Newbie Prairie Dogs playing (Honest Bob music)

[hippidyshampoo]

This makes me want PD's even more! I love how they play with your hand it's so cute.

[crazziii]

That is the most random pet to have. They're adorable though.

[LPenateNETWORK]

they are the coolest pets ever lol. My dog is not nearly as hyper as your prairie dogs lol.

[pixiesmomma]

well, they are simply adoreable, i am in the process of trying to make a compilation of all the pics i have taken of my pixie, who i just got in may... they are the sweetest, cutest, most distructive little critters i have ever seen, and i love her soooooo much..... do you have a pic of your caging?? pixie is from new mexico.

[4everdemented]

So cute ! <3

[andybiddar]

is the cute little thing licking you or nibbling

[Camstatic]

they're adorable!

Too bad they're illegal here, otherwise I'd totally look them up for pets. :)

[Lagolop]

@Camstatic I wish they were legal here in Canada. And worse for us, here in Alberta, rats are also illegal.

[Camstatic]

@Lagolop What, are you serious? Domestic rats?? Why in the world are they illegal there? o_o

[Lagolop]

@Camstatic It sucks. We live in Alberta (a "rat free" province) in western Canada. We even have a "rat patrol" on our border with Montana and our border with the province east of us. Rats can't get over the continental divide (our western border). We'd love to get a ratty or 2. I wonder how they would get along with Mog.

PDs are an endangered species here, so you can't own one here. There is a huge PD town in Grasslands Nat'l Park in Saskatchewan where we have camped. Hilarious to watch them.

[Lagolop]

@Camstatic I forgot to say WHY rats are illegal. The idea is that if they escaped they would create havoc with the crops, and this province is a big agriculture and ranching province. Loads of grain crops are grown here. It's a ridiculous law as the province east of us is as big in agriculture and ranching too and they are not illegal there. I wonder if our exotics vet would even be allowed to treat a domestic rat if it got sick :(

[Camstatic]

@Lagolop That is weird. I mean, I live in a country with A LOT of crops and agriculture as well, and I don't think I've ever heard of anyone having problems with domesticated rats running around in them.

As for treating rats, veterinarians have a duty to help out a sick animal, and not report illegal animals. (unless you have a illegal tiger or something, but you get the idea. :P ) That's at least how it is around here.

Have rats always been illegal there, or is that something new?

[Lagolop]

@Camstatic I agree with you. The next province to us is ALL agriculture and they so not have this ban on rats. I'd love to have a rat and a PD, Watched them at the zoo on the weekend. They are so interesting. OTOH, so are rabbits (we have a Holland). Check out his vids.

I'll send a link to the rat history in Alberta.