Alright so when i went to talk to him i brought up the subject that the lease only says cat and dogs. He said it pertains to all "pets" to cause the damage of the property.

So i proceded to ask about fish, hamsters, and such animals he said they are also covered under "pets" but has not had anyone pay for such animals yet

So i started to talk about how it could not damage the apartment and after 15 mins or so he asked if he could see the way they were being kept. Showed him around and he was actually very interested in them. So then i brought up the subject of the guy looking through my stuff. He said he will check to see who was in the house and look into it.

Needless to say i still had to pay but not what it was before. I ended up paying $50 to cover the possible "smell" my snakes could leave behind to cover the removal of the "smell"

Thats as far as i was willing to negotiate over the issue, tho he is making me add something to my rack to keep them in the apartment ask they could be "potentially dangerous animals" so he informed me i needed to add "lock" type things to the rack to ensure the snake cannot push the tub out on its own and escape. Any ides how i can do this he said there will be a follow up check to ensure i followed what was requested.