Anyone else get crazy excuses from apartments?

I get some crazy excuses when apartments say snakes aren't allowed. I find it almost comical when people come up with ridiculous situations to not allow snakes when they say they allow all pets. I'm in process of getting a new place and I mention I have caged animals, and when they ask I say reptiles, then I say snakes if they ask again. I've gotten all kinds of excuses such as "oh we don't allow them because the rats you feed will escape and start a colony" (I should mention I have 4 snakes feeding on f/t and that this was right after they said geckos {roaches??} were okay and I mentioned all my food was frozen) to "oh they may escape and go into the plumbing and cause plumbing issues for the entire apartment" (also after they said geckos were okay). Anyone else have some crazy excuses from landlords?

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Originally Posted by stickyalvinroll

Go get s house. Acreage homes are the way to go. Great investment too

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I was thinking about getting a house but I don't have the finances yet. Still gotta pay off student loans and housing loans on top of that plus down payment would not be fun. Maybe when I have a little more in savings but for right now that's not very feasible

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I don't believe they can refuse snakes if the city allows them as pets. It's discrimination. At least here in Canada it is. Apartments aren't allowed to refuse pets. They can say no, but I can still bring them.

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Originally Posted by Yzmasmom

I don't believe they can refuse snakes if the city allows them as pets. It's discrimination. At least here in Canada it is. Apartments aren't allowed to refuse pets. They can say no, but I can still bring them.

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I am no expert in pet laws but I believe in the us discretion is given to the place or hoa that you buy/rent from with the exception of service animals. It is normally enforced with a lease and specific pet rules on the lease per apartment. Maybe I'll have to look into it more. Or I can pay for the English test and start my immigration to Canada [emoji6]

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I asked my apartment if they allowed snakes, and the lady immediately goes, oh, eeewww, no! What if they get loose?

So I asked her, what about other caged pets like hamsters?

Oh, those are fine. My husband and I shared a huge eyeroll.

So disallow reptiles because they're 'gross' if they get out, but allow rodents that will chew everything they find in the walls. Flawless logic.

Have you thought of telling them, they are my comfort animals. If they allow pets and you offer a pet deposit, it shouldn't make a difference what animal it is. I think we need more public education.

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Originally Posted by blue roses

Have you thought of telling them, they are my comfort animals. If they allow pets and you offer a pet deposit, it shouldn't make a difference what animal it is. I think we need more public education.

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Na because I think that is a legitimate thing that people need and I don't want too impose some type of bias against that. I also tried the pet deposit and one was willing to do that but counted each snake individually which with even just 4 snakes (and a cat) is an insane amount for me. The next one did but they had a pet maximum and, again, counted each snake separately. I definitely agree on education though. And parents that don't pass on fears to children and media not portraying snakes as scary antagonists

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Originally Posted by Soord

I am no expert in pet laws but I believe in the us discretion is given to the place or hoa that you buy/rent from with the exception of service animals. It is normally enforced with a lease and specific pet rules on the lease per apartment. Maybe I'll have to look into it more. Or I can pay for the English test and start my immigration to Canada [emoji6]

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Dude, Canada is the best. Move anyways..;)

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Originally Posted by Fraido

Dude, Canada is the best. Move anyways..;)

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Haha I should. I was looking into when I visited Montreal and I don't quite qualify for fast track immigration but soon

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I know this isn't the most popular answer but I haven't told my landlords. I even converted my walk in closet into a snake room, that way if they need to come over I can close the door. I've Been here over 3 years with no issue. We all know how quiet snakes are and they don't fill the apartment with smells if maintained right. The only thing I have to be careful with is walking in with a 32 quart tub full of rats every so often when I decide to treat them to live food. I'm sure that would freak some neighbors out a bit

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Just last week someone had an ad on Craigslist selling 11 adult ball pythons and all the equipment for $600 because the landlord found out about the snakes. The ad was up for less than a week. I don't know if the person sold them or had to give them away. Sneaking animals into a rental is a very poor idea. You can't care for your animals if you're out on the street yourself. If you can't house them honestly, you may need to wait until you're in a position where you can do so before owning them. It's one of those things you need to be sure about before getting an animal, just like you need to be sure you can afford its food and health care.

That stinks! I guess it just depends on the individual landlord/apartment manager. :s

At my previous apartment, the apartment manager was fortunately okay with snakes. I actually lied to her originally and told her I had lizards. But she somehow knew it was snakes, and told my roommate to tell me that "snakes are totally fine". LOL...

The only thing you can do it keep looking and keep asking, to find an apartment manager who is fine with snakes.

Honestly I do have backup scenarios for if that day does happen. I have plenty of family nearby and a loving fiance that will support me and my hobbies to the end should anything happen. This was the best scenario for us and the apartment we have is great. It's been 3 years and our landlord has been here maybe twice and has never even shown any interest in looking around. I can't see my landlord demanding to look through the closets.

I guess that being said, it depends on the situation.

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