The majority of the people who have been successful with the genus Gonyosoma have done so by keeping their snakes in pairs or small groups. I have corresponded with successful Gonyosoma breeders from all over the US, Europe and Canada and I think all but one have kept them in groups.

I would also say that historically Europeans have tended towards communal housing and have been very successful with breeding many species. In parts of Europe there are strict humanitarian laws that require walk-in sized cages for something like an arboreal ratsnake. It's much easier for them to keep their snakes in groups than to literally have multipe cages larger than their showers.

I have a German book on Gonyosoma. It was translated for me then I also had a German snake keeper I know translate a specific part for me.

Both translators agreed the book says that German humanitarian laws require a 5'x5'x5' cage for a single adult Gonyosoma oxycephala. If more than one specimen is kept in the cage the size should be increased by 10%.

Obviously a lot easier to just have one slightly oversized cage and keep multiple specimens rather than several cages that large.

And it's hard to argue with the success that European keepers have had with many difficult species. Not to suggest that it's entirely due to communal housing in large cages, but I hardly think it's a bad idea.
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Current snakes:

0.0.1 Gonyosoma oxycephala - Java locale (green)

1.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - Jave local (green)

2.2 Gonyosoma janseni - Seleyar locale (all black)

1.2 Gonyosoma janseni - Celebes locale (Black & Tan)

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• more then one in a cage question?? - RobertIIII, Tue Oct 10 18:49:14 2006
• RE: more then one in a cage question?? - RobertIIII, Tue Oct 10 18:51:20 2006
• RE: more then one in a cage question?? - jswanson737, Tue Oct 10 18:56:52 2006
• RE: more then one in a cage question?? - Elaphefan, Tue Oct 10 20:45:25 2006
• Anyone else have a opinion on this? - RobertIIII, Wed Oct 11 13:43:46 2006
• RE: Anyone else have a opinion on this? - chris_harper2, Wed Oct 11 13:58:16 2006
• RE: Anyone else have a opinion on this? - Matt Campbell, Wed Oct 11 18:22:18 2006
• RE: Anyone else have a opinion on this? - draybar, Wed Oct 11 16:18:29 2006
• OK, I have to represent the other side - Mark Banczak, Thu Oct 12 08:17:56 2006
• A real wishy-washy response - BillMcgElaphe, Thu Oct 12 14:19:24 2006
• There we have it - draybar, Thu Oct 12 15:50:56 2006
• RE: There we have it - RobertIIII, Thu Oct 12 15:58:40 2006
• My 2 cents. - MurphysLaw, Fri Oct 13 01:00:21 2006