I love my roommate. We share a 4 bedroom apt with my boyfriend and another friend. Josh and I got mammals before she got a ball python(Josh has rats, and I am a cavy slave) It was close to September when she got the snake, and nothing was a real problem. This winter, however, we have had to keep the apartment at above 75 to keep her snake okay. What gets me is two things. I know that guinea pigs can't take much heat above that temperature, and even with my fan it is still a bit warm in my room. But she gets so irate when we set the apartment to cool, because the temp drops to 74 and she freaks. It's 'too cold' for her and too cold for the snake. When it was almost 80 yesterday she said she liked it, it was finally not cold. This pisses me off, because now that it is startign to get warmer outside, what in the world will I do for my guinea pigs? Short of keeping my fan on high all the time, closing blinds and such? I will ask her today if we can set the apt temp to 65-70 in the next week, considering how hot it will be outside. But she will probably freak then.
Also, when I asked her to watch over my pigs when I am gone for a week, she said she has too many pets to look after(the snake, and 5 tarantulas)...animals she openly admits to being so very easy to take care of and not time consuming. Apparently in her busy schedule of being online and not doing crap over the summer, she can't peek in once a day in my room and see if my pets are still effing alive and fill their water tube
I swear. If I could afford it, I would move downstairs to a tw obedroom. But this girl has been my friend for 7 years, and I don't want to leave her without any roommates. Suggestions on how to keep my piggies comfy?