(08-02-2012, 01:42 AM)amanda509 Wrote: here in pennsylvania, all i know is that sugar gliders and hedgehogs are illegal, among other animals that make sense, like tigers and such. but the reason for this being is, they were bringing in soo many hedgehogs from out of the area and they were mingling with natural wildlife, that they put a restriction on them that only hedgehogs born inside the state, by parents from inside the state could be legally kept with paperwork. but the breeders basically said "screw you" to the restriction and kept bringing in new blood, and it made the lawmaker people angry, so now they banned ALL hedgehogs, period. if anyone with authority even finds out about one, it will be put down immediately and the owner fined.
im not so sure why suger gliders were banned though...why would they be considered dangerous?
It's hard to say Manda, maybe they are concerned they could get free and start a local population and affect a native rodent/squirrel . That is very interesting in Pennsylvania though, add they have some of the loosest laws in the country regarding reptiles. You can basically own anything there. Last I checked, there still weren't any restrictions on venomous species at all there, meaning a 16 year old can go to a reptile show and by a cobra with no questions asked.
As I said, it's almost impossible to figure out the logic behind any of these laws.
