Haha yeah probably one of the worst places to pursue python keeping eh? At least I am a bit used to strange and conflicting environmental requirements. I also have a chinchilla who of course has to be keep absurdly cool all the time. I would never have gone out of my way to get one simply due to the climate here, but she was in the classifieds free to a good home and already housed in Arizona. Apparently she was originally purchased for a 5 year old, which I still can't wrap my mind around, but she is thriving and I am thrilled to have her. Still it is always a struggle keeping critters in such a strange climate.