Where do I buy a mongoose for a pet?

If you can obtain a mongoose that is not on the federal banned list and is not intended for a research laboratory, you might be able to get a permit to keep it as a pet. There once was a legal mongoose in the continental United States. Mr. read more

More importantly, I'm not sure a mongoose can be tamed to be a loving pet. It would be cruel to confine a wild animal to cage because it's too vicious to be held. And please don't get one to fight with snakes. read more

Keeping a wild animal such a mongoose as a pet is iffy at best. As the mongoose is already present in force in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, there's no problem keeping one as a pet there. How how many are kept illegally in the rest of the United States is anybody's guess -- nobody's likely to advertise that. read more

Please do considerable research before considering a mongoose as a pet. The laws concerning mongooses are quite severe. After learning of the devastation the mongoose caused in Hawaii I can, at least understand to some degree why some places are reluctant to allow the importation of predator species of animals. read more