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Old 04-08-2017, 03:11 AM  
Vectis Hamstery
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Default Re: Prefixes?

My first choice for a prefix was Wessex Hamstery (I'm in the Wessex area) but that name was already being used. I was a bit stumped until inspiration struck.

Vectis is the Roman name for the Isle of Wight, a place I spent many family holidays. Before my first trip as a young child, I imagined the Island as being somewhere near Antarctica and covered in snow, ice and penguins... Soon after starting to show hamsters I fell in love with black-eyed white Chinese hamsters and knew I wanted to work with them in future. With that aim in mind, I just had to name my hamstery after the Isle of 'White'!

It's only confused a couple of people who thought I was actually based on the Island. I pop over there often as my parents now live there.
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