california: I've been looking into regulations regarding exotic pet ownership in California (genets and fennec foxes to be exact), and none of my searches have turned up anything. So I figured that before I bothered anyone official in my state, I would ask the public. Does anyone know where one could find out this information?|||Hi there... The state of California states that no one legally possess a any exotic animal as a pet even if they are purchased from a USDA breeder or even with a permit. Californians cannot even have a pet gerbils! California legislators stated that should the rodents escape or be released that they may begin breeding. The climate of Southern California is similar to the desert habitat of gerbils. Already there are breeding colonies of feral gerbils in California that could impact the environment and harm native species. This essentially is what they are saying that any exotic pets in the state if they accidentally escape will destroy native wildlife and habitat. California is, if you are an exotic animal collector, probably the worst place to live if you want to have one of these animals as pets. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/pdffiles鈥?/a> http://api4animals.org/b4a2_exotic