=( My hampster "Hampster" died on Mothers day, I went to give her her favorite treat and I found her dead. It crushed me so bad that I vowed never to love a pet with a lifespan of less than 8 years at least.

You should get a ball python!

I had one, I called him Scabs because I adopted him from a woman who said he burned his head on his heat lamp, I had him for a few months, but my grandmother threatened never to visit us again until I got rid of it.

My grandmother's word was powerful enough with my parents to make me adopt Scabs out to a friend.

I have become rather desensitized to pet death... well, for the most part, anyway. Sometimes it just hits me really hard and sudden. Sometimes A pet I barely knew will hit me really hard.

I can't be without pets, though. I love their company, and I've had pets all my life. I feel very empty without a little furry creature around. ^_^

I just keep telling myself that death is part of life.. *sigh* ^_^; Sometimes it helps

What an awesome tribute!

Thank you ^_^ I actually went through my entire house over the span of a few weeks and drew all of my pets Anthro. I'll probably post more of these.

Incredibly cute! Love the feet and claws. Awesome face too! Great coloring

Thank you!

This is one of the few things up I've actually colored by hand. I rarely do that anymore, but I do enjoy it. ^_^

you're fantastic at it. =^.^= you should do it more. No.. really... NOW! *cracks whip* XD

hahaha All right then. When I get the chance, I'll do some hand coloring.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

So sorry. :(

Can relate all to well sad to say.

Awesome drawing though.

>^..^<

Thanks for the kind words, and I'm glad you like it ^_^

Awesome body proportions. And sorry to hear T-T

Thank you and Thanks. It's ok. He was sick, so I'm sure he's better off no longer suffering.

hai hai no suffering

A very cute boi, and a wonderful tribute. I know what you mean about short lived rodents - BeastInShow and I used to have gerbils, but they are so tragicaly short lived.

Peromyscus, the deer mouse (native to the US) has a mean lifespan of about 8 years. They are used in aging research since they live so long, and are commercially available.

Ball pythons live around 30 - 40 years, which means that when one dies, he or she has been an old friend - but this doesn't happen often.

Small breeds of dogs (eg., pugs), live much longer than large breeds.

Oooh, Deer mice.. Now that's something I didn't know. Snakes.. well, I'd love to keep a large snake, but I really don't have the room to keep one happy as it grows up.. and as for dogs? Well, I'm sadly not a big fan of smaller dogs. They're cute, but not for me.

I can say one thing about dogs, though.. My preference is for a nice Mutt.. Purebreeds, as pretty as they may be.. well.. those gene pools tend to be a bit shallow, I find.. and that just makes for a lot of hell..

Despite the pain, give me a few good years, and in the end, I'll be happy, even if I'm sad.

But yeah, good advice all around ^_^