I just got a new BP yesterday morning from a shelter that was rescued from the edge of a garden and was obviously a pet before that. shes a little thin but ate a live mouse on her first day in my home, clear eyes, clear and healthy pink mouth, no visible mites or skin lesions or anything, and healthy looking behavior. no head wobble. no wheezing or popping or gurgling when she breathes.

i was so excited that i forgot about the quarantine process and cross contamination, and used Lucie's (my only other BP i've had for a year now, who seems to be perfectly healthy, also a rescue from an abusive owner) feeding tongs, paper towels (finished the roll so it wont touch anyone anymore) and her feed box for transport.

i have not touched my other BP, Lucie, yet once i realized, and have used hand sanitizer after every single time i touch anything revolving the new BP.

my problem is, even though this new snake is in her own tub, I dont have the ability to put this newcomer in a separate room. i live in a loft with roommates who are scared of snakes. im limited to my tiny room, which doesn't even have a closet. right now the only place i have this newcomer is right below where Lucie is, a foot away or so, its the only plausible place i can put it in this room. I literally have nowhere else to put this snake!

what should I do? I'm going to wash the tongs and feed bucket in the sink with bleach today (was gonna do it anyways) and later today ill be getting paper towels and washing my hands before tending to Lucie, who needs her bedding changed.

both snakes appear perfectly healthy, but I know IBD is a crazy disease, and mites (which I dont see on either snake. Lucie was kept outdoors in a tank below the house with grass planted in it, and she never got mites!)

my apologies for not being in the best situation for these BP's I wish I could be in my own house but seeing as how I pay 1k a month just for a loft and live in key west, I can't do anything to fix my current situation, room wise.

I plan on buying a vivarium electronics rack for my snakes, it should get here in about 2 or 3 months and will be getting another BP in a few months from a hobbyist in miami.