Hi Danielle. Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new bengal! The first thing you should do is take her to a vet to be checked out and start a medical history on her. Hopefully, the breeder provided you with the information she had on the kitty! Sneezing can be caused by the new environment, allergies, upper respiratory infection, etc. A visit to the vet will eliminate an upper respiratory infection -- which means medications. You want to make sure your little gal is super healthy!!!!!
You should have kept your new arrival away from your other kitty for a couple of weeks. You don't know if your kitty arrived with a transmittable disease that you don't want your other kitty to get. And it takes a while for the new baby to get used to her new surroundings and people and she's safer in a smaller room to do that. The fact that she's hiding means she is a little stressed out and scared. With time and patience, she will blend in with your family completely.
Just know that this bengal will be completely different from your tabby. Your bengal will have much more energy, be much more vocal and demanding. Hopefully, you have lots of toys and a tall cat tree as bengals love to climb.
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