Those of you breeding, what is your living situation?

[Shadera]

This is my first year breeding, but I do have a good sized collection. We own our home, and the snakes have the basement. I'll soon be putting in large AP cages upstairs for my boas and bloods, in the same room that houses my crested cages.

[wolfy-hound]

I own my home and land, and the snakes have their own room, but the lizards have both an outside cage and cages in my living room. Owning your home is the best, since people can't toss you out because you own a snake, and they can't toss you out because you have mroe snake furniture than people furniture.

[Sloanreptiles]

We own our home where the entire reptiles facility is another building on the property. Used to have to use two rooms in an older house but it works out alot better in a seperate building so if we have any escapees none of the other animals we own can get at them.

[frankykeno]

We rent a huge 2 level apartment in a 100 year old home that's been broken into four units total. Our landlord is a very laid back guy and is fully aware of the snakes and rodents we keep. Our agreement with him is that we will ensure as best we can that no escapes occur and our hobby does not bother our neighbours. Over the 2 years we've rented here the landlord has had far, far more trouble with our neighbours and their dogs or parties or illegal activities. I think our quiet family, even though we keep a lot of snakes, is easy for them.

[mechnut450]

I stil llive at home and we live in a trailer so veryl imited room we wnat o move ( since we don't own the land), but with us both (mom and myself) on disability it hard to get approved for anything. I currently house 8 bps,1 boa ,5 corns ,and a ageing blackrat snake that over 15 years old ( ido reptile removals/rescue as a hobby.. I have laready build mental plans for if we can get a place. and they include 3 possible designs and all. WE just need to find someoen willing to give us a chance. ( I mean come on with us on disablity ther no job to lose ) plus we not looking to own large lots and a mutli-story fancy house. but I limit my breeding to 1 clutch a year right now until I can make sure I will have a way to move large numbers of snakes..

[Peter Williams]

I live at home with my parents, and have 50+ snakes crammed into my approx 12'x12' bedroom. Haha...

[Argentra]

I don't breed yet, but plan to this next winter. I and my BF/partner live in a 2Bdrm/2Bath rented apartment. I admit that the space has been a strong issue, but after building a display system for the corns and two racks for the BPs it's gotten a lot better. I have 12 snakes BTW, plus a BTS and a veiled cham.

The management know about the snakes and rodents (we had to pay a $300 deposit extra because the manager hates snakes) and don't mind what we do as long as the apartment isn't damaged and neighbors don't complain (neighbors think it's cool).

I would think the main issue when renting, house or apartment, is to make SURE that the management/landlord knows exactly what you have and what you plan and are still OK with it. And get it in writing! Our reptiles are written in on the lease.

[sweety314]

We rent a huge 2 level apartment in a 100 year old home that's been broken into four units total. Our landlord is a very laid back guy and is fully aware of the snakes and rodents we keep. Our agreement with him is that we will ensure as best we can that no escapes occur and our hobby does not bother our neighbours. Over the 2 years we've rented here the landlord has had far, far more trouble with our neighbours and their dogs or parties or illegal activities. I think our quiet family, even though we keep a lot of snakes, is easy for them.

Before I bought this place, R and I lived in a little 1950's type 2br/1ba house. We had snakes and rats in her room, snakes in my bedroom and the livingroom. At that time we only had five snakes, but bought 8 more while we lived there the 18 months. The landlord knew we had the cats, rats and snakes. He didn't care what we did, sort of like Joanna's LL. As long as we didn't destroy anything.

When Kaa escaped, right before we moved, he was really cool about it. I explained where I thought he might be, and F let me tear a (bigger) hole in the wall to make sure the snake wasn't btwn studs. When it was found that Kaa died in the back of the stove, there wasn't any animosity or anger. We talked, I cleaned, and due to fire risk, we decided to replace it, and the last of my deposit bought a new one. He was really cool about it all....

That's not to say that many would be, but renting from him was the best rental situation I've ever had......even though he lived 100' away in his own house.

[Nagini88]

I rent an apartment, and it is hard to get them to let you have more then a certin number. I wouldnt recommend it if you rent (b/c I know how hard it is). I rescue cats for my apartments so she doesnt bother me

[771subliminal]

I would not trust living in a multiple dwelling unit where the actions of others could cause an event like a fire or what have you. I know that may be being overconcerned.....and events like that can happen anywhere...but raising large groups of animals where you have to deal with other people and the behavior would make me nervous.

None of this may make sense but having the apartment burn down because someone 3 doors down left their curling iron on or thru their joint in a wastebasket and burned the place down would drive me nuts lol.

if your thinking is going that way then my collection no matter how big or how much it cost wouldnt make the list of things id worry about in a fire. i keep my family in my apartment and id rather lose my collection twice a day then anything happen to them once.

you have to have more faith in others. if you worry that much you should find a bank vault hop in and stay cuz the world is full of dangerous things.