.... on Christmas, and went downstairs to see his snake.

(If you missed my other thread, due to moving, I'm keeping his BP for an indefinite amount of time)

First off, it irritated me that he got out the snake without me being there. I know it's his, but for all he knew, it could've eaten that afternoon. He commented that the tank was hotter than it had ever been (98 on the hot side. Inside his hide rock stays about 5 degrees cooler). I told him that the 70 degrees he'd kept it at was way too cold and should've actually killed the snake. He seemed surprised, and said that his book said 70-95 was acceptable

He then started poking the snake in the head. I said that they really don't like that, and he was stressing out the snake. He then tells me that his book said to handle them daily, and make sure to pet their heads to eliminate their head shyness. He also asked why I'd put a piece of cardboard in the middle of the tank (it's a huge aquarium. I haven't had money for a new enclosure yet), and why I'd taken out the vines and logs (the snake still has two hollow rock hides). After explaining that BPs don't really climb, and all the wood stuff was just soaking up humidity, he kinda laughed and said he'd just put all that stuff in because it looked good.

Now, here's the question.... what is a fair price to offer him for the snake? I obviously cannot let him have it back in good conscience.