Why do so many sellers refuse to send/mail roaches to TN?
They are not against the law according to (http://state.tn.us/sos/rules/0080/0080.htm) as well as the local department of agriculture. If it is against the law will some one post where they get the information? another thing is that we can buy the roaches from a local pet store as well.

On the subject of roaches....

I've always heard that "Tropical" species of roach are illegal here. I've actually had people refuse to send me Dubia before, and then others that send me a colony with no questions asked.

Does anyone know where we can find specifics on the species of roach that are illegal here? I was wanting some Therea petiveriana (as pets) but couldn't definitively find anything about the species that are considered illegal. T. petiveriana are a pretty low escape-reproduce risk, if you ask me. And they're most certainly not a "tropical" species.

I'm curious about the laws on mammals, specifically Mongoose. I'm moving out to a farm in BFE and need to have a good anti-snake animal for that livestock and family.