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In Wisconsin – an import permit from the state department of agriculture is required to bring a hedgehog into the state. In Fairfax County, Virginia, it became legal to keep hedgehogs as pets in 2019. [13] In Pennsylvania – hedgehogs may not be imported into the state, but hedgehogs in the state as of 1992 and their descendants are allowed ...
Other species kept as pets are the long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) and the Indian long-eared hedgehog (H. collaris). As of 2019, it is illegal to own a hedgehog as a pet in the US states of Hawaii, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and California, [20] as well as in New York City, Washington, D.C. and some Canadian municipalities. Breeding ...
2. Hedgehogs Might Not Be Legal in Your Area. This one's a big pitfall that not many prospective hedgie owners see coming. Hedgehogs are considered exotic pets and are regulated by state laws ...
In the United States, the Code of Federal Regulations (9 CFR 1.1), says that the term pet animal means "any animal that has commonly been kept as a pet in family households in the U.S., such as dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and hamsters", and further says that (emphasis added) "This term excludes exotic animals and wild animals." [3] It defines exotic animal, in part, as "[An animal] that ...
Around the world, the sugar glider is popular as an exotic pet, and is sometimes considered a pocket pet. Most US states and cities allow sugar gliders as pets, with some exceptions including California, [26] Hawaii, [26] Alaska, and New York City. [26] In Australia, sugar gliders can be kept in Victoria, South Australia, and the Northern ...
Washington has a strong availability of pet sitters, with a ratio of 4.07 pets per available pet sitter. 86% of animals taken in by shelters in Massachusetts were adopted in 2023. Over 4 in 10 (42 ...
Very small domestic population, wild relatives fairly common 1c Carnivora: Domesticated hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris, A. algirus, Hemiechinus auritus and H. collaris) Four-toed (Atelerix albiventris), Algerian (A. algirus), long-eared (Hemiechinus auritus), and Indian long-eared hedgehog (H. collaris) the 1980s Central and Eastern Africa: pets
Why Alligators Don't Make Great Pets First off, it's not legal to own an alligator as a pet in many states. If you're in Florida, Texas, Maine, Indiana and a handful of other states, you're in luck.