Rabbit & Hamster Happenings!

I see that you breed dwarf hamsters. Do you have any syrians or know of any reputable syrian breeders in Wisconsin?
I purchased a sable syrian hamster for my daughter around Chritmastime that she had her eye on for quite a while. I had researched for months the care of hamsters, etc…as the last experience I had with owning a hamster was over 15 years ago.
Our hamster seemed to thrive for the first month and a half. We had him out every day. He had tons of toys, an exercise pen, etc.. we gave him a larger home and he started getting reclusive. I thought he might be stressed from the move but he continued to act different. I took him to the vet yesterday (Thursday) and he died there. I asked for an autopsy because I wanted to know what the cause of death was. As it turns out, the hamster had one bad kidney and he had many nodules, dead tissue, etc… on his intestines. One nodule had ruptured and another one was ready to rupture when Kool Aid died. I was also told that he was older than what we were told.
My daughter was devastated to hear the news. We buried our sweet prince in the backyard and I told Adasen that Kool Aid would help to send the right hamster to her because he knew she had a lot of love to give.
I contacted the local petstore but they have yet to return my calls.
I decided to call another petstore locally today. I asked tons of questions about the health, age, etc…and was assured that their hamsters come from a reputable breeder in Minnesota.
I would love to find a good breeder locally (one that does genetic testing, etc….to ensure healthy offspring, etc….)
If you could be of any help, I would truly appreciate it. I just don’t want my little girl to have to go through this again. She only had her sweet Kool Aid for 2 3/4 months…
Thank you,

Lisa