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Pebbles82 · 12-08-2017, 02:20 PM

How very sad and traumatic for you. I am so sorry. It is hard to see them suffer, but Souffle knows what she is talking about and it is unlikely your hamster was suffering by that time. She is playing over the rainbow bridge and pain free now, but you must miss her. Many pet shop hamsters are interbred and born with hidden genetic illnesses or problems that reveal themselves as they grow.

Hibernation is a bit of a misnoma - it is torpor really. It can occur if they get very cold. I think you would have known if it was this, particularly as you have had two hamsters before and no issues with torpor occurring.

12-08-2017, 02:20 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Hamster died very suddenly How very sad and traumatic for you. I am so sorry. It is hard to see them suffer, but Souffle knows what she is talking about and it is unlikely your hamster was suffering by that time. She is playing over the rainbow bridge and pain free now, but you must miss her. Many pet shop hamsters are interbred and born with hidden genetic illnesses or problems that reveal themselves as they grow. Hibernation is a bit of a misnoma - it is torpor really. It can occur if they get very cold. I think you would have known if it was this, particularly as you have had two hamsters before and no issues with torpor occurring.