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dragons-and-yellow-roses · 7 months

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Tw animal death

I just lost one of my pet rats and I need to talk about it I guess

I just didn't expect this. He's been doing better, eating and drinking and moving around the cage. Last night I let myself believe for a moment that he would get better. But then I checked on him this morning and he was gone. I let his brother see him, and once he lost interest I took him out. But once I held him in my arms I just couldn't let him go. Because that's my baby. He's my baby and I love and miss him so much and I don't know what to do.

I got him and his brother from a friend because she had to move to an apartment that didn't accept pets and her family couldn't take them, so I took them because I was moving and wanted some critters to accompany me. And they were the best things that ever happened to me. Taking care of them and loving them was one of my favorite parts of life. I missed them while I was at work and couldn't wait to get home and let them out for free roam time. And now one is gone, and I have to tell my friend and I don't know how to. Text or call, what to say, anything.

He's in a little box with a couple toys, some goldfish crackers (his favorite snack) and a piece of hammock (he loved snuggling with his brother in a hammock). And I had to decide how to take care of my baby. I live in the city with no green spaces and no yard. When planning I thought I could just put him out with the trash, but holding him after he was gone made me completely unable to do that. I checked some rat groups on Facebook and they recommended burying him in a plant pot, so that's what I'm going to. As soon as I'm okay enough to leave my room I'm gonna go to the plant shop and get him a beautiful plant in a nice big pot. And I wanted something to keep of him, and to give to his old owner if she wants it, so I took some of his fluff and put it in a little jar meant to hang on a necklace and I'll mail it if she wants it.

I just needed to say all of this to process it ig. I wouldn't mind some nice words or pictures of your pets, if you're willing to share. Otherwise, I hope you all have a wonderful day.

#tw animal death #i still have two ratties #splinter (brother) and popcorn (new)#becaude i know rats are fragile and on the off chsnce that something happened i wanted my ratties to still have a friend #because theyre social babies and need friends. so i got popcorn because i love rats and just in case anything happened #but now im terrified because rats dont hsve long life spans and theyre fragile and i love them so much and i dont want to lose them #but im going to lose them both eventually. sooner than id like. popcorn was a feeder rat so he might not make it as long as he should #ive been crying for a crisp three hours now. and i dont want to leave my room because my sibling will see that im crying #and idk why but i hate being comforted when im crying and my sibling will try and then ill break down further #theres so much to do i realized. im a doer when im upset. so i made a list of everything i have to do #lay him to rest and figure out how to do that. tell his old owner what happened. deep clean the cage he was in #schedule a vet appointment for the other two in case they caught what he had #pay extra attention to his brother so he doesnt get depressed #and somehow calm down enough to go into a store and buy a plant and pot for my baby #thankfully i don't work today. I'd have to call out honestly

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