A container for your hamster. Opt for cardboard, cloth or paper containers instead of plastics. Personal items for your ceremony such as flowers or candles. Something to dig a grave for your hamster. A marker for the grave site.
Dig a hole as deep as you can to place your hamster inside of it. Try to dig at least two feet down. Once your hamster is inside its container, place the container inside the hole. Place stones over the container before filling the top of the hole in with dirt.
Your marker can be something simple, such as a stone that you can place in the ground. You can paint, draw, engrave, or carve anything you want to on your hamster’s marker.
Denial is usually the first feeling to arise during a time of loss, being a kind of disbelief in regards to the loss. Anger is a reaction to the pain of loss. Bargaining is the phase where someone might start asking “If only. . . ” questions and wondering if they could have saved or prevented the loss in some way. Depression is generally felt right before acceptance. It can be a quiet sadness before letting your pet go. Acceptance is that final stage where you have fully come to terms and integrated your loss.
Journaling Poetry Essay or short stories about your hamsters life. Write a eulogy for your hamster that explains how important they were to you.
It can be a good idea to wait before rushing into getting a new hamster. There is no hurry or set time line that you must feel better by. Listen to yourself and you will know when the time is right for a new hamster.
