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| Welcome to the
Internet Hamster Association of North America
(IHANA)
A resource site for hamster enthusiasts | | | Before joining... Please read IHANA Membership. After having done so, you are welcome to join us via the "Join Now" link on the bar to the left. It is understood that the act of joining this MSN group is equivalent to pledging to the IHANA Code of Care, Breeders Code, and utilization of Standards as outlined. ...Welcome to IHANA | | | | IHANA Managers Jan of Syrian Hamster Genetics Linda Price of AAA Hamsters and the California Hamster Association Dave Ray of Chesapeake Hamstery (Maryland) Nichole of Tarot Hamsters (California)
| | Looking for a Breeder? IHANA provides a page where breeders can post their own listing. Please be aware that IHANA has no way to insure that any breeder is reputable or conforms to the quality standards that IHANA promotes. To access the Breeders List first read Buyer Beware. The link to the list can be found on that page. | | |
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Articles and Resources | | Do you know the best place to get your next hamster? The Acquiring a Pet page dicusses breeders, pet stores, and rescue organizations. See the Buyer Beware page to learn how to evaluate a breeder. | | Exhibition Standards What are they? Why it's good to be familiar with them and support them -- even if you're a petowner. See the About Standards page. | | BHA Standards Feature Originally presented as a member contest on Hamsters Galore, this set of articles and judge's comments is reproduced here. | | | | The Good and the Bad and Ugly You'll hear both proper and improper names for the various colors and patterns of hamsters. Do you know which is which? Check here. | | Resources for Breeders Check out the Breeder Resource page for details on downloadable information pages, pedigrees, and a sample contract and guarantee. Find out the right way to use a hamstery name in this article on prefixes. | | You Be the Judge! Learn more about judging Golden Syrians in You Be the Judge! (offsite link) sponsored by Hamsters in Focus. | |
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| IHANA operates in conjunction with — Hamsters in Focus a Yahoo group brought to you by the managers of IHANA Hamsters in Focus welcomes posts on breeding strategies and techniques, genetics, exhibition standards, and ethics as they relate to the purposeful, goal-directed breeding of both Dwarf and Syrian hamsters. Our premise is that the development of show-worthy animals cannot be achieved without the setting and maintaining of specific and informed breeding goals. Posts on basic hamster care, casual breeding, sales, buying, seeking and selling, litter availability and OT issues are not permitted. 
Click to subscribe to Hamsters in Focus | | Copyright 2003 Internet Hamster Assoc. All rights reserved. No part of this website may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of the owner. |
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