Legal states

It is completely legal to keep a hedgehog in the following US states:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

North Carolina

North Dakota

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York (not New York City)

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia (not Fairfax County)

Wisconsin

Wyoming

It is illegal, or there are restrictions, on keeping hedgehogs in the following states:

California

Georgia

Hawaii

Nebraska

New York City, New York

Fairfax County, West Virginia