a Picture a Day - Day Twenty-eight

( I'm afraid the last picture is rather unexciting. )

RIP

Just a few minutes ago, I went over to see if he needed food and I found him on his side at the bottom of his cage. Didn't believe what I was seeing at first. I tried shaking the cage a bit and making noise because I was afraid to touch him. It must have happened quickly (and hopefully painlessly) because he was just drinking a little while ago. He lived longer than our other rats though. I think the thing that caught us off guard was that our other rats all ended up getting hurt or sick. No warning with this one. He just went quietly.