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Hamster died while I was on vacation. How to know its time of death?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Hamster | Male

Hi , I just went for a holiday on the 4th of December , Today is the day I come back from my holiday , when I came home and went to see my hamster cage , he was dead . How do I know which day he died ?

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 9th, 2019

I am very sorry to hear about your loss. Unfortunately it s very difficult to establish exactly the day of the death, even though a post-mortem examination can give you a quite rough indication of it. Please take him as soon as possible to your local veterinarian. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

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