Quote Originally Posted by sheena View Post
1. I bartend/waitress, so I sometimes work late shifts, and keep strange hours because of this. How annoying/bad is it for my snake when I'm coming home at 2 am, turning on lights and rummaging for food? Which leads to question...
They are nocturnal so it's keeping about the same hours as you likely are. Taking it out to handle it at noon is more likely to tick it off since it's likely snoozing then.

2. I like to work-out/clean/dance around my apartment, usually with loud-ish music. Besides disgusting snakie with my lack of co-ordination, is this going to seriously disrupt him/her?

I know these are strange questions, but seriously...
No question is strange if it helps you and your snake better deal with each other.

The good thing to note here is snake's rarely burst into laughter at our antics (a rather good thing when it comes to me checking snakes in my ugliest sleepwear let me tell you!). Don't park the snake's enclosure right on or beside your speakers and it will likely be fine. You might want to keep the traffic/vibrations to a lesser degree on feeding day and the day right after when snakie is digesting and really does need some quiet time.

Basically just observe, pay attention, the snake will tell you what works and what doesn't for it's unique needs. It's just a matter of knowing what to watch for and being observant to it's natural routines. If it acts out of character, stops eating, acts nervous (constant patrol of it's enclosure during daylight hours for instance), starts striking at you and it's enclosure sides a lot - things like that - then you know you need to adjust things.

The best questions are those you ask because you care so never hesitate to ask.