24.03.2024

Little Holly crossed the rainbow bridge very very suddenly overnight, the 24th and I'm literally crying my eyeballs out.. She started to slow down very very quickly on that day, and had lost all her strengh. I later found her on the glass, but near the bottom rather than the top, which was unusual. Then she was suddenly falling off the wall, 2 times in a row (luckily landed soft). Then she stopped and was sitting on the rock below. I offered her food and drinks and honey but she had no reaction to it, she was moving slightly and walking around a bit. A few hours later, overnight, I saw her upside down, she felt down the rock she was sitting on.. lifeless, legs curled in. Her death was so.. sudden.. she was so jumpy. Oh godness.. Its getting hard for me not to cry again writing this.

She meant a lot to me and was a wonderful, curious little fella who unfortunately passed way too early. She just reached adulthood not too long ago, she even died before my other, older girl and she's the first pet ever that I had who died in my care. I still check on her terrarium even though I know she's not in there anymore. I am going to preserve her and hopefully keep her 'alive' this way. I am happy that she was part of my life for at least a little while.

I have asked others for some comfort art... I really needed it.. badly. Please look at the wonderful art Holly received. She will be remembered. PS: yes you too can draw her if you would like to, anytime, no matter when you read this. One day or in 2 years. You can email me your art & display name, or site I should link to. I will love you forever.

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26.03.2024

She is now safe and secure in her little bottle of alcohol. She looks so peaceful, and still so alive. I hope that this setup with keep her beauty! I have her on my desk next to me where I can always look at her while I'm on desktop or working. And she's looking at me from above now.

Holly reached an age of approx 1+ years (6 months as an adult). I dont know how old she really was sadly, and if instar 5-6 was even correct when I bought her. Ori was smaller when she came and she had the same age listed. Holly was already so big and she left us too soon.. too soon... Even as an adult, she could have lived much longer. I don't know what the cause of death was.. really I don't. Sometimes there isn't anything you could have done to prevent this. I really wish I would know if this was my fault. Was the cricket I gave her okay? Was it too big for her? Was she exhausted from laying eggs? Sick? Did she ate a sick insect I was unaware of? Just age? I will never know. But I hope she had a good life.. I tried to make it nice for her.

Rest in peace little fella, fly high...