Female woma making hissing sound upon feeding......

[reptalica]

No concern at all but certainly a first in this household. I have had Jaffa, our male for close on a year now and had never made a hissing sound when he's in the feeding tub and consistently know what to expect upon feeding time however tonight I got my female woma, Amber out and placed her in the feeding tub ready to devour 2 x velvet rats.

As I was ready to introduce her to the first rat she was 'S' ing up and making a hissing noise. Obviously not abnormal but just something I'd never heard before.

Actually sounded like one of our cats hissing.

Any other woma owners have similar experiences with their's????

 

[saintanger]

nope my boy is quiet, never makes a sound and devours his food as quickely as possible.

 

[Riffherper]

My bhp's hiss. As if to say 'don't steal my food' or 'stop harassing me'. Haven't experienced the same with my womas tho.

 

[Barrett]

Interesting, didn't realise they hiss. My girl is silent, even when feeding or trying to eat my hand.

 

[SteveNT]

Our bhp hisses if you try to pick him up when he's having a poo on the lawn. Fair enough really. I'd hiss too

 

[Goldie74]

Yep, my female Woma will hiss when in strike mode. It's becoming less frequent as she gets bigger.

 

[andynic07]

Maybe it is a hatchling thing, I got my woma as a yearling and he has never done it but by brother in law's hatchling woma did it really bad with striking and my hatchling BHP does it a little bit with the occasional strike. I have also heard a large coastal carpet hiss as well but she never strikes.

 

[phatty]

all my snakes hiss it is what they do

 

[Tesla]

I have heard all my womas his at one point or another, even as adults. I don't see why that's an amazing or odd thing though

 

[reptalica]

Oh and they r both 15 months old. Just needed to clarify that.

 

[SteveNT]

But why dont they herss?

 

[J-A-X]

But why dont they herss?

Cos it's harder to do with a forked tongue

One of my Darwin's did it often at 3 mths old - all bluff and bravado - he sounded more like a deflating balloon but he certainly seemed impressed with himself !

 

[Tobe404]

My Jungle hisses at me as if to say "Bugger off if you know what's good for you". Mostly during shed but also sometimes when I've offered a second food item.
Still takes the food anyway though. So I don't know why the Jungle makes a big fuss about it. Lol.