Illegal in Alaska???

[Pippin'sMom]

I heard somewhere that hedgies were illegal in Alaska. Is this true? Just out of curiosity...

[CoquiMom]

I would think that would be untrue since there was a breeder there and a hedgehog club.
Robin

[Super Chin]

They were illegal in Alaska until about 15 years ago or so I believe. A group appealed to the state and the law was changed. :)

[Kerrie]

I copied this off of the "Flash and Thelma Hedgehog Recue" site.
Hope it helps.:)

Alaska: Legal to possess since July, 1998, Alaska Fish and Game officials report that it is legal for people to have hedgehogs as pets BUT, the way the state regulation is written, it is legal to possess only ONE type of hedgehog, literally the African Pygmy Hedgehog - Atelerix albiventris. In my inquiry to Alaska officials, I was informed that it is illegal to possess any other type of hedgehog, including the Algerian Hedgehog, Atelerix algirus. These regulations come up for review and renewal every few years and there is a possibility that this could be changed by letters sent to officials, etc., but a revision of this type was certainly not a high priority. Naturally, both central African (albiventris) and Algerian (algirus) hedgehogs were imported into North America in the pet market and were interbred. The good news is that officials probably could not tell the difference between these hedgehogs anyway.


Here is a link to this site..It is wonderful!
http://www.hedgieflash.org/index.shtml