Thanks very much for the quick replies. I did try to figure out who I could give him to for a week, but the only people I could think of are not real thrilled with snakes and also have pets that roam the house. I opted to keep him in our house and put him in another room. The painting started this morning upstairs and he's now in the downstairs bedroom with the door closed. The house is reasonably large so I think this should be ok. When the painters move downstairs, I will move him back upstairs.