want to get womas or bhp

[Robbo]

hi peoples
i am thinking about jumping in and getting a pair of womas or bhps ( or both )
and was hoping i coukld be pointed in the right direction on books on their care
also mbey some pics so i can figure out which form i like to then try and buy

thanks
shane

[Jason]

get nt womas (tenami, not sure on spelling) and qld bhp, not sure about links to caresheets, have you tride this site?

[BROWNS]

Here's a great link to help a bit :wink:

http://www.southernxreptiles.com/main.shtml

[Robbo]

thanks for the link
i have been looking at it earlier this week some nice snakes in there
i have been looking throuugh the old posts and found a little info
but that has made me think of another question
if womas can breed at 18 months and there are a few pairs around now from the sound of things
why are they still so dear ?
is it the same old answer of supply and demand

shane

[NCHERPS]

Robbo,

Which State are you in?
Some states including NSW put womas in a Cat 2 or equivilant, meaning that you might only have a choice of the BHP's. Check with your states NPWS regs etc.

Aspidites are great pythons to work with.
Not everyone breeds womas at 18mths, most wait until they are 2 and a half years +, but I think it mostly comes down to supply and demand, you can pick up male womas pretty cheaply.

Bit of advice for you though, shop around alot, not all womas and bhp's are created equal if you know what I mean, like most species, it's the people with the best looking animals(Parents) that tend to be able to sell the offspring faster, always try to acquire the best looking animals you can, not just buy because they are cheap.

Good luck with your search.

Neil

[Robbo]

thanks for the licencing tip ncherps
i live in vic so as far as i know its only a matter of paying the extra money for the advanced lic.
do you know of any one in vic who breeds good looking womas orl ight cololured bhp
and i agree with what you say about not buying just because of a cheap price , but dearer does not always mean better . some people just want to rip you off

[NCHERPS]

Apparently 'Neil Sonneman' has some very nice BHP's, haven't seen many womas out of VIC to comment.

It might be worth you importing from outside VIC if you can't find what your looking for.

Best of luck.

Neil

[BROWNS]

I was offered a pair of yearling womas top bloodline for hatchy price so i think the prices might start dropping.I'm still wondering if breeding the womas at 18 mths is for real or not that's really young but if someone's done it i suppose they're animals are getting"WELL FED".

Sometimes the best parents don't neccesarrily throw the best offspring as opposed to others plus it depends on personal taste with light to dark phases etc and ordinary animals can throw nice ones but i agree i would pick the best coloured animals suited to my taste which with womas are the blonde phase not so much bhp looking.Ulurus seem to have the more prominant banding as well as WA animals.

[Robbo]

browns by "well fed" do you mean a funnel , a stick and an endless supply of mice and rats to push in

i like the gold phase woma on the southern x reptiles page
would post a pic but i keep gettig errors pop up

[danw]

they look really nice..did they say how much they sell them for?

[zulu]

Be carefull Robbo on purchasing bhps and womas the price is dying in the bum at the moment,too many breeders in a small market place.You can use this to advantage for eg female bhps are easy to come by now,flavirufous has a nice female for sale and its yearling with good red color.

[boa]

I haven't seen any evidence of prices dying in the bum, the good animals like those at southernX still sell for the same money. True that some people are selling them cheaper but the main players are holding their price. Good Womas are still roughly a 2 grand animal and BHP's around half that.

[westhamsc]

http://home.netc.net.au/~neils/
talk to neil he has some of the best bhps i have seen and his womas are awsome as well

[zulu]

Who are you kidding boa ,theres far too may breding both types,the two thousand each for womas is gone.

[boa]

I think there might be more than a few breeders out there that might disagree with you. A large number of breeders means nothing, it's the quality you pay for.