It's unfortunately frequent with Hams really
Although we've been lucky that most of ours have had quite a long innings. I put that down to that fact that they've got a huge run (with lots of tubes, sandbaths, woodshavings to burrow in, and so on) and lots of stuff to keep them amused - that plays out with the fact that none of them have been very nibblely.

Our last one (the last of a pair of Roborovskis (now they're, cute) ended up with a lung infection and sounding like Darth Vader, poor thing...

EDIT: Well of course. Every bathroom needs a Marvin...

EDIT 2: A typical Roborovski looking typically pissed off:


( Fireflier La la la la, not listening on, Fri 15 Aug 2008, 0:52, Reply)