Show us ya Woma's

[zulu]

Couple of pics of new pair yommy,the one with the black eyes and nose shed and its a yellow green colour,the other one is the female and its been scoffing rats.
They read the paper after dinner and i find it amuses them.

 

[yommy]

Some nice solid yellow in the neck area's there zulu.
Yes mine love the newspaper too.
I even supply them with a shredded paper box they love to frolic in

 

[zulu]

Yeh they like the shredded paper yommy and they cant inhale it,the bhps here have a big box of paper shredded ile have to get the womas some also.

 

[Boondocker]

Thanks guys, they sure are.

Squinty, i use a cheap Nikon but take lotssssssss of pictures, from every angle - in all different lighting. Flash and macro on, zoom in and stay as still as possible......

Some beauties there for sure! Very Nice!

 

[Endeavour]

i would love to add a couple of pics of a nice male and female I have but I cannot for the life of me seem to get them up, can anyone host them on this thread for me please. Thanks for trying to post them newtolovingsnake but it would seem the photos are to 'large' to post on here:cry:.


Kindest regards


Endeavour

 

[Sezzzzzzzzz]

Hi endeavour... You can email them to me if you want and ill pop them up, or try using the "go advanced" function and posting through there... Pm me if you need my email.

 

[nasool]

Recent pic of our Yearling girl

 

[Boondocker]

Yeh they like the shredded paper yommy and they cant inhale it,the bhps here have a big box of paper shredded ile have to get the womas some also.

I keep my womas on shredded paper too. They do well on it for years now.

 

[yommy]

Nasool what locale is your girl, got a topaz look to her. Yes looks like they're enjoying the burrowing around there boondocker, nice animals.

 

[nasool]

She was just sold to me as a tanami Yommy but I'm pretty sure she is Topaz, still has a really orange belly.

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[deebo]

Had these two together for about 30 mins while messing around in the snake room today. This guy didn't waste anytime!!

 

[Squinty]

I like that patterning on the male David!

 

[deebo]

Thanks squinty. He looks a lot better after a shed. Has a nice busy pattern.

Still going still, what a stud!

 

[yommy]

early season for you Dave, well off to a good start at least. Hopefully a good result with your WA's too.

 

[deebo]

hey brett, not really trying yet - just a bit of an introduction while cleaning some tubs etc and they were mating when i went back so decided to leave him in while he was at it. I wont really be pairing anything up properly until june but its still nice to know they are keen to get it on! Ive got all my fingers and toes crossed for those WAs this year!

 

[Squinty]

I put my WA's together tonight and they are spuring etc. I'll check tomorrow for any more action.

Can I ask why you leave it so late David? I pair my animals up late April/ early may and get hatchies in October. Mind you. It is much cooler here so I can start now.

 

[pythonmum]

Wow - tonight I just gave my pair their last feed before cooling. Judging by those photos, they may be ready before I am! I wasn't going to put them together until May. They are only 18 months old, so probably a bit young. I will let them have a go, as they are adult size Boodaries. Do most people wait until 2 1/2?

 

[Squinty]

Just because they are adult size at 18 months doesn't mean they are ready to breed....

What weight are they at?? IMO I would wait till 2.5 years personally. I know of someone who waits till 3.5yo...

 

[pythonmum]

I haven't weighed them lately, but they were just over a kg each in January at their last weigh in. I will get an accurate weight in a couple of weeks when they have passed the last couple of rats. I moved them to fortnightly feeds late last year, as they had grown so quickly and I didn't want them to get fat. They REALLY love their food. I have heard that the wild specimens will breed at about 500g, but then again, they may be a couple of years old at that point, as they are not getting regular rats like the captives. If not interested in each other or if the female doesn't ovulate, I won't be terribly disappointed. I just thought it worth a try. What breeding weight do you aim for with your WA females?

 

[Squinty]

My wa female is 1600mm long and ATM 2.3kg. But. She is 8yo and pretty much all muscle but that is huge. I like my other females to be about 1.5kg minimum. But all muscle and no fat.

What size rats do you feed? My 18month animals are about 800g and my 2.5yo rhd is 1200mm and 1.2kg. I would breed her this year but I'm going to move her on and concentrate on my other rhds.

I know the boodaries are smaller and therefore would most likey go at a lower weight but breeding 18month womas isn't something I'd do. Instead of 4 eggs and small hatchlings plus a hard recovery for the female after laying to get back up to weight wouldn't you prefer to wait another year get 6-8 eggs with larger hatchies and have the female recover quicker? I am lead to believe breeding them young takes a lot out of the females hence why it's best to wait.