I am glad that worked out for you. Try to handle him at least once a week now but not within 48 hours of eating. And as for your cohabitation question lots of reasons why it isnt good to do so. Here are some:
Unnecesary stress on the animals
disease transfer if one gets sick
makes it unable to track the animals basic functions ( shed, poo, etc)
rare but possible fighting amongst the animals
Snakes are solitary creatures.
Hope this helps.