They say gerbils are illegal because they have a high tolerance for different types of temperature and climate. So the government states they can "establish feral colonies" and over run the native animals very easily in the state. *COUGH*
I know. Sounds like nonsense right? While I understand the concerns of having non-native animals, they reasoning is totally off. They have no scientific data to back this up.
A lot of animals that have been well established and some considered domestic are illegal in this state due to the same reasons of Bio-invasion. (i.e. hedgehogs, sugar gliders, ferrets, gerbils etc etc.)
CA has the worst government and rules ever....Let's see a hedgehog go wild and over run the state...
Seriously, there is no record of any of the pet species on the banned list that has ever formed dangerous and harmful colonies in the US. Yet they allow cats and dogs, both species known to go feral and do actual damage. (Makes no sense to me)
To the OP: sorry for hijacking the tread. (maybe i'll start a new thread)
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