Quote Originally Posted by HasiraKali View Post
Hamsters are illegal in some states, as are ferrets. It sometimes has to do with local species, public health (usually complete crap science behind those claims in particular), concerns about crop damage, and general prejudice toward the animal (as in pit bulls).
Yeah, it's some bs about salmonella. Unless you have a zoo or educational license/permit to have one, you can't own or purchase one and they aren't sold within state boundries. And even if you're enterprising and smuggle one in, you wouldn't be able to take it to the vet