Mimi our lovely angel

This morning, after bringing Mimi to the vet, she passed away over the counter. We think it's approximately around 10:30-10:50am.

She received antibiotic dosage. I thought she'll be completely fine after that. But while making the payment we realised she wasn't moving at all. I touched her leg and called out "Mimi". She was still soft by then. The vet picked her up, and announced that she's gone.

We think it's her time, as she behaved weirdly for the past 2 or 3 days. I think I should have been able to give more attention, when she was sleeping non-stop for the whole day or more.

She was still able to eat and drink and ran about inside the pokeball until yesterday morning (2nd May). Last night when we returned home from work at night, we were freaked out as she panted and breathed heavily, unable to stand up at all, and struggled while lying on her back.

After reading online hamster forum, I was convinced that after taking antibiotic medication she would be fine. So that moment when she was pronounced dead after taking the medication, I was completely taken aback. I didn't expect her to leave us this way unexpectedly. I cried like mad. Wifey was strong, and managed to buy the tools and headed off to public park. We cremated her at the ground with a nice view facing the fountain.

I chanted medicine Buddha mantra along the way and Mummy played the Great Compassion mantra for Mimi.
Rest in peace Mimi, you were such a good girl, may you have a good rebirth in many lives to come, may be we will meet again soon. Be close to Buddha's path and be enlightened.

Om mani padme hum
Tadyanta Om Bedkanze Bedkanze Maha Bedkanze Randza Samung Gate Soha

Mimi and Lulu on mobile phones

The quality is really bad, but can't resist as they look cute no matter what! :D

Lulu on Mummy's lap. Look at her fingers XD

Mimi bite bite!

Lulu mediate in her bedroom.

Mimi meditate at her corner

Mimi sleeping with one leg stretched out.

Lulu bit the paper aggressively. We transferred her to the cage because Mummy is worried that  Lulu has become obese. The bar cage will give her more space to work out.

Continue bite bite.

When Mama tried to take the paper away, Lulu rushed and tried to grab the paper by mouth, LOL

They switched cage :) Mimi sleeping in Lulu's bedroom.

Lulu found a new favorite spot: sleeping under the House :)

When Mimi showed her frustration staying in the Pokeball, and we realised that she didn't know how to drink from water globe, finally we decided to buy her a new house on their 1 year anniversary with us (last month).

However, Mimi does not appreciate the two-tier house, and the wheel is so small, one of her leg would accidentally step into the air as she runs.

But she could finally know where to drink the water. So that's  a good thing about this cage.

Mimi awaken by cage opening noise (when Mama attempting to take this photo).

Wanted to take a photo of Lulu sleeping under the shredded papers that she created, but she was awaken by the cage opening noise as well, hehe. 

Broccoli again

Mimi munches on broccoli <3

Lulu was also very focused on the big clove of broccoli <3

Always their favorite food (asides from my breads and cakes <3)

Merry Christmas from Mimi and Lulu

Lulu's season's greeting

Mimi wishes everyone a Merry Christmas 2012!

8 months with us

Mimi was eating, Lulu was staring at camera :)

Our adorable babies <3

Previously Mama baked a pumpkin bread and the hammies seem to like to eat a lot. So for their 8th-month-versary, mummies planned to bake another pumpkin bread for them^^

This time it is a pumpkin-applesauce bread. They don't nom it up a.s.a.p. like the last time, but still finish their portion of bread nonetheless.

The idea of this photo shoot is risky. They seemed get along well in the beginning. Mimi proactively approaching Lulu,sniffing her face as close as possible.

And then, Mummy was fearing that Mimi was about to make an attack, so swiped her off the ramekin dish.But then Lulu abandoned the bread and sniffing Mimi instead. Mama felt like the rendezvous is a success. However, as soon as the DSLR was put down, Mimi bit Lulu and the two bit on each other, wouldn't let go. Mummy got bitten by Mimi a little while separating them up :(
Mama put socks on top of Lulu to stop her from getting up or attacking back Mimi. Lulu didn't struggle much and just laid on her back and closed her eyes.

Looks like Mimi is more aggressive and is in menopause now. Hopefully when her menopause is over, the two of them can live together peacefully :)

Mummy decided to give Lulu a gift, given that she's gaining a lot of weight and seldom run on the wheel nowadays. Initially bought a Habitrail mini rails. But sadly Lulu cannot fit through the tunnel! OMG! When we returned to the petshop, the shop assistant is also shocked that how could a Winter hamster couldn't get through the tunnel. That's so freaking funny XD

So we bought her a space ship instead :D

Spaceship side view

Spaceship bird-eye view

The connection from the Pokeball to the spaceship :)

Mummy and Mama love these two babies so much! May Mimi and Lulu be happy and healthy always~ Om mani padme hung

Our pocket pets

Mimi the pocket pet

Trying to get out

Our cutie~

Lulu hanging on the pocket with two arms out XD

Fufufu

Ever adorable fat fat

Idea for photography comes from the vet description :D Aren't they cute?

Mimi's patient description

"Pocket pet" XD

We like this vet. He describes our mini ham ham as "pocket pet", like pocket monster like that, how cute <3

Mimi has red skin behind her ears and on her back, and she seemed to be scratching a lot so we brought her to the vet where we brought Princess the Spitz to.

And here is a funny photo of sleeping Mimi in late September:

May our hammies be happy always, and be reincarnated at a place with Buddhist teaching and get closer to Dharmma, to be liberated from all sufferings.

We wish for the same for our other pets that accompanied us in this life.

Lulu the fat fat and Mimi the gold digger

We give food in the morning. And the hammies would be alert of our appearance before their house, standing up looking at us waiting for the humans to feed them. Once the plate is served, Lulu focuses attentively to the food, and nothing else.

Watch until the end for her ultra cute close-up XD

After having minimal food, Mimi keeps digging her mines for Buddha-knows-what, occassionally looking up at the human or the camera, and ninja-ing onto the cage and biting the bars. And then fell down on purpose. Simply too cute.

The videos are taken this morning :)

Today Mimi and Lulu are with us for 6 months, they are a bundle of joy :)

Hammies on strawberries

Mimi

Lulu

They are basically biting the strawberry slippers XD

Hammies in dark pink lace

Lulu

Mimi

I am trying to improve my photography skill and start to explore Lightroom. But the outcome is still not as I expect it to be. Need more practices!

Hammies and broccoli

Lulu:

 Mimi:

Om nom nom nom

Mimi and Lulu playing Tai Chi with each other

After the hamsters' big fight, we tried to put either Mimi or Lulu into each other's cage, but they still ended up fighting each other off T_T

So we have this idea to try to put them 'on the ground' aka open air condition and see if they can still be friends outside of the small cage. The video below is the process of encounter, they seem like playing Tai Chi with each other :D

Though the video didn't show, Mimi ran away from Lulu in the end, still afraid of her. The evidence was the 'nervous poop' by Mimi that you can see in the latter half of the video, poor hamster!

Pinky and fluffy

"Here so comfortable!"

"Here smells so nice!"

Hamsters eat broccoli

Today Mama was having broccoli, carrots, and bak choy as lunch. Giving Mimi and Lulu some leftover fresh broccoli, and they love it! :D

Videos:

Mimi eats broccoli

Lulu eats broccoli

Mimi wants more broccoli XD

Lulu becomes a monorial hamster, in search for more broccoli

Random hamsters

Mimi looking at us from her doorway :D

Lulu's eating :)

Awwwwwwww

Curious about the hamster ball

Lulu sat inside the bath tub, still refused to bath T_T

Exploring in living room

Picking up some food on the floor (the pieces of their favourite star-shape vegetable mix)