Guide to showing hamsters?

[chesca_27]

Would anyone be able to write a kind of guide to showing hamsters on this forum? I feel like it's a real guesswork topic with little available information online (believe me I have looked). I also think it's something that Hamster Central lacks in (the only thing) seeing as there is a hamster show section but little information available in it apart from show announcements.

I'm sure there are others like me who want to get into showing but don't know how and there are plenty of people on here who exhibit or even help to organise them and regularly attend.

Please please please could there be a guide to showing hamsters on here (preferably stickied).

I do have some ideas for what could be included:

How to enter and who to contact?
What is benching and how do you bench your hamster?
What are they judged on?
What is each class for?
Which classes can you enter?
How should I bring my hamster?
What will my hamster be in during the show?
What do I do when I get to the show?
What should be in the show pen?
Where can I get a show pen?
How long is the show?
What can I do while my hamster is being judged?
What should I do after the show?

Thank you so much!