Woma Pythons - Anyone have one? - Page 2

**Aaron_S** · 03-30-13, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by digizure

I just bought two females and I'm still looking for a breeder with various pattern/color woma pythons. Does anybody know where I can find the "uncommon" womas? Thanks!

I don't think they exist. If they do, probably only in Australia.

Starbuck · 03-30-13, 01:47 PM

Nice thread! I've been considering a woma as my next snake, and almost everything i've read mentions that crazy feeding response

All the woma's I have seen for sale here in NY have a very dark almost black nose/mask, and the 'orange' of the head is far less distinct. I have also seen very young snakes for less than 100$, at expos, from well established sellers with good references.

smy_749 · 03-30-13, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Starbuck

Nice thread! I've been considering a woma as my next snake, and almost everything i've read mentions that crazy feeding response

All the woma's I have seen for sale here in NY have a very dark almost black nose/mask, and the 'orange' of the head is far less distinct. I have also seen very young snakes for less than 100$, at expos, from well established sellers with good references.

Time is money :-P, and so is feeding. So many people are shocked when they see the difference between adults and juvies, I was one of them. I thought that a baby would be more expensive, because its almost like buying "new" and older ones were "used" lol....stupid I know but alot of people think this way.

Starbuck · 03-30-13, 02:22 PM

i think the most expensive womas ive seen have been proven/gravid/retired breeders, at around 600$. I also think they are becoming a bit more popular, as I have seen many more at more recent expos, from new sellers as well. It used to be you would maybe see ONE or TWO large animals, now its not uncommon for a dozen or so tables to have babies of various ages. I think one of the best parts of snake keeping is watching them grow

digizure · 03-30-13, 04:21 PM

Yeah, they DO have them in Australia but I am sure that some people in the US have them too. It's just a matter of time before I find them.

**Aaron_S** · 03-30-13, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by digizure

Yeah, they DO have them in Australia but I am sure that some people in the US have them too. It's just a matter of time before I find them.

I doubt it since all the other morph stuff isn't here but good luck.

digizure · 03-30-13, 11:37 PM

Oh ye of little faith.

**millertime89** · 04-02-13, 01:15 AM

Ben Rennick has a couple lines he's working on, and there are several people here with the contacts in Oz to legally import stuff if you're willing to pay a high enough price. But mostly its just line bred stuff. Although there is some seemingly polygenic stuff popping up.

red ink · 04-02-13, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

Ben Rennick has a couple lines he's working on, and there are several people here with the contacts in Oz to illegally import stuff if you're willing to pay a high enough price. But mostly its just line bred stuff. Although there is some seemingly polygenic stuff popping up.

Fixed it for you mate.... No such thing as legal exports for the pet trade. If a zoological permits are being "abused" to supply the pet trade I'm sure the Australian govt would love to know if you care to name them.

**Aaron_S** · 04-02-13, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by red ink

Fixed it for you mate.... No such thing as legal exports for the pet trade. If a zoological permits are being "abused" to supply the pet trade I'm sure the Australian govt would love to know if you care to name them.

Why would he? To him it's all "legal". He won't be able to get his "legal" animals anymore and be the "cool guy".

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 .

Desert · 04-02-13, 08:13 PM

Woma pythons can get infections if humidity drops too low, such as during dry cold winters in the midwest or deserts. If you're uncomfortably dry, then they probably are too. I simply keep ambient relative humidity at 40-50 percent.

**millertime89** · 04-03-13, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Why would he? To him it's all "legal". He won't be able to get his "legal" animals anymore and be the "cool guy".

I don't have anything straight from Oz, and plenty of people know who the guy is and what he does. No big secret. Its how rough scaled pythons became available in the states, Kameron from Bushmaster.
edit: and Inland carpets, and albino carpets, and a few other random things that I know I'm forgetting know.

mygabriella · 04-03-13, 06:08 PM

I have a male. They are awesome, very docile. Agressive eaters though!!

**Aaron_S** · 04-03-13, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

I don't have anything straight from Oz, and plenty of people know who the guy is and what he does. No big secret. Its how rough scaled pythons became available in the states, Kameron from Bushmaster.
edit: and Inland carpets, and albino carpets, and a few other random things that I know I'm forgetting know.

Doesn't make it legal as you claim.

Speeding is illegal and everybody does it. Doesn't make it legal.