The known illegal states are as follows:
Alaska
California
Georgia
Hawaii
Pennsylvania (Although PA does state that they allow them with a permit, but PA has not issued or renewed a permit for sugar gliders in years.)
Sugar gliders are also illegal in some parts of some legal states. For example, sugar gliders are legal in New York State but they are completely illegal in New York City.
It is most likely that it is because sugar gliders are native to Australia alone, and therefore protected. The states which have outlawed the keeping of pet sugar gliders will be those which recognise that an animal should not be taken out of its native environment, as it can cause damage if introduced or accidentally released into a foreign environment.
In the past, various species native to particular countries have been exploited for their fur or skins. Laws were often brought in to protect these species within their own country. Unfortunately, it hasn't stopped black marketeers from exploiting some and selling them as exotic pets overseas. The harmless, delicate sugar glider is a case in point.
California and Hawaii are the only US states where keeping a sugar glider as a house pet is illegal.
It depends on the country to which you are referring. Australia protects its own native animals, and sugar gliders may not be kept as pets in any state of Australia.
If the question refers to any of the places named "Mt Pleasant" in Australia, then yes, it is illegal. It is illegal to keep sugar gliders anywhere in Australia because the sugar glider is a native animal and protected by law.
In South Dakota,you are allowed to own a sugar glider.
The sugar glider is a marsupial
Yes,it is legal to keep a sugar glider in Ohio.
A female sugar glider.
A female sugar glider.
It is illegal to keep sugar gliders in Australia because the sugar glider is a native animal and protected by law. On the whole, Australia prefers to allow its native animals to remain free. Some states in USA have outlawed the keeping of sugar gliders because they recognise that introducing exotic animals into other areas is detrimental to the animal, and can cause environmental damage.
Get an e-collar on the sugar glider to prevent the glider from self-mutilating, and then rush the sugar glider to an exotic vet immediately.
The sugar glider live in the canopy .
There is no specific species known as a "little sugar glider".However, the conservation status of the sugar glider is common.
The sugar glider's conservation status is "common".
In its natural habitat of Australia, the sugar glider is quite common.