Would You Buy?

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Originally Posted by 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

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That is a good point. It may be caused by bad husbandry on the sellers part and may be recoverable once proper husbandry is met...

soooooooo...

I just need to know if womas have any genetic problems like spiders?

Is normal for a woma to spin?

If it is not normal, then yes I would pass.

Sorry I assumed too much in my first post.

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Originally Posted by ALTownsend1

Is there a way to "heal" him?

I don't even know what spinning is!

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Spinning or "wobbling" is a genetic "disorder" commonly found in spiders and spider combos mainly. Many people still debate if this "disorder" truly effects the snakes health but I don't belief an answer has been found yet.
Many Spiders will wobble back and forth or hold their bodies in strange positions that don't seem "normal".
A lot of owners normally note that this is likely to occur when the snake is exited or about to feed, I have never owned a spider myself and have never seen it but this picture shows a strange positions I mentioned earlier.

http://www.coreywoods.com/Misc/Spide...eHead_3666.jpg

i didnt know womas wobbled. is it genetic liike spiders? u can ind womas for a good price, only a lil more than that one and they look a lot better, are better quality, and DONT WOBBLE. id pass

I've heard of several people's womas spinning like spiders. I know they aren't the same mutation, but it does seem to affect womas sometimes (as it can with any morph or normal). There are a few threads on spinning womas if you do a search on here.

That said, I wouldn't breed a spinning woma because there are "clean" womas you can breed out there instead. As a pet, I wouldn't worry much over it. It looks to be a beautiful snake.

Thanks for all the advice, although I still have no idea what to do...

I've not seen nor heard of a woma spinning.

Sounds like it was over heated at some point, that I have seen and it does resemble a spiders corkscrewing.

Altownsend1- theres alot of advice here but what it all boils down to is this: the decision is ultimately yours to make.
if you can handle a snake with a wobble then get it.
if your looking to breed then i'd pass.
i wish you the best of luck.

My spider has a slight wobble, and yet he's the best eater in my (BP) collection - strikes and coils live prey in a split-second, never missing a beat. :gj: It doesn't seem to bother him, and is only really noticeable when he's pre-strike or nervous. But I would be concerned about the cause of this Woma's spin, so that is something to consider... I think the post above mine sums it up pretty well.