I am a high school STEM teacher who calls a chem lab home. Some of the chem lab is no longer in-service - including the gas lines have been permanently disconnected. HOWEVER, the chemical closet is full of lots of different chemicals/elements. The chem closet is behind a locked door, but obviously not air tight. I do not run chemical experiments in the lab, but there is an honor's chem class (different teacher) who comes over for a period maybe a couple times/month. I really want to get a 2nd enclosure for at school (he would go home with me daily, so it would ONLY be during somewhat warm months). Any day that I know that there is an experiment going on, and thus extra chemicals would be in the air, I would leave him at home.
Would it be safe for me to bring him to this environment? I wish that I was in any room but the chem lab, because I have always wanted to bring my beardie to work with me, but will not jeopardize his health!
They are relatively small so chemicals in the air may have a more pronounced effect on them. It's probably best to avoid exposure to that environment but if you do I would limit the time there and avoid being there until after the room has been ventilated after chemicals have been in use.