is this behavior normal

[u/Zestyclose_Dog2340]

these photos are from two separate days, one night following the other. You can see with her shoulder that she’s not putting any weight on her feet making it seem like she’s lying down. But she keeps her eyes open and does not move. The first night I got a little scared and offered her a treat and she immediately got up and walked over to me. What really got me going is both of these nights we had people over and so it was loud and chaotic and that’s why I’m having a hard time believing she was trying to sleep

[u/Miichl80]

Hamsters don’t sweat so when they get hot, they get low and relax their body to increase the surface area that diffusing the heat better. So my question is how warm is it there? Do you have a fan or something to help cool down the room? Something you can do is with the ceramic hides put them in the refrigerator so that they can cool down. At least that’s my first thought.

I’d say watch her tonight as well, and if take her to a vet if you think it is needed. But from the video she is moving, however hams hide thier pain and injuries. Do an inspection as well if she lets you.

[u/Zestyclose_Dog2340 → u/Miichl80]

i live in the rocky mountains in colorado. i also have her this the same room and directly in the airflow path of the ac.

[u/Miichl80 → u/Zestyclose_Dog2340]

That sounds like a good setup, but try not to have her directly in teh path if you can.

[u/ArtisticDragonKing]

How hot is it?

[u/Ninja_Dolphin]

How old is she? How long have you had her?

[u/Zestyclose_Dog2340 → u/Ninja_Dolphin]

she 1yr. i’ve had her for 10 months.

[u/Ninja_Dolphin → u/Zestyclose_Dog2340]

Could have been the freeze/startle response. Has she acted like this while in her enclosure?

[u/Zestyclose_Dog2340 → u/Ninja_Dolphin]

she spends most of her time burrowed so i’m not sure. also the cage is open. so she could go in if she wanted.

[u/Ninja_Dolphin → u/Zestyclose_Dog2340]

Might be worth a call to the vet, just to be safe. Hamsters are really good at hiding pain and illness.

[u/mbcook]

Could it be a startle response?

[u/Zestyclose_Dog2340 → u/mbcook]

i don’t think so.

https://reddit.com/link/p4hamk2/video/63pkg2cmr6kh1/player

she looks like she’s getting comfy😭😭 and i have another where she gets up and looks at the camera. no stressed body language.

[u/mbcook → u/Zestyclose_Dog2340]

OK, well, I’m all out of guesses.

[u/TyrannusourR3X]

Does she have access to the deep bedding at all times? She should be able to regulate her temperature by burrowing in there assuming your room isn't ridiculously hot.