In Reply to: I am so sad posted by Id on March 02, 2000 at 21:39:09:

: I got up this morning an out of habit went to get Flea out of his cage....only this time he wasn't there. I totaly miss his wide eyes and sweet licks on my cheek. I got home from work tonight and cleaned out his cage. I was crying as I dumped his water bottle and cleaned the dish that has cantelope and strawberries in it. By the way, I keep saying he but I found out that Flea was a she. I should have knows because there was no bald spot on his/her head but after she died I was able to really look at her body and found there was was no male parts at all. I did not see a pouch either which I thought that you could see on females. Anyway, I know it has to get easier and that it has only been one day but I miss nim sooo much. I keep coming to this site just to read about how other people's babies are doing. It does give me comfort. My boyfriend told me to go get another but he does not seem to understand that you just can't go out an REPLACE something that you love. I am also afraid that if I were to get another one some day that I would kill it somehow. They really are fragile little guys. I am so careful with all of my pets and I know that it was a freak accident but that is my point....accidents happen and I don't know if I could handle it if I were to get another one and accidently harm him too.
: What do I do??
: Wendi
Wendi, I am so very sorry to hear about your pain, and continue to keep you in my prayers. I wish that there were something more that I could do. Just remember that it was ONLY an accident and nothing you could have done to prevent it. I havent experienced any of my gliders dying yet, but a few months ago my dog Dally had to get put to sleep. She was my best friend in the whole world for a real long time. This was in November, and I still cry thinking about her. Just know that Flea and Dally are in a better place right now, maybe even playing with each other. Let me know if there is anything at all I can do to help ease the hurt. P. S.--I do have another dog now. I dont know if this helps or not, but Barkley (my dog now) is a good friend too. It doesnt make him a better friend than Dally, just different. And it did help me alot.

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