I would say that the quarantine period depends on how cautious you want to be. Some big breeders have a 1 year or greater quarantine period, but they have hundreds of thousands of dollars at risk. I suggest putting the snakes on white paper and leave them in a separate room for at least 30 days to make sure they don't have mites. Mites can travel around a room and infect a snake in a separate cage. To be sure you don't transmit other diseases, I suggest either a vet exam or else treat them with a semi-quarantine for several months (wash hands after handling or cleaning, disinfect water bowls or vivs with bleach or ammonia, watch sheds and poo's carefully, if they refuse a meal, consider it contaminated and don't give it to another snake, etc.) It is better to be cautious for a while than to be sorry later. IMHO
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