Woma question

Are they less aggressive? How popular are they? Who owns one? I might get one instead of a bp!


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Entirely different beast than a BP - They can be super "tame" or they can be super agressive. It's entirely up to how you care for them, and how much you handle. If you handle them seldomly they will be greatly more agressive. Handle more frequently, they are super nice. I bought an adult that was never handled other than for cage cleaning. She didn't always lash out at me, but she definitely had a bad attitude. She'd hiss and huff and puff, and when you'd hold her she'd wrap so tight your hand / arm would turn blue then just lean over and latch on :-). Still . . . entirelly different snake to work with. They get bigger, not much bigger, but definitely bigger. Female Womas consistantly get to 6ft. They need a dryer environment, and tend to enjoy a little more space as they tend to be arboreal. Anything specific you want to know other wise than this?

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Just asking lol thanks for the info! Nice snake!


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No worries - I'd def suggest them though. . . just make sure they get handled reguarly, and if you want to house them in a tub - needs to be at least a CB70, and if you wnat to do a PVC Style enclosure, just give them some extra heighth :-). My adult girl pounds jumbo rats every 10-18 days.

Wow! Do you have pics of your enclosure?


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Somewhere, not too special though mine stays in her CB-70 just fine :-) The breeder she came from suggested it as that's what she was in there. However, in due time she'll move into a 4x2x2 when I do the next rearranging process with my retics to their 71x30x24 enclosures

I've bred woma pythons for years. They are fantastic. They are under rated and definitely a cadillac species, in my opinion. They thrive on frozen thawed rats and make a great first snake.

While babies can be bluffy, I have a large collection of them and every single one of them has grown into calm, regal animals as adults. I think their feed response ( ie trying to mouth everything or wrapping with their body while trying to mouth) is often misinterpreted as aggression.

They are a ground dwelling species, one of their nicknames is 'sand python', though studies show that they will climb trees to eat sleeping lizards at night. I keep mine in ARS 8018 racks; CB 70 is definitely too small for an adult.

Hey check out this unusual clutch I hatched last spring:

http://www.claudius-r-us.com/gallery...nge_womas2.jpg

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I've bred woma pythons for years. They are fantastic. They are under rated and definitely a cadillac species, in my opinion. They thrive on frozen thawed rats and make a great first snake.

While babies can be bluffy, I have a large collection of them and every single one of them has grown into calm, regal animals as adults. I think their feed response ( ie trying to mouth everything or wrapping with their body while trying to mouth) is often misinterpreted as aggression.

They are a ground dwelling species, one of their nicknames is 'sand python', though studies show that they will climb trees to eat sleeping lizards at night. I keep mine in ARS 8018 racks; CB 70 is definitely too small for an adult.

Hey check out this unusual clutch I hatched last spring:

http://www.claudius-r-us.com/gallery...nge_womas2.jpg

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How big does a male have to be to breed succesfuly


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I love my woma! I've only had him a few weeks...other than feeding response, this is by far the most docile snake I own, even in comparison to my bp's. He's very curious too, and with handling will slowly explore everything.

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Desert, those reduced pattern womas are HOT!

Are they very shy snakes? I've got some empty tank syndrome happening, and while I have ideas for 2 of the 80+ gal tanks we recieved, the third one has had me stumped

The males are not like ball pythons. I usually wait until three years of age to breed them.

Thanks RobNJ! They are weird looking!

No, I definitely would not call them shy! :)

Do you recommend housing them in tubs or tanks? Where is a good site to learn more about caring for womas? And possible woma morphs? I've been trying to find a site similar to worldofballpythons.com for womas but I haven't had much luck.

And I assume they must be house separately like ball pythons?

Who sells woma pythons? I can barely find breeders, even with google's help. So far, I see that LLL Reptiles and Backwater Reptiles sells them. And where do I get more info on "morphs" if that's what they're called? I've seen a very nice solid black woma with orange head and I'm assuming that's a morph?

Justin at australianaddictions sometimes works with them. Bhb works with them

Derek Roddy and Jon Floyd have great Woma's! Craig Tillem also has some nice reduced pattern Womas called sunburst Woma's.

In fact heres one I photographed a few weeks ago of a 2011 baby from Derek Roddy.

http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/...pse4c6f89c.jpg

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Do you recommend housing them in tubs or tanks? Where is a good site to learn more about caring for womas? And possible woma morphs? I've been trying to find a site similar to worldofballpythons.com for womas but I haven't had much luck.

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Woma pythons can be kept in tanks, though as adults they would require a rather large floor area in the tank. I would also guard against extremely low humidty conditions inside the tanks if the owner lives in dry cold winter areas. Humidity is best at about 40-50 percent. I keep mine in ARS 8018 racks. CB70 tubs are just too small in my opinion, especially for adult females.

No proven morphs yet, as far as I know. With a bit more time, some of the oddballs, such as the black woma you mentioned, and reduced pattern specimens like what I hatched last year and others have hatched, will be proven or disproven.

Yes, I house them seperately.


I have a small mismash of woma photos here:

http://www.claudius-r-us.com/gallery...s.php?album=10