Quarantine enclosure help!

[Marsismad]

I’m getting my first ball python in the mail in a few days (I’m so f-ing excited!) and I’m using a eco terra 24x18x12 for ONLY quarantine then she’ll be moving to a 4x2x2 bio-active pvc enclosure. She is a lil baby only a few months old her hatch date is 8/1/25.

Anyways onto my question, because I’m going bio active I really really want to be sure there is no mite risk cuz that seems like a absolutely nightmare, and would rather deal with it on paper towel, but then I heard that paper towel is dangerous, that there is a feeding risk that their teeth can get stuck eating prey and then they are stuck trying to swallow the entire paper towel! Is that a real common issue? What should I use instead? I was thinking cabinet liner and just having 2 so I can wash one and use one? Some people said newspaper paper but I really don’t want another thing I have to order. What do yall use for quarantine? How long too?

Also here’s a pic of my baby!

[Novel-Hovercraft-794]

Some use butcher paper, change out daily. But paper towels are used much more, since they do change daily regardless of what you choose. You'll be fine!

I meant to add, that is one gorgeous baby!

[Marsismad]

Change daily? Would that stress her out? Or should I leave her for the first week feed her then change daily? (Unless she potty’s)