Thank you all for your valuable feedback. It's so hard to pass up on these animals that aren't getting the treatment they need and deserve, but you're right. The store would only buy more to take its place, and I could never risk getting my boy sick just to get another snake out of a rough spot.

Poor babies. I still go in to check on them. They had a medium adult red tail soaking for a full three weeks. I got on their butts about checking her for mites, but they insisted she was just shedding. She was out of the bowl today and in a dry corner when I checked on her, thank the powers that be.