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I will be picking up some Gonyosoma jansenii shortly I think they are the black form from Seleyar Island. Does anyone have any information on these. Temp, Humidity, Breeding information. There is not a lot of information on them.

Redards John

I've got a blacktailed male that I've been looking for a female for, oh for about 3 years now...lol I wish you guys would let me know when you locate these wonderfully "pleasant" snakes...lol Anyway, let them settle in good before doing anything with them. Humidity fairly high, temps mid to upper 80's, and give them a good place to hide. Keeping them someplace quiet seems to help reduce stress and minimize stress caused fatalities. If the G. jansenii are WC, be prepared for anything, acclimation can be tough, like any Gonyosoma follower will tell you. Oh, a trick I've found for getting WC or LTC Gonyosoma to eat is to simply tick them off. A frozen thawed rodent smacked against the mid-body or especially tail will draw a couple of defensive strikes that get the "strike/taste" done with, and they'll usually snag after a couple of hits. If you need anymore info, fire away.
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Conrad
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Thank's for that Conrad just what I was after. They are wild caught and the importer will not let them go unless feeding, makes a change.
I cannot get over to see them before next Wednesday.
I am in the UK by the way.

Cheers John

I'm getting a couple of these next month. Mine will also be from the melanistic population. Unfortunately there are only two surplus males but at least they're captive born so they should do fine until I find females.

I'm good friends with two of the keepers at the Denver Zoo who have bred the melanistic form of this species repeatedly. They suggest they are similar but easier than G. oxycephala if that means anything to you.

Wish I could help more but I've just not kept these yet. I have kept G. oxycephala for a couple of years now but no G. janseni.

MarkW who posts on this forum keeps these and is in the UK. Southern England, I believe.

I'm assuming your referring to Elaphe Janseni, as the Janseni and Oxycephala are generally referred to as being closely related. Presently I am keeping both species and find that the Janseni are much more easy going than the Oxy's, as long as you don't look them in the eye for a prolonged period of time. They seem to do well dry as well as with a little extra moisture and I have noticed no shed problems at all. As far as feeding my male cb likes to hit the mouse from inside his hide box, while the female likes the mouse put close to her mouth where she can get a good scent, and getting them upset usually makes them retreat. My Oxy prefers to eat her mice out of a bowl.

Once out of the enclosure they are easily handlable, but a fresh wc may be a different matter. One word of caution, if you see the snake produce green urates, with noticeable amber crystals in it you very well may be dealing with an internal infection. Our girl passed cysts daily for a number of weeks once antibiotic treatment was started and now almost 2 months later she is finally getting back to normal. I'm not sure of the prevailance of this condition, but figured its worth mentioning.

Freight

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Edited on June 1, 2004 at 21:00:57 by PHGinger.