Woma breeding!

[Nick V]

Haven't been on here in a while but just wanted to share some exciting news that my woma pythons were successful with breeding this year! Unfortunately not successful in laying the eggs in the right spot but it's okay, I moved them anyway. First snakes I've ever bred as well, got seven eggs in total but two were slugs so that leaves me with five good eggs! They're incubating now and I've got my fingers crossed that I'll have some baby womas soon!

[Nick V]

I apologize that this is in the wrong thread, trying to see if I can move it.

[sharthun]

Congrats and good luck!

[poison123]

Lucky. I got 2 females that turned out to be males a while ago. Still looking for a real female.

[jpsteele80]

Congrats and I hope there all viable for you

[Derek Roddy]

Unfortunately not successful in laying the eggs in the right spot but it's okay, I moved them anyway.

That's perfectly fine and very common with womas... Being a borrowing species.

They're incubating now and I've got my fingers crossed that I'll have some baby womas soon!

Can you post a picture of your setup for the eggs? They can be tricky as a first time incubation. If you have any questions or whatnot...reach out. I've produced a good many Womas in the past.

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[Mikoh4792]

Very nice, must be exciting. What sized eclosure do you keep your womas in?

[marvelfreak]

Congratulations!

[Tsubaki]

very nice, congrats! :)

[Trent]

Congrats!!

[Sublimeballs]

Congrats man. Love me some womas

[Wama]

Congrats....Hope all goes well

[Nick V]

Thank you all very much for the replies, have been very busy lately and unfortunately was away and unable to tend to the humidity of the eggs in my hovabator. Having only hatched turtle eggs I'm used to higher humidity levels, and I didn't keep the humidity levels low enough, being at 70-80 percent and that could have lead to the demise of my eggs unfortunately. It could be that it was their first year producing because that happens with some turtle species their first year not developing eggs right but hopefully there will be much better luck and more preparation next year, I feel so upset the eggs died, especially since they were fertile.

[Nick V]

That's perfectly fine and very common with womas... Being a borrowing species.



Can you post a picture of your setup for the eggs? They can be tricky as a first time incubation. If you have any questions or whatnot...reach out. I've produced a good many Womas in the past.

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Thanks derek! I had them in a 50/50 perlite to verm mix with a small layer of perlite at the bottom I found online on boamorph, the substrate wasn't too wet but unfortunately the hovabator had too much water in it, which I knew I should have left out. The substrate you would squeeze and only get a drop or two of water but a decent clumping of it. I literally didn't expect her to lay yet and was going to be out of town so my father had to take care of them for me. Any suggestions as to what I can do next year to not screw up like I did this year? Thanks Derek. By the way I really plan on getting some blackheads one day, but owning snakes is a hassle in college and I'm broke unfortunately so it will have to wait for now :D

[poison123]

Thank you all very much for the replies, have been very busy lately and unfortunately was away and unable to tend to the humidity of the eggs in my hovabator. Having only hatched turtle eggs I'm used to higher humidity levels, and I didn't keep the humidity levels low enough, being at 70-80 percent and that could have lead to the demise of my eggs unfortunately. It could be that it was their first year producing because that happens with some turtle species their first year not developing eggs right but hopefully there will be much better luck and more preparation next year, I feel so upset the eggs died, especially since they were fertile.

Do womas generally only lay one clutch per season?

[Derek Roddy]

Thanks derek! I had them in a 50/50 perlite to verm mix with a small layer of perlite at the bottom I found online on boamorph, the substrate wasn't too wet but unfortunately the hovabator had too much water in it, which I knew I should have left out. The substrate you would squeeze and only get a drop or two of water but a decent clumping of it. I literally didn't expect her to lay yet and was going to be out of town so my father had to take care of them for me. Any suggestions as to what I can do next year to not screw up like I did this year? Thanks Derek. By the way I really plan on getting some blackheads one day, but owning snakes is a hassle in college and I'm broke unfortunately so it will have to wait for now :D

Hey nick, yeah.....aspidities can be tough incubation. They're a little harder to figure out than Carpets, etc.

One thing I wish you would have done is get back to us about your setup before you had set em up. As soon as I saw the word "Havobator" (in your above post) I knew they didn't hatch.
Not enough air space/exchange inside those.... to hatch Woma eggs.

Next time....give me a shout before you set em up.

D

[Nick V]

Hey nick, yeah.....aspidities can be tough incubation. They're a little harder to figure out than Carpets, etc.

One thing I wish you would have done is get back to us about your setup before you had set em up. As soon as I saw the word "Havobator" (in your above post) I knew they didn't hatch.
Not enough air space/exchange inside those.... to hatch Woma eggs.

Next time....give me a shout before you set em up.

D

Yeah I literally had no time to set them up because they were laid the day I was leaving and I really should have gotten back to you guys sooner but they did die rather shortly after my original post, I do apologize for no update. Only two were left after a week and another week went by before they were all dead. I have never kept let alone bred any other snakes before these guys besides an occasional garder from the yard I'd keep for a week as a kid. These eggs are definitely no walk in the park like turtles or geckos I've hatched before. What's your incubation setup? Had the temperature right the humidity was too high and air exchange just wasn't enough I guess, hovabators are pretty low quality stuff as well.

[Nick V]

Also I wasn't around for quite some time when I left so I had to rely on my dad who doesn't know much to look after them.

[Derek Roddy]

We'll get you dialed in....always next time.

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[Nick V]

Do womas generally only lay one clutch per season?

Yes they lay one clutch per year.