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Originally Posted by souffle
R is reserve or 4th 
They are all separate awards and in order of place are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Reserve (4th) VHC very highly commended (5th), HC highly commended (6th) and C commended (7th)
There can be more than one of the lower awards given out if they are 'equal' on judging them on tameness and condition. The judge would also look at the carrier / cage that the hamster was presented in to ensure the owner had provided some food, a source of water like some cucumber, some bedding and a form or enrichment like a chew stick or a cardboard tube to chew. They would also check there was nothing unsafe like fluffy bedding. |
Thanks.
If I entered May, I wouldn't be entering her in her cage as it's too big and I was wondering if it would be okay to enter her in a small old fish tank or whether it would be better to enter her in a proper carrier?