[drowsydreamer]

It varies by college. In most colleges, I would say that pets are not allowed except fish. I go to Macalester College in Minnesota and our pet rule is "anything is that naturally caged (which is an oxymoron), less than 1 lb, small, quiet, doesn't smell..etc" and there is a list of prohibited pets [cats dogs guinea pigs ferrets mice snakes spiders] and any pets must be registered with the hall director and have roommate's consent. But that's here, I don't know about most places.