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Robert,
I have bred Gonyosoma for years as have quite a few others in the USA (Freight Frietas, Chris Harper to name a few). Granted we are an obscure community but there are usually quite a few cb or ch animals offered for sale regularly.
Imported Gonyosoma are not for the uninitiated or under experienced! They typically come into the US as most Asian Colubrids do...renally challenged due to dehydration, loaded with an amazing array of internal parasites, and of course the overall stressors involved with the whole importation regimen. The fact that they are, by nature, a nervous and aggressive snake only exacerbates the impacts.
Long term success with wc animals is a very low %. Lots of Flagyl, Panacur, and Baytril are called for but knowledge of appropriate dosage amts. and frequency are needed as well. The unfortunate issue for the importer and the eventual buyer is that most initially seem to do very well....eating, drinking, etc. There is a lag time between this and the eventual impacts of the issues noted above. I have never seen any seemingly healthy animal crash as hard and as fast as an imported Gonyosoma! Hope this helps any potential purchasers of said animals, they're a crap shoot at best and both parties involved should know what they're potentially getting into.
Bill Hughes
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