yesterday was snake feeding day (every friday!) and it's always such a production, because my cats think I'm preparing them some tasty treat when I'm warming rodents with hot water, and they turn absolutely feral. It's because I've intentionally trained them all to be mousers to combat the mouse problem my neighborhood has because of its location, so they've all successfully caught mice in the past, so they definitely recognize rodents as prey. It's actually kind of nice, because I can give them a rodent my snakes decide not to eat and be confident that it's safe for them to eat (unlike a wild rodent that's probably full of parasites), but between the heat and humidity of the reptile room and the meds I'm on that make me sweat an abnormal amount (it's seriously like someone turns on a faucet and my sweat glands literally don't stop producing sweat until I can cool off. It's so gross and dehydrating). I love owning snakes; they are by far the easiest and best pets, IMHO, and by now I've gotten to the point where I don't get grossed out about feeding, but it's still a two-hour production, and I woke up with a headache. Now I'm trying to muster the willpower to get up and get stuff done, but it's my day off and it's so tempting to just sleep.
