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| P: 3/5/2007 6:12:47 PM | |
equestrienne Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,437 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 3/16/2006 |
Sounds like a rough week for the PS critters. My class hamster Betty passed away sometime today while I was at school. I had taken her home over Christmas break and hadn't brought her back yet because she wasn't feeling well. I am only a little upset, but I worry about my students. The kids will be so sad. She had her own homepage on my school site and they loved to send her questions and play with her when she was at school. Poor Betty. 
We've set a date! 11/06/10 "Heaven smells like horses." |
| Posted: 3/5/2007 6:12:47 PM | |
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| P: 3/5/2007 6:23:40 PM | |
Miranda Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,042 Last Post: 9/24/2009 Member Since: 2/18/2006 |
Awww, so sorry about Betty. What grade do you teach? Maybe you can get a new Betty in a few weeks. She looks like such a cutie from your pic.
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| Posted: 3/5/2007 6:23:40 PM | |
| P: 3/5/2007 6:49:48 PM | |
sumbride Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,867 Last Post: 1/21/2009 Member Since: 2/17/2006 |
Oh, poor Betty. Glad she was at your house and not the classroom when she died though. If the kids are old enough to understand, maybe it would be a good time for a unit on death? Is that ok with your school? My niece grew up on a farm and she handled pet death very well, but it always shook me up when I was a kid. Still does, actually.
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| Posted: 3/5/2007 6:49:48 PM | |
| P: 3/5/2007 7:11:46 PM | |
Skippy123 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 19,823 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2006 |
oh, she was so cute; I am sorry
Skippy  "The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos |
| Posted: 3/5/2007 7:11:46 PM | |
| P: 3/5/2007 7:33:46 PM | |
FireGoddess Ideal Rock Total Posts: 12,145 Last Post: 3/23/2009 Member Since: 1/25/2005 |
Poor Betty. I'm sure she was a very loved little critter. I also wonder if this would be a good (definitely sad, but good) thing for the kids to learn, that Betty lived a full and wonderful life but it was her time to go.
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| Posted: 3/5/2007 7:33:46 PM | |
| P: 3/5/2007 7:39:01 PM | |
ZoeBartlett Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,879 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 12/29/2006 |
Date: 3/5/2007 7:33:46 PM Author: FireGoddess Poor Betty. I'm sure she was a very loved little critter. I also wonder if this would be a good (definitely sad, but good) thing for the kids to learn, that Betty lived a full and wonderful life but it was her time to go. Very well said FG. I'm sorry to hear about Betty, Equ! 
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| Posted: 3/5/2007 7:39:01 PM | |
| P: 3/5/2007 7:51:46 PM | |
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equestrienne Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,437 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 3/16/2006 |
Thank you for your posts, everyone. I teach middle school, and the 12 and 13 year olds will probably not have as hard a time with this as would a younger group of students, but they will still be upset. I may wait and see about getting another hammie next year for the classroom, as I do like having a pet in there for the kids to interact with during the school year.
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| Posted: 3/5/2007 7:51:46 PM | |
| P: 3/5/2007 10:49:26 PM | |
KimberlyH Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,542 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 6/15/2006 |
I am so sorry, equ!!!
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| Posted: 3/5/2007 10:49:26 PM | |
| P: 3/5/2007 10:53:07 PM | |
lumpkin Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,491 Last Post: 2/29/2008 Member Since: 5/24/2005 |
It HAS been a rough week for PS pets. I'm sorry to hear about Betty. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
| Posted: 3/5/2007 10:53:07 PM | |
| P: 3/6/2007 5:54:07 AM | |
MiniMouse Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,013 Last Post: 11/5/2007 Member Since: 12/1/2004 |
Oh no, poor Betty. She was so photogenic and gorgeous. I had hamsters as a kid and I was forever upset when they died. Maybe you might consider a Chinchilla next time, they are lots of fun, and a great size for the kids to handle and they come in all sorts of colors. Their fur is incredibly soft (frequently used for fur coats, but we won't go there). I always think they're like a cross between a squirrel and a guineapig. Kids love watching them clean their fur by rolling around in a box of silver sand, they also live for approx 20 years, unlike hamsters which only live 2-4 years. I'd highly recommend chinchillas, they are very clean and don't smell.
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| Posted: 3/6/2007 5:54:07 AM | |
| P: 3/6/2007 6:05:22 AM | |
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,212 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005 |
So sorry about Betty Equi Great suggestion about a Chinchilla Min, they do make great pets and are very entertaining to watch.  Nothing is more sacred as the bond between horse and rider...no other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on because an enormous part of his owner's heart, soul, very existence dies also...but that can never be laid to rest, it is not meant to be... - Stephanie M Thorn |
| Posted: 3/6/2007 6:05:22 AM | |
| P: 3/6/2007 11:15:59 AM | |
Pricescope Administrator Total Posts: 8,265 Last Post: 1/5/2008 Member Since: 1/1/2000 |
Sorry equestrienne, it's always hard. But i wanted to say thank you for having a "class pet" especially for those kids who can't have a house pet for some reason.
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| Posted: 3/6/2007 11:15:59 AM | |
| P: 3/6/2007 6:12:58 PM | |
Gypsy Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,306 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 8/9/2005 |
I think its wonderful that you had a class pet for your students, and I know that they will Betty' passing hard, just as you are. ((HUGS)) But I can tell that she was very loved (beautiful girl, too) and that she touched the lives around her wtih joy. Its a good legacy.
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| Posted: 3/6/2007 6:12:58 PM | |
| P: 3/6/2007 11:56:56 PM | |
divergrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,141 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 12/9/2002 |
Awww, sweet Betty, she is a real cutie pie, I'm so sorry. This really has been a rough week for our pricescope pets!
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| Posted: 3/6/2007 11:56:56 PM | |
| P: 3/8/2007 6:28:30 PM | |
Madam Bijoux Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,053 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 7/15/2005 |
My condolences for the loss of Betty.
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| Posted: 3/8/2007 6:28:30 PM | |
| P: 3/10/2007 3:03:53 PM | |
Diamonds are Hot! Cut Rock Total Posts: 431 Last Post: 3/10/2007 Member Since: 4/10/2006 |
awww, that's really one cute hamster!
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| Posted: 3/10/2007 3:03:53 PM | |
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