Bizarre things students leave behind

An audit by British student accommodation provider Unite has revealed that trophy traffic cones and road signs are no longer the must-have collectibles.

Instead, students are leaving behind a more eclectic group of items when they leave their digs at the end of the year.

Pets were among the most unusual items left behind, as well as the rabbit, Unite found a pair of budgies, and a six foot snake. One person left frozen chicken feet.

Other items included the inflatable pool - which was filled with water - a scuba diving suit and a pole-dancing pole.

The audit actually reported a record low in the number of traffic cones, street signs and cardboard cut-outs left by students.

The most common items left behind were mobile phone chargers (24 per cent), while almost one in five (19 per cent) of the items found were text books and one in ten (11 per cent) were iPods.



The 10 most bizarre items:

:: Six foot snake;

:: Pole dancing pole;

:: Life-size skeleton;

:: Pair of budgies;

:: Giant white pet rabbit;

:: 10ft inflatable outdoor pool filled with water;

:: Frozen chicken feet;

:: A whip and a copy of the Kama Sutra;

:: Scuba diving suit with air tank and flippers;

:: Full-size air hockey table.