They're legal in most of the US, just illegal in California. I looked at wikipedia. "However, due to the threat they pose to indigenous ecosystems and existing agricultural operations, it is illegal to purchase, import, or keep a gerbil as a pet in the U.S. state of California.[41]" i guess that means they could harm local wildlife and crops if there were a bunch of them. Also apparently Mongolian Gerbils are not an obscure type of Gerbil- the most common pet gerbil is the Mongolian Gerbil
Why are Mongolian gerbils illegal?
They're legal in most of the US, just illegal in California. I looked at wikipedia. "However, due to the threat they pose to indigenous ecosystems and existing agricultural operations, it is illegal to purchase, import, or keep a gerbil as a pet in the U.S. state of California.[41]" i guess that means they could harm local wildlife and crops if there were a bunch of them. Also apparently Mongolian Gerbils are not an obscure type of Gerbil- the most common pet gerbil is the Mongolian Gerbil