When it comes to hamsters, you think of their soft and cute appearance, look at them thin and small, but they are actually very smart. When the temperature is too low, they will enter a state of hibernation to ensure their own safety. When entering hibernation, it will reduce metabolism, less energy consumption, and ensure survival at low temperatures. When he is threatened, he will also avoid the attack by playing dead.
In winter, the wild environment will be more harsh, not only the weather is cold and food is scarce, hamsters will hibernate in order to ensure that they can survive, but domestic hamsters will not hibernate in winter.
When hamsters really die, their appearance will be different from usual, whether they are tortured by illness or die for other reasons, their appearance can be clearly seen to be more emaciated, and it can be seen that they are not so round and pouty, and their hair is not as shiny as before. And the hamster who suspended animation can be seen to be as round as before, and it doesn't look so pitiful.
The body temperature of the dead hamster drops quickly and gradually becomes stiff, and if the hamster has this situation, it may be really powerless. Hamsters can also be fake if they pretend to be dead, they can become "hard", and the ability to pretend to be stiff is practiced by them, but their body temperature will not deceive, and pretending to die will not change.
If the hamster enters pseudo-hibernation, you can put the hamster indoors, increase the heating temperature, increase the indoor temperature, and take a hot water bottle to assist in the warming. If the limbs are stiff and unwilling to wake up because of being frightened into suspended animation, the owner can touch it to make it feel warm, and it can slowly wake up after relaxing the mood. Or tempt it with food, little hamsters are also snack goods, put their favorite snacks aside, they will not be able to resist the temptation.
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