Showing Your Hamster
When
you become a member of the Northern Hamster Club, you may decide you
want to Show your hamster/s. Many of our new members start by
bringing their hamster along to a Show and entering it into the Pet Class.
Pet Class entries are judged on condition and tameness only. You
can bring your hamster along in his/her own cage, but remember to put
some moisture containing vegetables in the cage for the day. Entries
are taken by the Show Secretary on the day of the Show. The Class
is also open to other ‘small ‘n furry’ animals such as Rabbits or Guinea
Pigs.
Whilst at the Show one of the Stewards will be able to look at your hamster and advise you whether it can be entered into the main Show.
Entries for the main Show are taken by the Show Secretary prior to the Show. Details of all our Shows can be found on the Northern Hamster Club website – www.northernhamsterclub.com - and are also included in the Monthly Journal. New members are able to hire Show Pens; these are used by the Club so that each hamster is in an identical container ensuring the Judge does not know to whom the hamster belongs. Black pens are used for Syrian Classes and slightly smaller mahogany ones for the Dwarf species. Dwarf species hamsters are often kept in pairs or colonies so the Club allows up to 2 hamsters in each of the Dwarf Species pens.
Syrian
There are 13 ‘Straight’ Classes for Syrian Hamsters plus a Non-Standard Class for colours not yet recognised by the National Hamster Council, as follows:
Whilst at the Show one of the Stewards will be able to look at your hamster and advise you whether it can be entered into the main Show.
Entries for the main Show are taken by the Show Secretary prior to the Show. Details of all our Shows can be found on the Northern Hamster Club website – www.northernhamsterclub.com - and are also included in the Monthly Journal. New members are able to hire Show Pens; these are used by the Club so that each hamster is in an identical container ensuring the Judge does not know to whom the hamster belongs. Black pens are used for Syrian Classes and slightly smaller mahogany ones for the Dwarf species. Dwarf species hamsters are often kept in pairs or colonies so the Club allows up to 2 hamsters in each of the Dwarf Species pens.
Syrian
There are 13 ‘Straight’ Classes for Syrian Hamsters plus a Non-Standard Class for colours not yet recognised by the National Hamster Council, as follows:
| 1. Shorthaired Golden, | 8. Shorthaired Satin (Standard colours), | 
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| 2. Shorthaired Cream, | 9. Longhaired White, | |
| 3. Shorthaired Yellow, | 10. Longhaired Cream, | |
| 4. Shorthaired Cinnamon, | 11. Longhaired Patterned, | |
| 5. Shorthaired White, | 12. Longhaired Any Other Colour (Standard), | |
| 6. Shorthaired Patterned, | 13. Longhaired Satin (Standard), | |
| 7. Any Other Colour (Standard colours), | 20. Non-Standard, |
Dwarf Species
There are 7 ‘Straight’ Classes for Dwarf Species, covering Standard Colours of Chinese, Winter White, and Campbell’s varieties. There is also a Non-Standard mixed Class for all colours not yet recognised by the National Hamster Council, as follows:
|
D1.
Campbell Normal m/f |
D5. Winter White Sapphire m/f |
| D2.
Campbell Albino m/f |
D6.
Winter White Pearl m/f |
|
| D3.
Campbell Argente m/f |
D7.
Chinese m/f |
|
|
D4. Winter White Normal m/f |
Note: Roborovskii’s hamsters are not currently included in our Shows so can only be entered in the Pet Class.
Places are awarded in each of the ‘Straight Classes’ – 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Reserve.
Duplicate Classes
Both Syrian and Dwarf Species entrants can also enter these Classes in their relevant section of the Show. The Duplicate Classes are as follows:
| Junior (under 14), | Young Stock (up to the age of 16 weeks) |
| Novice (first year of showing), | Breeder |
| Intermediate (second year of showing), | Grand Challenge |
Places are awarded in each of the ‘Duplicate Classes’ – 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Reserve.
The final awards presented at each Show are for the Best in Show and Best Opposite Sex Syrian and Dwarf Species hamsters. Points from the Show go forward to an annual National Competition sponsored by Supreme & Harry Hamster.
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