Is a hamster dead if it is stiff?

Question

Is a hamster dead if it is stiff?

Answer 1

ummm, ya.....it's probly dead.... i had a guinea pig who ended up like that....

Answer 2

erm i would say so yes, unless you put him in the freezer recently, put him on the radiator and see what happens in an hour xxxxxxxxxx

Answer 3

put hmster in microwave 4 ten secs then it will be all nice and soft again. Dead maybe but soft lol

Answer 4

not always

Answer 5

it is sleeping :)

Answer 6

Unfortunately, yes.

Answer 7

stiff and cold yes

Answer 8

Yeah when hamsters die they do go stiff i have sadly experienced this before

Answer 9

I would say so

Answer 10

If it"s stiff bit just had too much alcohol.

Answer 11

Errrm, yes. sorry

Answer 12

If it is stiff, cold and non-moving then yes it is probally dead

Answer 13

miranda says no! its fit as a fiddle. Miranda is very daft and smelly tho so i would say bye bye hamster!

Answer 14

how daft are you

are you sure you didnt give it some viagra

Answer 15

put it near the radiator wraped up in tea towel if nothin its dead they do it sometimes coz of cold

Answer 16

put him some where warm over night, some times if they are old,clod or ill they might hibanate. if hes still the same in the morning-sorry, but im sure he had a great life with youXX

Answer 17

LOL stiff and not breathing - that would be a good indication of death.

Answer 18

If its a siberian hampster take it back to the shop and get a refund - it is dead - deceased - no more-snuffed it-kicked the bucket -no longer exists

Answer 19

YES,SORRY.

Answer 20

ooo im so sorry but yes i would say so .... my hamster died 5 months a go and he was stift and no breathing so ye ... :(:(