It would be interesting to hear some of the breeders responses to this, I know that some of the very best ones do inbreed on occasion and do it to actually keep the line healthy and I am pretty sure most of the NHC breeders have done it at least once as many of the pedigrees I have read at shows show that the hams will have as an example the same great grandparents on both sides (mother and fathers side) I have been more curious about it since Mr Bobtail brought Hendrix home, he is from Bourne Valley hamstery and his parents are brother and sister. I guess they were from two different litters but they both have the same parents! I completely trust that an NHC breeder would never do anything to put a hams health in danger but I'd love to hear more about how/why breeders chose to inbreed sometimes
