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4 pets you can no longer keep in Arizona
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4 pets you can no longer keep in Arizona

  • Apr 8, 2016
  • Apr 8, 2016 Updated May 3, 2016

No more Chinese Mystery Snails but today's your day if you've always wanted an Instagram-famous hedgehog

Non-human primates (no)

Non-human primates (no)

Arizonans may not own "non-human primates" without a special license, according to expanded Arizona Game and Fish rules.

Grahm S. Jones

Chinese Mystery Snail (no)

Chinese Mystery Snail (no)

Note from Arizona Game and Fish: The Chinese Mystery Snail is non-native to Arizona and poses significant threat to native species.

Amy Benson USGS

Desert tortoises (yes) reproducing (no)

Desert tortoises (yes) reproducing (no)

You may own Sonoran Desert Tortoises but you may not allow them to reproduce...

Cronkite News photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

False Dark Mussel (no)

False Dark Mussel (no)

Note from Arizona Game and Fish: The False Dark Mussel is non-native to Arizona and poses significant threat to native species.

Motte123 via Wikipedia creative commons

Certain species of Tilapia (no)

Certain species of Tilapia (no)

Tilapia is a popular fish to raise in aquaponic systems, Arizona Game and Fish is restricting it because it poses a threat to native species.

Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star 2004

Hedgehogs (yes)

Hedgehogs (yes)

Hedgehogs may now be kept as pets in Arizona. This one was being shown off at the Reid Park Zoo in 2010.

Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

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Arizona makes pet hedgehogs legal

The spiny little critters have been removed from the list of restricted wildlife. 

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