A lot of things stiffen after death. Look at a malnourished plant for a great example... And even human bodies stiffen after death. We just rot and smell because we compose a higher level of chemicals.
Why do hamsters muscles stiffen when they pass away?
The same thing that causes all other animals and people to stiffen. Called "Rigamortis" pronounced
rigor mor´tis the stiffening of a dead body accompanying depletion of adenosine triphosphate in the muscle fibers.
rigor mor´tis the stiffening of a dead body accompanying depletion of adenosine triphosphate in the muscle fibers.
All living animals & people do.
Muscle memory. Think about it, spiders legs curl up when they die and sorry for your hamster dying
All living things stiffen up when they die , Its the fact is that the hamster passed away and its going to better place than this world sorry for your loss