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Thread: Would You Buy?

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    Re: Would You Buy?

    Quote Originally Posted by PYMOM View Post
    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
    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...
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    Re: Would You Buy?

    soooooooo...
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    Re: Would You Buy?

    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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    Re: Would You Buy?

    Quote Originally Posted by ALTownsend1 View Post
    Is there a way to "heal" him?

    I don't even know what spinning is!
    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
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    Re: Would You Buy?

    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
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    Re: Would You Buy?

    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.

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    Re: Would You Buy?

    Thanks for all the advice, although I still have no idea what to do...
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    Re: Would You Buy?

    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.
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    Re: Would You Buy?

    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.

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    Re: Would You Buy?

    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. 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.
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