This is one of the biggest complaints I have about the business side of heretoculture...the statement that was posted earlier in the thread about people not buying the "Ugly" ones and flooding the market. I understand from a financial perspective that if you are going to breed them, then you would probably want the nicest specimens available so that you could in turn recieve the highest price for your efforts...ah, the ever-spinning wheels of capitalism...but anyway...I digress...People there is nothing wrong with buying a less-than-stellar color phase woma. In fact it has been documented that there may be as many as 3 distinct geographic variations of the species. A Woma in my opinion is a great addition to any collection regardless of the intensity or lack there of...of color. It is a shame to me to see here on this forum, people being encouraged to overlook the more dull phases of the species in the interest of the almighty dollar. What a shame...Are these dull patterned specimens just supposed to be swept under the carpet and hopefully bred into obscurity? I have recently added womas to my breeding program and have found them to be at the top of my list of species with which to work...and this is after 20 years in the buisness. There is a subtle beauty in even the dullest member of the species and I hope that the person that posted this question will overlook all the money-fueled responses and simply pursue the species and appreciate them for what they are; a great addition to any collection, regardless of the pricetag.

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• Why are womas so expensive? - saikyan, Mon Mar 16 13:28:17 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - guttersnacks, Mon Mar 16 14:39:40 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - arta, Mon Mar 16 19:39:25 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - Guttersnacks, Tue Mar 17 07:11:22 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - captnemo, Mon Mar 16 15:01:33 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - saikyan, Mon Mar 16 17:44:41 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - e&t, Mon Mar 16 21:20:01 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - Guttersnacks, Tue Mar 17 08:20:20 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - boredfoot, Tue Mar 17 04:39:19 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - Doug T, Mon Mar 16 23:38:53 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - pooter, Tue Mar 17 07:55:24 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - TBrophy, Tue Mar 17 08:17:07 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - jaykis, Tue Mar 17 10:45:12 2009
• RE: "Cheap, green and Ugly"???... - TJ., Wed Mar 18 09:58:13 2009
• RE: Why are womas so expensive? - varanid, Fri Mar 20 17:53:23 2009