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    Jul 31, 2008, 09:37 PM
    Are pet squirrels legal in Washington?
    That is basically the question. Just trying to find out if anyone knows if having a pet as a squirrel is legal or not in the state of Washington. Thanks!
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    Jul 31, 2008, 11:03 PM
    I can't really answer you, except that I can think of no state where squirrels are a protected species. Try the web site for Wash's Dept Natural Resources, or Fish and Game Commission.
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    Aug 1, 2008, 07:31 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by llamb
    That is basically the question. Just trying to find out if anyone knows if having a pet as a squirrel is legal or not in the state of Washington. Thanks!

    Per the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife - there are no regulations to owning a squirrel (except for the two species I’ve listed below) BUT it is illegal to remove them from the wild.

    Two species cannot be owned in Washington - the Eastern Grey squirrel (a nuisance species) and the Western Grey (a protected species).
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    Aug 1, 2008, 07:32 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by WVHiflyer
    I can't really answer you, except that I can think of no state where squirrels are a protected species. Try the web site for Wash's Dept Natural Resources, or Fish and Game Commission.


    In fact squirrels - various species - are protected in many States.

    Other species are nuisance rodents.
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    Aug 1, 2008, 10:03 AM
    Thanks so much! Any idea how I would go about obtaining a squirrel then..
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    Aug 1, 2008, 11:20 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by llamb
    Thanks so much!! Any idea how I would go about obtaining a squirrel then...?

    Looks like you'd have to buy it out of State and find out what the shipping procedure is.

    (Why do you want a pet squirrel? They tend to get nasty when they get older.)
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    Aug 1, 2008, 12:57 PM
    I just really like squirrels... and Sugar Bush the squirrel influenced me... hahaha.
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    Aug 1, 2008, 12:58 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by llamb
    I just really like squirrels... and Sugar Bush the squirrel influenced me... hahaha.


    Well, we all have our personal heroes.
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    Aug 1, 2008, 01:17 PM
    Hahahhahahahah. Damn right we do..
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