What to do?

[Vypyrz]

Thanks for the advise!

And here is my big issue with paying $300 to keep the snakes.

Its a "deposit" to keep a "pet" my snakes are not gonna pee on the carpet and ruin it so it needs replaced. They will not cause damage to the apartment so it needs repairs. But we all know the likelihood of me getting the deposit back even if no damage was done as a result of my snakes is not reasonable.

I would say just pay the deposit and when/if you move out, then address getting the deposit back due to lack of carpet damage. Raising a stink about reptiles, rodents and fish not being mentioned in the lease may cause changes in the lease agreements to where they are mentioned, as in not allowed...