Just some things from our own experience with taking in adults from basically unknown sources.

We keep the new snakes in a seperate room from our other snakes, everything we do for the new snakes is done after the rest of our snakes so that we don't accidentally transmit anything from the new, unknown snakes. We always wash well anyway, but especially with new snakes in the house until we get a vet check done. Actually the last two adult females we got we had them vet checked before they came home with us just in case. We treat the new snakes whether they are adults or babies basically the same....quiet, low light, minimal handling for at least a week, then they get their first prey offered. Once they eat twice or so, we start handling them for small amounts of time to see how they react to it.

After about 90 days (if they are healthy and eating well), we'll move our current three in quarantine out of the bedroom. We have one though that was wild caught and is very nervous and shy, so she may stay in the quiet for a few more months.

We have some of our snakes on live feeds, some on p/k or f/t.

Best of luck with the new snake. It's great of you to offer a home to this adult snake.


~~Joanna~~