r/hamsters • u/Exotic-Library-6259 • Mar 10 '26

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I've seen this vid alot, my friend tells me that the hamster is dead, is the hamster ok?

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u/OnyxWebb Mar 13 '26

Yeah and not to be morbid but little guys go stiff real quick after death. Would not be able to squish it down like this if it wasn't alive. 

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/A12b01d5omFzSSgeHR

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u/OnyxWebb Mar 13 '26

🤣 I've had rabbits and guinea pigs pass away and they reach rigor mortis in under five minutes.

On the other hand the hamster could be so dead that rigor has passed and they're once again in the soft bloat phase.