<p>...I reaaalllyy don't want to leave my pet behind. I think it will help my homesickness if I bring my pet with me. I have two actually, a cat and a hamster. I think it'll be cruel if I forced my kitty to live with me, but hamsters are small, right? Has anyone had any success in having a pet without school faculty noticing?</p>
<p>I think it would fine as long as you cover it with an invisibility cloak. </p>
<p>Otherwise, it's nuts.</p>
<p>I really don't think it would be that hard to smuggle a hamster into a dorm. I would wait until the second month of school to bring it so you know the routine of room checks, etc., that way you will know where you hide it while you're not in your room during the day.</p>
<p>Well, in that case I suppose I've got it covered now, eh? But really, if the science rooms get to keep hamsters and goldfishes, why can't I?</p>
<p>Well, in that case I suppose I've got a good chance now eh? But really, if science rooms get to keep hamsters and goldfish, why can't i?..</p>
<p>Again, the mom in me is saying...don't try it. They will find them, you will get in trouble. Dorm parents are not as dumb as you think. I'm guessing they've seen pretty much everything.</p>
<p>Science lab will take it and you can play / work on it later!</p>
<p>I know someone who has a fish (Japanese fighting fish) in their dorm room.</p>
<p>We're allowed plants right? I really want to bring my baby cactus with me :)</p>
<p>^Weird Question, I know.</p>
<p>10 seconds</p>
<p>Hah, my cousin's friends snuck their rabbits into their dorm. Of course, that was in college, and they had to be hidden every time the RA (or whoever's in charge) would come around to inspect rooms...</p>
<p>I wouldn't do it.</p>
<p>Not the best way to start off a school year at Exeter, breaking the rules from day one.</p>
<p>Perhaps you are not ready to be away from home. It appears you have had some anxiety-ridden moments concerning your acceptance to Exeter. Now you're thinking of bringing a pet to combat your homesickness. Considering you're not there yet, how do you know you will be homesick? I am not trying to be cruel, but for you to share this much angst in a public forum makes me wonder if you would be better off at home for another year. Obviously, you are talented academically, which is why you were accepted to Exeter. However, boarding school is not for everybody.</p>
<p>Thanks for the well-intentioned advice, but don't you think you're overreading into me? After my revisit to Exeter, my main fears have dissipated with the encouragements given to me by earnest Exeter students. However, everyone there has admitted to feeling homesick the first week. I think having my pet which I love will help. And hamsters don't need a lot of room, right? So I figure it might work...</p>
<p>I really love my pets, and I can understand how you would really miss yours. However, a lot of faculty have pets, so you can "adopt" a pet while you are at school. I am sure they would be more than happy to share. Volunteer to play with or walk their dogs or maybe you could visit with their cats. I think that would help a little with your missing your own four-legged family members back home.</p>
<p>I agree with Linda S. Starting out a new school by breaking rules is definitely NOT a good idea. And "adopting" a faculty pet is a great idea. Besides, your parents/guardians are going to miss you, so they will probably need your cat and hamster to help them get over you being away!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.exeter.edu/documents/EBook_07.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.exeter.edu/documents/EBook_07.pdf</a>
pg 21
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Pets are not permitted in student rooms.
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<p>pg 11 talks about discipline
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DISCIPLINARY ACTION
In regular cases, the Discipline Committee has two responses from which to
choose for disciplinary action: Restrictions and Restrictions with Review.
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It then describes what that means.<br>
I'm guessing this is not a "major" offense, but why risk it - and would your parents actually allow you to bring them knowing it was against the rules?</p>
<p>Maybe if you took your pets to a taxidermist first... jk</p>
<p>On school we toured had a whole board of the campus pets - photos and bios. They are definately part of the family.</p>
<p>Maybe you could find out why the rule exists before breaking it. Would you have a roommate? My hamsters were mean, nocturnal, and a little funky.</p>
<p>I have friends who smuggled in a rabbit, kept it for several months, it circled throughout a bunch of different dorm rooms.</p>
<p>But I wouldn't recommend it, really. Your houseparents will have pets. The point of rules is to follow them...and your roommate may not appreciate a hamster chilling out in your room.</p>
<p>I'm with JustJoe49 on this one. I thought your original question was for humor, like the one about s'mores vs banana splits. Having read further though it seems you might be sincere in posting it. If so, I have to think that maybe you are not quite ready to leave hearth, home and hamster.</p>