Alright, yeah. She is just a pet and I have absolutely no plan of selling or breeding snakes. I have two other snakes (Ball Python and Plains Hognose) I did acquire her from a reptile expo though.Originally Posted by Bogertophis
For a BCI, I'd wait until she's fed twice at least before doing much handling- as long as she took food easily. Eating is more important to her health- handling will keep. For snakes more likely to be difficult feeders (BPs & others) it's best to wait (not handle) until after 3 meals at normal (weekly) intervals- to make sure they don't get too stressed to eat. Nothing worse than a snake that won't eat.
Quarantine is very subjective- & depends on how many other snakes you have, & your intentions (is this a business investment? will you be breeding & selling them? or is it "just a pet"?) Also depends on where/how you acquired the snake. (ie. from an expo or pet store is more risky)
for checking for mites- but keep checking for at least a month, just in case eggs hatch out.
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