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Hello to all.

First of all i want to wish everybody a happy new year!

Here is my first question of 2008 lol.

Can somebody tell me if woma babies r slow starters on feeding??
Or are they good eaters right from the start??

And how to make a good start with my first woma babies??

Thanks Ray.

I have never bred them, but I have had friends hatch them out, and they tried live only to find that they like F/T right from the get go.....I bought one of my friends babies, and it ate f/t rat pink and chubs from the day I bought it.

They are born big enough to handle good sized rat pinks, I would honestly try f/t rat pinks at least once...and see what happens.

Best of luck
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Executive Reptiles
Amanda Kingsbury & David Kendrick
www.executivereptiles.com

Thanks for the info Amanda & David (wink)

The person where i whant to by a pair of woma's from told me that they make a better start on chicken legs?

I don't whant to use chicken legs because i heard that
the battery chickens egges r injected whit antibiotics?? does anyone kwows this??

Thanks Ray.

While it seems almost EVERY python loves poultry...I don't think its a needed thing, I work with aboreal pythons (Carpets) and many people feed chicks and such to thiers, but I have not once done it. Its true the scent of poultry can be irristable to many pythons, but I have and don't feed it.

I Honestly think you won't have a problem, they seem to be a species that is not as picky as others can be. They redily accept rodents as food as well, and honestly getting them switched over to rats is probably the best thing for them in my opinion, for you and them, as the availabity of rodents is often times easier than trying to find chicks.

I have heard of people feeding chicken....example from the grocery store...but I don't recomend it, some people might...and I am sure there are lots of reason why its ok, I just won't ever do it...

If the person your buying your womas from is feeding them poultry, you might ask if they can try a f/t rodent and see if they take it....or just go ahead and buy them and try it your self, they don't seem to be a python that would be hard to switch over, like I said mine where already on F/T rats when I got mine.

Not sure on the whole chemical thing, of poultry though...It just seems way easier to have them feeding on rodents vs. poultry...in my opinion..

David
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Executive Reptiles
Amanda Kingsbury & David Kendrick
www.executivereptiles.com

I wouldn't worry about the antibiotics. Once it's ingested, it breaks down the same as any food item.
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.1 Bloods
1.1 Balls
2.2 IJ Carpets
1.0 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
2.0 Jungle Carpet
0.1 Carpondro
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
.1 Brazilian Rainbow boas
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

I want to thank you all very much for the great help!.

I decided to pic them up this sunday.I als will ask the person if he wants to feed them so i can see that they feed on rats or mice.

I also will post some pictures when i pic them up on sunday.
Whohoo i'am realy excited because i lived up to this moment for 4 years now lol. now they are available for a good prize.

Thanks Ray (europe)

Womas will eat most anything, coming right out the egg.
Seriously.
I haven't had a problem getting them to eat.
BHP's are another story.

D.