Pets in a Dorm Room?

rhandco
Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:48:46 +0000

Breaking the rules, even if they seem stupid, is never a good idea.

Could you ask someone at the college about why they ban small lizards? Maybe you could get an exemption.

If you are really set on it, you could try to figure out what the penalty would be. If the penalty is that you have to put him back in the pet store, I don’t think anything would be lost, but if the penalty is they take him away and put you on probation, that is different. Or evict you.

So I’d say it depends more on the college than others’ personal experiences. You don’t want to risk your college career for a gecko.

(of course, me being sly, I’d suggest if you did keep him in your dorm and did get caught, say you just were watching him for someone, you know, petsitting. Other thing is to tell others that “yeah, I’m sure it’s okay” even if you’re not. I mean, why shouldn’t it be? But there is still a risk and find out what that is on your college website or asking around quietly.)

((then again, I don’t know ANYONE who got their dorm inspected where I went to school, do they really happen there? And freshman year I had a druggie on my floor, absolutely no non-students ever visited us.))