Next year ill be moving into out of my dorm, and getting my own place. I was wondering is it difficult to find a place where they will let you have snakes, such as medium sized constrictors, maybe a sav?
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Tenants with snakes...trouble?
reptilenick
Oct 15, 2006 02:01 PM
Replies (6)
rosycorn
Oct 15, 2006 04:05 PM
Just make sure to ask and specify size. My apartment complex technically doesn't allow snakes, but once I assured them that nothing I keep will ever be big enough to be a threat to a human (or at least, no worse a bite than the neighbor's cat) they shrugged and looked the other way. Good luck!
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1.0.0 Normal corn snake (Frito)
1.0.0 Creamsicle corn (Tang)
0.1.0 Ghost corn (Raynham)
1.1.2 Bay of LA rosy boas (Rivet, Cali, and Cali's unnamed babies)
0.1.0 Cape Gopher (Mole)
0.0.1 African House Snake (Casa)
EricWI
Oct 15, 2006 06:11 PM
In my case, I stated that I had "caged pets" on my lease. I did not specify any further. Roughly one year later, my landlady still hasn't inquired about my "caged pets".
kingsnaken
Oct 15, 2006 08:41 PM
I rented an apartment, and the lease stated "fur bearing pets are not allowed". I got a boa constrictor. I never had a problem. I would just ask what are the rules about pets and check the lease. I wouldn't be specific. Most of the time, I think they worry about the carpets from dogs or cats. Derek
reptilenick
Oct 16, 2006 01:20 PM
Well it sounds like its not too much of a challenge to find a place where i can keep my pets. Thank you all for your responses!
Rivets55
Oct 16, 2006 01:59 PM
If you haven't yet, you should read the thread linked here. If there is a lesson to be learned, it may be that total honesty upfront is the best policy.
Good Luck,
John D
Tenant With Snakes
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I am so not lesdysxic!
0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"
0.1 Black Rat (WV Rescue) "Roberta"
Takumaku
Oct 23, 2006 04:58 PM
In addition to what everyone else has said, read your state laws governing "pets". Most contracts are written with particular laws in mind. When a rental contract states, "no pets are allowed" it is implied to mean no pets allowed per such and such state/city legal's definition of a pet.
For example in VA, when I was renting a couple of years ago, my rental contract explicitly stated no pets allowed. My landlord was kind enough (probably because she knew I was looking to purchase my first house and I was using her company as my buying agent) to explain to me that the line item was written with implied understanding on VA state law's definition on a pet. After reading the law, I found that I was legally able to keep my snakes, tarantulas (nuisance specie), and tropical roaches (all roaches are consider pest) even though this apartment had a "no pet" policy.
