<p>What kind of quality of life would a cat or dog have being locked up in small room all day?</p>
<p>Just a quick question... how much free time do you think you're going to have? Between classes, work outside of classes, possibly hanging out with friends, ect. are you going to have enough time to take care of a pet? Say you want to have a hamster, a pet that really doesn't seem to take too much time up. Well you're going to have to clean its cage once a week or so and then get it out to play with it everyday. So you have to take into consideration the time involved, ok so say you do have enough time... you also have to take into consideration your roommate. Maybe your roommate doesn't want to have a hamster in the room, or maybe the running wheel squeaking all night isn't cool with him, you know, jsut somewhere along those lines. There are a lot of variables with having a pet is all I'm trying to say, so you have to make sure its all going to work out pretty well before you get the animal whatever it may be. </p>
<p>A final word, if you're going to decide to get a pet please don't get a cat or especially a dog. It's really not a good environment for a cat or a dog to live in a little dorm room.</p>
<p>people are allergic to pets and you will most likely get caught b/c someone mean or allergic will turn you in</p>
<p>I've always wanted a ferret (no im not kidding). Any experiences? I've also always wanted a snake. :P</p>
<p>we snuck a puppy in for a day last year to play with. It was a huge pain just for the day to try to escape the room to take him out when no one would see us. He still comes by to visit but there's no way in hell we could have kept the dog there full time.</p>
<p>Pets are prohibited for a lot of reasons, chiefly because they require more cleaning and a lot of attention, and many people are allergic. It's really not fair to the other people in your dorm, especially those with allergies, and going above the rules and making someone you live with sick is really not very nice.</p>
<p>Never mind the life of the poor animal just to be your stress reliever. The dog will still exist when you don't want to have your stress relieved.</p>
<p>Ohhh no... guys... I definetly don't consider to have a pet dog in a dorm room. That's just excessive. But.. I'm talking about pets like turtles, birds maybe, lizards, w/e (small).</p>
<p>Well some schools permit pets so long as they can live in a 10 gallon tank. So fish, turtles, hamsters are usually allowed. Lizards too. Birds, however, are a definite no, and it would be impossible to hide one.</p>
<p>Besides, a hampster is much more cuddly. I personally am getting a hedgehog.</p>
<p>A friend of mine snuck a ferret in with her for her summer semester - worked fine. However, i would HATE to live with someone who did that, the entire dorm smelled ferret-y.</p>
<p>I know someone who was living in an apartment-style dorm and she and her roommates snuck a kitten in. One of the dumbest ideas she's ever had, IMO. It wasn't even that planned out, one of the roommates was just like "it'd be nice if we could have a kitten, I love kittens" and the one of the others was like "oh yeah, let's get a kitten!". So they went and got a kitten. </p>
<p>And here I am thinking, ok, I have a cat at home. Where are you going to put the litterbox? The food? How are you going to get the litterbox and the food in through the front gate, not to mention the kitten itself? What are you going to do when you're all too busy studying or claiming to be studying while getting drunk to feed the kitten? Are you ever going to play with it except when you're bored? Is it even going to be happy living in your tiny common room? What are you going to do when you all go home for Christmas, and at the end of the year? What if it cries all night long like my cat does, and the RA shows up, and says it has to go? </p>
<p>Voice these concerns and I get told off for being "no fun". Honestly I think they (and a lot of people here too, probably) are just so used to getting what they want, whenever they want it, that their only thought is well I want a kitten so I'll go get one and that'll be that. Have some damn responsibility, it's not an inanimate object there solely for your sometimes amusement.</p>
<p>At my S college there is a ferral cat problem caused mainly by students sneaking them into college and either dumping them or losing them. While it might sound funny it is also cruel in a way. Loving animals to death. </p>
<p>Alot of these ferral cats were somebody's cute cuddly kittens... who now live in the wild, sickly, fearful of humans, prey of other wild animals, producing ferral offspring... All so some student can play with a kitten for a while..</p>
<p>Please rethink the situation.</p>
<p>I have more than a dozen guinea pigs at home, and though my school does allow pets in small cages...none of them are coming with me. A guinea pig CAN live in a small cage, but that doesn't mean he'll be HAPPY in a small cage. Where will they be happy? At home with my parents and siblings, where they can chatter and squeal and eat veggies and run around. I wouldn't be able to give even one enough space...I don't think it's fair to keep animals, any kind of animal, in a dorm room. During breaks, it would have to either travel or stay behind neglected. Animals are expensive. And can you commit yourself to coming back from class and cleaning a cage? Please, don't do it. Opie is right.</p>
<p>of all things, a bird? you think someone wouldnt hear it?</p>
<p>-and people are calling me insane for my ideas</p>
<p>i think you'd be fine with a fish or a lizard... maybe a green anole? I had one once. Only problem with those is you have to leave a light on all the time, and you have to feed it crickets daily, which would be a pain in the ass in college. </p>
<p>eh, maybe just stick with fish.</p>
<p>some schools the policy says fish but if you actually talk to your ra you'll find that it has to be an animal that can't live out of water for ____ amount of time. Also on the same line if you talk to your ra they'll sometimes stretch the rules for you by allowing you to have a turtle or hermit crab, but nothing that could really escape...</p>
<p>you should just volunteer at an animal shelter or work at an vet clinic or something... lots of fun pets without breaking any rules</p>
<p>ok guys I've decided. I'm prob gonna get one of those biosphere things and watch the bacteria and ****. It'll be fun :)</p>
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<p>whatever floats your boat, as long as it doesnt smell</p>
<p>... as many other people have said, they have those pet restrictions for a reason. If you have a roommate, they may be less than thrilled to realize you're bringing in a bird. Plus a lot of people have already made a good point.. are you honestly going to have enough time for your pet? Life in a dorm room for an animal can't be too much of a good one, unless it's small and likes the inattention. As much as I love ferrets, I can't imagine living in a dorm if my roommate had one.</p>