Pets in a Dorm Room?

SedFieri
Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:42:14 +0000

I just got back on campus, and due to my roommate transferring out, I’m in a double all by myself. I’ve always been a huge animal person, and have worked at a pet store for nearly two years, and have really been missing having a pet to interact with on a daily basis.
My college allows aquariums up to twenty gallons, but they only allow fish.
Recently I fell in love with a leopard gecko at the store I work at. They require little maintenance,do not require a ton of interaction, live in a ten gallon tank, have claws instead of sticky pads (and thus can’t escape), do not smell, do not make noise, do not produce any allergens, and can live happily on meal worms (which also do not smell and do not make any noise).
Dorm room inspections happen very rarely, and are accompanied with a warning. I’m also not one of those people who wold broadcast the fact that I have a pet in the dorm.
I’m mostly worried about potential consequences and the difficulty having an additional responsibility.
To those who have more experience with animals in dorm rooms, does this seem like a good idea?