I was talking to one of my neighbor's son's friends the other day ad we got on the subject of animals. I mentioned that I had my BP. He thought that was cool and all and said his father used to have 1 until a few years ago when he decided he no longer wanted it and released it into the wild, in Connecticut. If you have owned a BP then you are more that aware of there temperature and humidity requirements. The winters hear can get cold sometimes sub zero. I doubt it ever had a chance.