<p>Dont. Just dont.</p>
<p>and probably, if you do bring a hamster, someone is going to guess.
the food, the stink, the cleaning out the cage every weekend.
your house parents will guess that something is going on.</p>
<p>also, since you've posted this on cc, and some of us also know from your other posts that you're from texas and so on. my guess is that some of the people who know this about you are going to recognize you when you come to Exeter, including some of the faculty that probably roam these sites. bringing a pet would be very very very very very very lethally very very risky. DON'T.
you could try talking to someone from Exeter's faculty about this, but I'm guessing that nothing will change either way. But asking us is probably not exactly a foolproof idea. But anyway, my opinion is=</p>
<p>DON'T.</p>
<p>an your roommate? not everyone is an "animal person"</p>
<p>highly unlikely would be my answer, a fish? possibly. a dog/cat? forgetaboutit</p>
<p>Bad idea....and they will find out.</p>
<p>Well, since everyone is against the general idea of having a living mammal as a pet, what about a fish? Fishes are tiny, usually don't stink, and are absolutlely easy to clean up after. Except they die easily...</p>
<p>you're still going to have to change the water and stuff every so often. What do you think will happen to you when one of your dorm parents catch you lugging a huge fishtank to and from the bathroom, or worse, dumping the dirty water out of the window (so that you don't get caught going to the bathroom) and getting 50 bottles of water to fill up your tank with?</p>
<p>not good not good not good
plus if they die easily, won't that kind of be even worse than not having a pet at all? And fish...in my experience, they don't make very good "comfort" pets. I can't see a fish helping you get over your homesickness.</p>
<p>Fish dont really die easily, depending on how you treat them.
we got 2 goldfish for free, and expected them to die within 2 weeks, but decided to keep them just for the sake of it.
They lived for over 2 years. O_O
We know people who had a fish for over 7 years, and in the end just let it go because they didnt expect the fish to live so long.
:]
I am not saying that it is for every fish though.</p>
<p>And about the pets in general- I wouldn't do it.
It's just...not a good idea.
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<p>A lot of schools allow fish. A ton of people at my school have fish.</p>
<p>I got a fish for my 5th birthday from my uncle and I named it sparky. Up until about a month ago I thought Sparky was miraculous fish that lived for 5 years...
.Hahaha. Turns out my parents kept replacing him each time he died because they didn't want to explain the concept of death! :(</p>
<p>no one has answered my question about the cactus on page one. Are we allowed plants?</p>
<p>Tanyoosham you're going to Exeter right?</p>
<p>yep.</p>
<p>10 characters</p>
<p>pm theindieprince. Hes a current student at Exeter. I'm sure he can tell you.</p>
<p>I can't see that thay wouls have a problem with plants.
But how would a cactus survive in NE?</p>
<p>I live in a state around NH, and the climate's terrible here too.</p>
<p>oh, okay then.</p>
<p>Hmmm my dorm has had many animals... gerbils, goldfish, frogs, and...snake (but I think the person was just petsitting for a day or two)? Sometimes the dorm head allows small pets.</p>
<p>I don't see a problem with plants, either, except maybe insects crawling around in your room... You should check the E-book.</p>
<p>Asheville will alllow small hypo-alergenic pets (like fish, turtles, hermit crabs)</p>
<p>oh i totally want to bring my goldfish. he's pretty much the coolest fish ever, and his name's eugene. which makes him awesome.</p>