Quote Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr View Post
I have to agree with this in some respects. I had a major move that I had to make a few years back. It did not state in my new lease that I could have not snakes but could have my cat and dog. However, I checked with my landlord about the snakes and was told that they were not allowed to come with me so I decided to do the right thing and rehome them. I am not saying you have to rehome your snakes but please do check to see if you can move them in with you or not.

My animals are also family to me but I did what I had to do and life still goes on. Now, I live in an a new house and because I checked with my landlord before moving in he is totally cool with me having snakes. Pit is right about one thing, there is so much negative propaganda about snakes already that it does not make sense to draw anymore negative attention to these magnificent creatures.
This is what I am trying to do, I have been checking with landlord after landlord in my area but they all think they are dangerous creatures that only think about killing me and my family, small town, very old school, the only good snake is a dead snake. If I can find a landlord that just says pets friendly and dousnt ask about anything other than our dog and dousnt state in the lease about having other pets I think it would be fine to keep them unless my landlord found out and asked me to remove them, at that point I would. I'm not trying to lie to anyone to tweak their lease to meet my needs, if I'm asked if I have any other pets I'll tell them (which is what's happened to my other failed pet friendly houses I've looked at) creating more negative stigma something I'm willing to attempt by lieing to my landlord. Getting rid of my snakes in not an option for me, my wife would go into full on depression for months without them. Relocating my job to another area is not a possible option at all without taking a decent paycut which I cannot afford with our lifestyle and bills. I simply wish to have something with a cover like this person states they have so if my landlord dousnt ask what all I have and the lease just says pet friendly then maybe after a few years if the landlord asks what's inside the closed case and I say, "oh I have a small ball python I've had for years I keep him inside this ventilated locked rack system and show him/her than he is friendly, do a little BP education and show he cannot escape from the enclosure he or she may be more understanding and accepting of it seeing as I've had him for all that time under those conditions and who knows maybe they will be interested and want a cute little reptile in their life to, if not I will gladly be so kind to give up my child or ask if I can hold him until I find another place to live. No lieing, or going around anyone's back to create negative stigma for everyone.

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