This is probably the most depressing problem I have ever faced.
I'm going to college this fall, and my dorms don't allow pets... I've contacted them several times, but to no avail. They're pretty strict on their policies. I can't trust any of my extended family members with her; she originally belonged to my cousin, but he was abusing her (NEVER cleaned her tank, hit her because she bit him, and he tried to feed her cat food...
). The rest of my family is pretty unconcerned with the welfare of animals, and my parents simply hate her... In fact, I'm pretty sure they were counting on me letting her die when they let me have her, since I was pretty terrified of her for the first few days... but instead I fell in love with her.
I was looking at finding a job so I could pay for an apartment, but my dad kind of got in the way. He's EXTREMELY strict and thinks I'm going to get murdered on my way to school (ludicrous; I've walked outside really late and nothing happened to me). Plus he thinks I won't go to school if I start working... My mom isn't much better, and I can't really argue against them since they're paying for everything. If I'd gone to my state school, I could have started working and paying for everything myself, but I stupidly decided to go to Mount Holyoke and there's no way I can afford the pricey tuition on my own...
I've read all these horror stories about people who sold their reptiles, and I really don't want to let her go... I've been considering purchasing one of those snake racks so that I could disguise it as clothing shelves, but I'm kind of worried that it won't work. I won't be having a roommate, so it could work, but I'm not sure. What should I do?
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