Can someone please explain steps of QT

So I've recently rescued a boa, which we have in QT... But my mother does not seem to care about qt I've explained it multiple times and she will not listen and thinks I'm getting carried away... Can someone please explain qt so I can show her... It's at the point where she looks at the snake and does not think its safe I e explained it multiple times, if someone could give deep facts about it. Just some examples, she is holding the rescued boa and let's it go around her neck and everything puts it back does not wash her hands, grabs here phone/electronic smoke, then washes her hand going on her phone then proceeds onto the next snakes, keep in mind the boa was going around her neck and she does not listen when I say what need to be do e in QT so if someone could help me out that would be great...

Just list as many facts that you know as possible. Thanks.

To be honest I wash immediately after handling any snake. Even those I assume to be 100% healthy. Just because I do not wish to expose otherwise healthy animals to pathogens that may come from an asymptomatic animal.

Washing before and after handling any animal in QT is a must.
Thoroughly disinfecting any shared implements before and after use is another must. Although I often find it easier to keep an extra set of hemostats or tongs solely for feeding a new animal in QT etc.
Animals in QT should not be kept near other animals in your collection. If you have limited space and a new animal is introduced to your QT area the QT clock starts over for every animal in QT.

Thank you raven, If anyone else has stuff to add in even if its the same stuff raven has listed feel free to post.

I recommend the QT time frame being 3-6 months. Although there are some reptile diseases that can take up to 9 months to show themselves.

When I hold my snakes, I always think of it like holding raw chicken. That sounds weird... but it makes me pay attention to things that I touch if I've first touched my snakes; looking out for what to wash (with the possibility of carrying salmonella or other illnesses).

I know Qt time and everything about it, my mother does not and thinks I'm carried away by having them apart an being so strict on what can happen with them.

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Originally Posted by Skilla6000

I know Qt time and everything about it, my mother does not and thinks I'm carried away by having them apart an being so strict on what can happen with them.

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Tell your mom the ASF lady says y'all NEED to quarantine new arrivals/rescues. ;)

If that boa was sick, she would have just infected the rest of your collection.

There are people who have had new arrivals completely infect and destroy collections worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Which could have been prevented If they had proper quarantine procedures, they would still have their collection.

Diseases aren't just the only reason you want to QT. Mites can be easily spread as well, and then you will have to stress out your animals to treat them. And then you'd be battling mites, as I've heard they're not always easy to get rid of.

NOTHING that has come in contact with your QT animals should come near your collection. You should have 2 sets of tongs, scales, etc.

I have my QT in a separate building altogether. That's not always feasible, but I would keep them at least in a different room if possible. My latest additions have been here since May, and I'll probably keep them in the main house because A) it's not an inconvenience or anything and B) why take the risk? I feed and handle all of my established animals first, then move to the QT room. My QTs are also on a different feeding schedule than my other guys, so that makes things easier too.