Yeah I've had 2 hammies and this is my 3rd. Even knowing she's close to 2 years old and you know they won't have much time left, it still does feel so sudden when they start losing their energy and appetite and just wanna sleep all the time.
People tell me the same: you shouldn't get hamsters cause they don't last long enough. It's true of course but that always drives me crazy when people say it because I feel like, even a couple of years of fun with them is really nice and worth having. I haven't let it put me off getting a few - of course right now is the worst part where you feel like maybe the people are right lol. Still it only hurts because you care about them.