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Why was my hamster's leg blue and unresponsive? Was it hibernation?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Other | Unknown - Other | Female | unspayed

We buried my hamster but it says online that she could've been hibernating. It's summer and I live in the middle east although we do have a in our house. Her leg was blue upto her thigh and she was about a year and a half old. We tried calling out her name and moving her but she wasn't moving or responding

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Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

Veterinarian

Published on August 28th, 2017

I am sorry to hear of your loss. The blue discoloration you describe would not be seen in a live, hibernating animal and is a sign of circulation collapse. Hibernation would not be expected in summer or comfortable room temperature either.

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