Would You Buy?

[ALTownsend1]

Ok, so I know very little about "spinning" associated with spiders and apparently woma's. This guy is selling a male woma for what seems like a great price. He immediately told me up front that he spins. He apparently eats weekly with no problems, and has done it since he was a hatchling. Says he functions normally and "would make someone a great pet." He says it happens mainly when he's stressed and you can notice when he is roaming his cage, when he usually has his head tilted. He again enforced that it hasn't affected his feeding and he has never missed or had trouble taking down small rats.

I'm guessing the key is not to breed him, and I wouldn't. My question is, what exactly is spinning, and could it affect him longterm?

More importantly, would you all buy him? Here's a photo. Don't know a ton about woma's so look forward to ya'lls advice. He's asking $50....

[Danounet]

For $50 I wouldn't even have asked Get him!

He seems VERY well fed too.

But same here, dont know much about womas.

[ALTownsend1]

He's definitely a looker, just scared of the spinning...

[WingedWolfPsion]

Don't buy him as a breeder. Womas don't spin like spiders. If this one is spinning, there is some other cause for it than just his pattern mutation.

If this is a pet, then it's fine, but I would quarantine him away from the rest of the collection for at least a full year.

[ALTownsend1]

What would cause the spinning? And a full year? Geez...

[WesleyTF]

I wouldn't hesitate.

[SPJ]

What would cause the spinning? And a full year? Geez...

Neurological problems
Sickness
Exposure to extreme heat
Exposure to chemicals



I would avoid a $50 spinning woma like the plague. Something is not right with the price and the spinning.

[Vypyrz]

I agree, a $50, spinning Woma is not good, even though it is a pretty snake. A healthy Woma usually goes for $250+ depending on age and sex.

[PYMOM]

Well look at it like this....you get him and that will make sure that someone irresponsible dosent. It would be like a rescue. And for 50....even if you only had a few years with him, it would have been worth it

[ALTownsend1]

Is there a way to "heal" him?

I don't even know what spinning is!