Reptiles and apartments/town homes.

[ChameleonRave]

Well - I'll be moving into a town home in the next few weeks with a friend of mine, and we will have a spare room for my reptiles to be placed in. I was curious as to how I should go about the reptiles being moved into the new place. I have moved with them before, so moving and preparing them is no issue. I'll be moving back into town, closer to my work. Do renters usually treat reptiles as fish? Especially since they are housed in cages and don't get loose?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as we may even be moving this weekend after I make a few calls tomorrow morning.

Zac

 

[Olimpia]

Yea, landlords (unless they have a 0 pet policy) don't mind chameleons, geckos, or other small reptiles, in my experience. I usually take in a photo of one on my hand to show them how small they are, because people hear chameleon/lizard and picture an iguana-sized monster. But once they see them they don't care. They have never charged me a pet fee for them either.

Snakes usually creep more people out, so I've always kept quiet about any snakes I had lol. Mention the chams and geckos or whatnot and leave out the ball python.

 

[ChameleonRave]

Yea, landlords (unless they have a 0 pet policy) don't mind chameleons, geckos, or other small reptiles, in my experience. I usually take in a photo of one on my hand to show them how small they are, because people hear chameleon/lizard and picture an iguana-sized monster. But once they see them they don't care. They have never charged me a pet fee for them either.

Snakes usually creep more people out, so I've always kept quiet about any snakes I had lol. Mention the chams and geckos or whatnot and leave out the ball python.

Thanks for the advice Olimpia. The nice thing about this town home is, that they allow pets, so there isn't any pet deposit that we are in need of paying before moving in.

I will however get some pictures of a few of them sitting in my hand and their cages if the landlord is really questioning anything about them.

 

[Carlton]

Or even better, offer to bring one to "meet" the landlord. They can see in person how quiet and harmless they are. But, consider their feeder insects....THAT may be the problem, not the chams. If they ask what they eat tell them they eat tropical insects that don't survive our winters (unless you live in FL).

 

[ChameleonRave]

Or even better, offer to bring one to "meet" the landlord. They can see in person how quiet and harmless they are. But, consider their feeder insects....THAT may be the problem, not the chams. If they ask what they eat tell them they eat tropical insects that don't survive our winters (unless you live in FL).

With the weather situation the way it is right now in South Dakota, I don't think it would be best to bring one of the Chameleons for a tour of the town home. I will however inform them that they eat insects that are harmless and do not survive the temperatures we have in South Dakota.

 

[Beautiful4Ever]

I live in Nebraska...so I know how the tamps can be lol...also we currently live in an apartment and have 3 chameleons. The people that work in the complex office actually LOVE my chameleons. Never had to pay a fee because they do not cause issues such as scratching/stains (My daughter makes the stains...grrrr orange gatorade ) They actually know about the feeders...they don't mind...some even know about my Dubia, but I assure them that they are securely housed and cannot survive outside their containers. But keeping all this in mind...an important thing I need to relay is that some places will spray pesticides for insects. Make sure to find out and if they do...request that they do not. I simply explain the chameleon's sensitivity and also that I do not wanna replace my feeder colonies lol. They are very understanding and a lot of them are fascinated by my chams! Good Luck

 

[ChameleonRave]

Thanks for all the information guys/girls! I ended up finding a small house instead and moving in on the 1st!

 

[shmeenakoz]

All of you are so lucky! I live in a condo that I rent and the by-laws state NO reptiles Anyway I decided I never saw that so… Wont be here to much longer anyway, lol! Dumbest thing I've ever seen…haven't seen in print!