Chinessa
Well-known member
Okay, so I've run into an issue. My neighbor (she actually lives in an apartment upstairs from me) has been having really bad problems with cockroaches in her apartment. Luckily, I do not have this issue. She told me today that our landlord is going to exterminate our whole building sometime next week. Once she figures out a time, she's going to let everyone in the building know and everyone will have to leave for some time.
Here's my issue. I'm not sure what to do with my chinchilla, my ball python, and my two crested geckos. Obviously, they will come with me when everyone has to leave the building. But what about their cage/tanks? I've never had to deal with fumigation or whatever it is they do to kill bugs, but it freaks me out! I don't even want to have any of my stuff in the apartment when it happens! What about my cookware, etc? My chin's cage is pretty large, about 4 feet tall and too heavy for me to carry by myself. If necessary, I will remove her cage from my apartment (as well as the herp's tanks). The only thing that sucks is that I don't have anywhere nearby to put all of them! My boyfriend lives 30 minutes from here, and I don't mind having all of the pets live with him for a week or so. It'll just be some work. If my neighbor hadn't told me about this, I probably wouldn't have known until the day before! I have class and other things I do throughout the day, how on earth would I have been able to get everything cleared out by then!?
I guess I'm just looking for advice on what to do. Have any of you had experience with this? Is it safe to leave their cages in my apartment? I don't know if I would even feel comfortable with that even if it is safe...
Here's my issue. I'm not sure what to do with my chinchilla, my ball python, and my two crested geckos. Obviously, they will come with me when everyone has to leave the building. But what about their cage/tanks? I've never had to deal with fumigation or whatever it is they do to kill bugs, but it freaks me out! I don't even want to have any of my stuff in the apartment when it happens! What about my cookware, etc? My chin's cage is pretty large, about 4 feet tall and too heavy for me to carry by myself. If necessary, I will remove her cage from my apartment (as well as the herp's tanks). The only thing that sucks is that I don't have anywhere nearby to put all of them! My boyfriend lives 30 minutes from here, and I don't mind having all of the pets live with him for a week or so. It'll just be some work. If my neighbor hadn't told me about this, I probably wouldn't have known until the day before! I have class and other things I do throughout the day, how on earth would I have been able to get everything cleared out by then!?
I guess I'm just looking for advice on what to do. Have any of you had experience with this? Is it safe to leave their cages in my apartment? I don't know if I would even feel comfortable with that even if it is safe...