Trin, it's some parts of the states, since they are considered "exotic" they are illegal as well. Not here, thankfully. Still, you are SUPPOSE to be a registered breeder to sell them. Mine had 7 live joeys. I gave the first four to the breeder and the other three to my daughter-in-law. You talk about WOOOOOOOONDERFUL, those joeys were.. beyond words. I'm at a lost to explain just how cute they were... to die for. My female had others, but... don't want to talk about that, certainly NOT on a post. My original two are grey, which means they were born in captivity. I could not have brought myself to buy one that was caught in the wild. My two have "wild" in them, but living in Texas, to think about releasing them into the wild - pretty much drives me insane to think about it. I don't think I could do that to them even if I lived in Australia or Indonesia. I'm not sure they could thrive - and since they've bonded to me... how cruel would that be?!?!?! Okey-dokey then... we've GREATLY ventured off the path of the original thread. My mind's imagination has taken hold of me and apologize to the viewers.

One more quick note... mine still act shy from time-to-time. Being so little, I don't blame them. Considering an adult human hand can crush them, don't think I'd show myself too often either. But when "tame", and they look up at you.. sniff, sniff... they are just soooo.. sniff, sniff, .... darn.... sniff, sniff.... CUTE!!!!!!! And the JOEY's.... MELT your heart!!!!!!!!!! It even melts "the bear's" heart!!!! Turn a stone into puddy.