Question on bringing a hedgehog to California?

There are several complications in having a hedgehog in one of the six states where they are illegal, which includes Arizona, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, and Maine. It does not matter where you obtained the hedgehog, s/he will still be illegal to possess in California. Although enforcement of this law is not particularly energetic in California, authorities must act if there is a report or complaint (which may come from some unlikely places - neighbors, "friends," relatives, etc.). If the hedgehog is seized, s/he will be either destroyed or sent to our rescue, which is a state and federally licensed hedgehog rescue in Colorado from one of four airports - San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Sacramento - to Denver. We have six hedgehogs arriving next week from Los Angeles on frontier Airlines. However, the hedgehog is at far more risk from the lack of availability of adequate veterinary care than from confiscation. Many veterinarians will not see illegal animals and those that might will usually not have the experience or skill to treat these unusual animals. For example, one veterinarian in northern California that signed the health travel certificates for two hedgehogs dropped off at a pet store, identified them as two males. Upon their arrival here, it turned out that they were a male and a female, most probably brother and sister. i hope this information is helpful. Solution: Move to Colorado. Best wishes, Z. G. Standing Bear at The Flash and Thelma Memorial Hedgehog Rescue Inc., in Divide, Colorado USA