Yes quarantine! It doesn't matter where it came from. A person who sanitizes every minute and showers 3 times a day can still carry colds, flu, and STDs around. I'm not trying to be a jerk here, but you asked a question, got the right answer, yet you still try and dispute it. Just because you didn't get the answer you wanted to hear, doesn't mean it's wrong. I was all like "pfft quarantine". Then POOF mites. Everywhere. I've been caught once by not quarantining. Never again. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.
Ideally you should quarantine in a separate room and don't handle the quarantined snake all that much. Things can be transferred on clothing. Some people even go as far as separate feeding tongs and stuff like that. My opinion. Quarantine the snake for minimum, MINIMUM 30 days. Most people will tell you 3 months. No handling unless for cleaning and what not, and when you do, change clothes and straight into the wash for them. Just to avoid any cross contamination. May seem extreme but its worth it in the end. Lots of people have very expensive snakes and all these steps are mandatory to protect their investment.
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