Last I knew you can't keep prairie dogs in the US anymore. They banned them a while back. My parents were going to buy me one but then they we made illegal.
They are a lot of work as well. And they need to be fixed or they get mean
I am pretty sure the ban was lifted. But either way I do know they take alot of time and money which I am willing to sacrafice. I have kept exotic pets all my life so I am no stranger to the kind of work it takes.