Animal House

I have temporarily moved Phinneus to Matt's house until I move on Saturday so that he is safely out of the way until I can settle him into our new digs. Pherb is there too, so now the House of Matt could be appropriately termed "Animal House" what with there being two cats, five frogs, two bettas, one pleco, one hedgehog, and one hamster. I snapped a few shots of Phinneus this morning with my camera on digital macro and was pleasantly surprised. *See flickr photosteam*

So while Phin is at Matt's I like to have his tank sitting out in the living room where he can get a breeze from the fans and I can keep an eye on him. Unfortunately this means moving him into cat territory. Rodrigo the Ever Sneaky and Michevious likes to climb into the tank to get at Phin's food, which is cat food. Now, Rodrigo is a food hog, and will not be deterred in the slightest when I yell loudly, chase after him, throw him in the bathroom and squirt him with water as punishment. Currently Matt has Phin on the radiator (don't worry, it's off so there's no chance of melting plastic or over heating) and has removed anything that might be used to climb on in order to reach it. Also, the cats are locked in Matt's roommate's room (sort of in disgrace, the sneaky bastards).

Phinneus himself has slept through the whole ordeal, except for at one point when he was stepped on by the cat. The cat, by the way, seems to be oblivious to Phin's presence and only notices the cat food. The other cat, Murray, seems to have picked on on the whole "consequences of your actions" notion and mostly steers clear. Keeping him away from Pherb is a different matter, however...