Newest Orange Boy [RIP]

We got this cute boy on February 21st (2004), after watching him chase all the girls in his cage at the pet store. He looked quite big due to his puffy fur, but he was really lean. He reminded us very much of Orange (one of our first hamsters), due to his similar face. He was so nice and very comfortable with us right away.

Sadly, this very new boy just passed away before we could name him. On the morning of February 24th, he suddenly got very sleepy, and he was dragging his hind legs a lot as he hobbled around, so he may have had a stroke. It all happened so fast, before we could even take him to the vet, and there wasn't any sign of anything wrong before this. I'm glad we had 2 nice days of playing with this boy, but he was so young and healthy, so it's hard to understand what changed :(