Can You Keep a Porcupine as a Pet?

Porcupines are not cuddly animals, but they are quite cute and different than you're typical mammal. I don't know why you would want to, but can you keep one as a pet? I went to Zoo America to see Penny, their Education Porcupine to find out. Here's some of what you need to know. This video is appropriate for Adults, Children and Families #porcupine #northamericanporcupine #petporcupine #zooamerica 0:00 Title and Intro 0:28 Description and Range 1:27 Behaviors 2:06 Diet 2:44 Quills 4:16 Rodent Teeth 4:43 Keeping a Porcupine - Regulations 5:23 Enclosure 5:39 Feeding and Cleaning 6:33 Zoo Americas Display Animals and Enclosure 7:56 Can You Keep a Porcupine as a Pet? 8:06 Don't Touch Me! 9:24 Outro 9:40 Penny Puts Herself Away