Woma Pythons - Anyone have one?

medicinhed · 02-22-13, 06:55 AM

Interested in Womas? Anyone have stories/tips/breeders you recommend?

NBLADE · 02-22-13, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by medicinhed

Interested in Womas? Anyone have stories/tips/breeders you recommend?

What was it you would like to know? They are great snakes, can be very food orientated and most bites come from them just mistaking you for food, one of my old males used to slam the prey against the side and just crush it that way rather than coil, which is apparently what they do in the wild as in burrows they can't get a coil round the prey, but my female constricts food normally.

As youngsters they are very inquisitive snakes, normally great feeders, never had a problem feeding woma, and they look great.

medicinhed · 02-22-13, 08:00 AM

Any complications in husbandry? Not easy to find them 'round here.

NBLADE · 02-22-13, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by medicinhed

Any complications in husbandry? Not easy to find them 'round here.

They are simple to keep really, i tend to use beech chips or dryer orchid bark, cold end around the high 70's to low 80's, with a basking area of around 90 to 92. Adults are normally ok in a 4x2x2, but i prefer to use 5fters for larger females. Not hard to keep at all, they used to be real expensive and hard to get here, but now with a lot more people successfully breeding them they have become easier to find and at a lot more reasonable price.

Zincubus · 04-02-13, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by medicinhed

Any complications in husbandry? Not easy to find them 'round here.

I've had a couple of youngster a while back and recall the breeder telling me that they couldn't tolerate any kind of moisture and to treat them like desert snakes .... not certain that he was correct , though I did follow his advice for the short time I had them .

kit1212 · 02-22-13, 06:49 PM

I'm the same way I love Woma's; their coloration is so gorgeous and from what I've researched they seem like pretty straight forward snakes in terms of care and husbandry. This store in my area has a baby ( might be more of a juvenile from the size; its always coiled and in a hide when I visit) that is very pretty.

andcad · 02-22-13, 08:26 PM

Shoot, sorry. I violated a forum rule. I will PM you dude.

Desert · 02-26-13, 07:37 PM

Woma pythons rock. Been breeding them for years. Here are a coupla photos to share.

medicinhed · 02-27-13, 04:52 PM

How long do they retain their orange head? What are price ranges? I'd prefer to not obsess over this breed, but it's high up on the list on acquisitions. I know what to look for in BPs and BRBs. What do you look for in a WP ? Thx!

Desert · 03-01-13, 02:33 PM

The head stays orange throughout life. Regarding what to look for, they are quite variable in appearance, so it is a matter of personal taste. Thin bands, wide bands, dark bands, light bands, almost no bands. Brown, gold, yellow, red, they've got it all. They are a fantastic snake.

medicinhed · 03-01-13, 03:53 PM

Cool. Thank you. I'm dialing in an empty 55 terrarium. And looking around for one. I just heard great things about temperament and easy feeding. Any idea why they seem relatively hard to find? As compared to other reptiles in the pet trade I mean.

Desert · 03-01-13, 07:11 PM

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Cool. Thank you. I'm dialing in an empty 55 terrarium. And looking around for one. I just heard great things about temperament and easy feeding. Any idea why they seem relatively hard to find? As compared to other reptiles in the pet trade I mean.

Their temperament is noteworthy, as is their feeding response! I think people tend to mistake the former for the latter.

re pet trade
The reason is because they probably don't qualify as a pet trade animal in the first place. For example, compare them with the ball python fundamentals--

Unlike ball pythons, Woma pythons are not exported by the range country. So zero pet trade imports.

Compared to people breeding ball pythons, there are just a microfraction of people working with Woma pythons on a serious level.

Woma pythons, compared to ball pythons, are a relatively poorly known animal amongst the reptile community. There just aren't enough of them around to garner the same attention as that caused by the entry of large numbers into the pet trade.

medicinhed · 03-02-13, 12:32 AM

Great response. Super informed. Thank you. The herp store in my town has a male with a scar on its neck. Will scars shed out or is it perm? Better to get a hatchling or jive then an adult? What are reasonable prices? I think you mentioned you a breeder? Could you pm me info? Or if it is not a rule breaker for the forum, maybe you could post it here? Thx again.

smoothie4l · 03-02-13, 10:23 AM

I have a Woma~!
They are amazing animals to work with, although mine is a little on the aggressive side and has some difficulty feeding. But I'm sure that's just my individual..
It doesn't really matter what age, what ever you want. And the breeder I got my snake from tried to sell her for $600 but I got the price down to $350. (which I thought was more fair)

Just make sure where ever you're getting you're new snake, that it's not wild caught and look out for strange bumbs and the such..

**Aaron_S** · 03-02-13, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by smoothie4l

I have a Woma~!
They are amazing animals to work with, although mine is a little on the aggressive side and has some difficulty feeding. But I'm sure that's just my individual..
It doesn't really matter what age, what ever you want. And the breeder I got my snake from tried to sell her for $600 but I got the price down to $350. (which I thought was more fair)

Just make sure where ever you're getting you're new snake, that it's not wild caught and look out for strange bumbs and the such..

This species is from Australia. There are no wild caught specimens outside of that Continent.

Anyway, I think you got a smokin' deal on this one if it's a female.