She was a great hamster, I was really upset about it - I never thought I'd be so affected by the death of a rodent. For anyone interested here's the Facebook tribute I posted for her minus the cute photo
TRIGGER WARNING....
PET DEATH...
HAMSTER HAS REACHED HAMSTER VALHALLA...
Our hamster Layla died today. She'd been slowing down recently so I had a feeling she didn't have long left but unfortunately she took a turn for the worse last night but managed a last meal of a bit of cheese. She was still hanging on this morning, not moving but breathing heavily so I got her out and held her and she died in my arms about 30 minutes later. Her ears picked up and she seemed happy that someone was with her in her final moments and she died peacefully in the end. She was a great hamster, she never bit anyone and loved to play and scurry. RIP Layla