You Can Legally Own a Camel in New Hampshire and These 15 Other Surprising Animals

You Can Legally Own a Camel in New Hampshire and These 15 Other Surprising Animals

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Imagine driving by your neighbors house and in the yard you see what appears to be a camel.  An actual one or two humped ... camel.  Wouldn't you think the people living there owned some sort of Zoo?

It's true that New Hampshire allows  residents to own camels, zebras and other exotic animals.  There are some that I have never heard of.

You Can Legally Own a Sugar Glider in New Hampshire

I admit it.  I had to look up what a sugar glider was.  It looks like a flying squirrel, kinda and it has a mousey face, but a sugar glider is NOT a rodent.  It's actually a marsupials like a kangaroo or a koala bear.

According to the Learn About Animals YouTube page, they can live about 12-15 years and have the same intelligence as a dog.  Who knew?

There is a guy up the road from my house who is the one that I'm going to run to when the Zombie apocalypse happens.  He's got a big garden and a wild boar in his front yard.  Truth be told, I never knew you could own a wild boar as a pet, but, it's true, according to citizenscount.org.  

Also, truth be told, ain't no way I'm going to that guy's house.  That boar has huge tusks and he doesn't seem like the type of neighbor who would want company!

Citizens Count also cites many more animals that you can legally own in New Hampshire without a permit or anything.  They are:

  • Bison
  • Caribou/Reindeer  (the Charmingfare Farm in Candia has them!  Santa brings them out every Christmas.)
  • Degus (Looks like a hamster, kinda .... From South America)

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You can also legally own here in New Hampshire:

  • Deer, Fallow
  • Deer, Red
  • Deer, Sika
  • Elk
  • Guanco
  • Llamas
  • Alpacas
  • Pot belly pigs, domesticated
  • African pigmy hedgehog
  • Tenrec  (Kinda like a hedgehog, only not as messy)
  • Yak
  • Asian water buffalo  (What?!  Can you imagine?)

For me, I'm gonna stick with cats and dogs, but as I always like to say, you do you.

Massachusetts Wildlife You Can Legally Take Home as Pets

Massachusetts has such diverse wildlife, but also strict limitations on what you can bring home and cuddle. In fact, there are only certain reptiles and amphibians you can keep as pets (so no raccoons, squirrels, bunnies, etc.) and you are only allowed two of each. The state also says "you cannot sell, barter, or exchange them." Also, keep in mind, these are wildlife, so it's probably best to just leave them be and maybe visit a reptile shop instead to get your next pet.

Gallery Credit: Tim Weisberg

New England Wildlife Center's Cutest Turtle Bandage Designs

If you're going to have to replace a box turtle's back end bandages every day, you might as well have fun with it. That must have been the thought behind these fruit themed bandages created by New England Wildlife Center staff.

Gallery Credit: Nancy Hall

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