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Originally Posted by UwabamiReptiles
I used to work with these guys. They are super cool snakes and once acclimated, they are pretty hardy. With this one being a wc adult, I would leave him alone for a few weeks. They least amount of stress you can put on them. They aren't treated the best by importers because they are considered a trash snake by many. So just take all that into account. With all that said, he looks healthy from that pic. The silver's are known to spend more time on the ground so don't let that alarm you. Even my greens would spend a lot of time on the floor. I'd guess he is about to shed, so that could be why he is soaking. I've noticed from other wc snakes I've kept that they will soak then shed a couple days lat Just monitor his temps and humidity and make sure there isn't a mite problem and you should be fine.
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What UwabamiReptiles said is absolutely right. Don’t handle it if you don’t have to. Spray some water at least twice a day, because Gonyosoma is a typical arboreal snake and prefers to drink water droplets. My CB snakes ignored their water bowl completely for several months until they “discovered” what you can do with it. Now they are soaking in it quite often, not only before shedding, so I wouldn’t worry about that.
When you get the feces, send them to a vet or a laboratory for a complete screening. WC Gonyosomas have a wide variety of parasites, form lung worms and tapeworms to bacteria and other protozoa. They are no problem for a healthy animal, but due to the stress of being caught, the transport and the lack of water weaken the immune system and can result in a rapid growth of these parasites. The result is a dead snake, most often after several weeks or even months without any sign of any problems and from one day to another the snake is dead. So get this examination ASAP and if there is any doubt get your snake to a vet to do smear test of the mouth and the cloaca.
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