!  They came here and were immediately separated.

Poppers has been a real joy and he will be sorely missed.

Rest in peace my little odd-eyed guy.

Picked up Remains and Visited OHS Vermin

I went to OHS this morning to pick up the cremains.  It is really sad because they ask the pet's name.  I had to tell them the list is long, it's the large group of rodents.  Oh yes, they bring the urns out.  I really appreciate this service.  If you have to have any pet cremated, I highly recommend their service for cremation.  It's very reasonable and it generates a little money for the animals there.

Of course I had to go in and look at the rodents in rescue there.  They just took care of a big pet store case and have  LOTS, so if you are looking to adopt a few fuzzies, please consider adoption before purchase.  They have mice, gerbils, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits now and often have hamsters, chinchillas and degus too!

After visiting for a while I had to do my 3 hour quarantine but was already meeting my parents for brunch so it all worked out!

Then I went to Home Depot and picked up a set of wire cutters to to try to cut the wire flush so that I can make special wheel holders.  I hope it works!

Forgot to mention, when I was at OHS, I picked up some of the Oxbow Essentials Rat Formula to give to the mice.  Running a bit low on Harlan 2014 and wanted to try out the Oxbow food for them.