Pet Squirrels

[enzo@af]

Anyone know if keeping a squirrel as a pet is legal? If it is okay, does anyone know where I could find a place that sells them? Thanks.

[Heep]

LOL

We had a family of squirrels in our house once. We didn't want to kill them all, so we set live traps all over. We got them all, I kept a baby for about a day before I set him free. Cutest thing ever, really really really soft too. He was just used to living in the wild. I don't know if you can buy them though, as long as they never really experience living in the wild they'd probly be OK as pets...

[kris]

I would think they woudlnt be illegal. In High School, my friends neigbors had one. They adopted theres from a tree out back. I would think there is someone out there that would sell a baby squirell. But hey, Im no attorny, so I dont know for sure. Its different all over, for instance, ferrets. They are legal in some areas, and others they are illegal.

[Porsche]

I don't think there illegal here (Ontario) but just odd. If you have an animal shelter near you, that would be my best guess to find one.

[Adam]

they're probably not legal pets in the US, but i really don't have any idea... that would be awesome, i always liked squirrels

[enzo@af]

I've searched all over the net, and it seems like no exotic pet sites have anything about squirrels. Thanks for the animal shelter idea. I also thought about setting up a live trap around here because most of the squirrels see humans nonstop, so I imagined they might be somewhat tame. But, thanks.

[bellaracing]

hey why is it that you want this type of animal for a pet??

[GOD]

LOL everone breaks tha law once in awhile ...and hell if u get one you would prob be saving it from getting runned over or eaten by a snake . So ur probably doing it a favor if you get it for a pet ...just dont tell anyone ..hell rules are meant to be broken

[enzo@af]

My step-mother had one when she was a kid, and she really seemed to like it. Mostly I just think it would be fun.

Yes, everybody does do something illegal once in awhile...however, if I get caught doing one of those things within the next year I'll be violating my probation (for another of those things we all do). So, I need to make sure it's legal too.

[Heep]

Probation?

Squirrels are really really soft too. You can cuddle up with it at night. Just make sure it doesn't have rabies.

[Porsche]

Ya, that would be something you wouldn't want.

[johnny]

Dude, forget about squirrels. It's all about lil fluffy bunny rabbits. Nothing beats them out in overall cuteness. Especially when they're standing on their hind legs and clean themselves.... lol

[Heep]

I had a rabbit named Bunny. It had an attitude problem. If you did anything it didn't like, say, move it to a different room, he'd just stand there growling and thumping and pooping. Stupid rabbit.

Friend of mine has (had?) a rat named Charlie. That thing had it good....it was constantly being given marijuana fumes, which he freely sniffed, beer in his water bottle, and he got to walk all over 4 different strippers boobs.

[Adam]

they look cool, but they're probably really dirty, high maintenance, etc..

besides, what would you feed them besides nuts?

[kris]

I found this site today. You might be able to find something off of there.