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I have a pair of 4 foot Womas (1.5 years). The male is not feeding well. Over the past 4 months he eat twice! I read in a vet article that pine shavings can get into their digestive track and cause problems. Is this true? The female eats regularlly, but lately in the past two weeks shes not eating. That is the longest she hasn't eatten. Also she has a bad temperment, but lately she has been very mellow and I am able to handle her. I removed the pine shaving form there cage and only lined it with newspaper. I have not feed him or her in there enlosure where pine shavings could be a problem for a number of months. I feed them in a separate container. One last thing I housed them sepate for a number of months, but I house them together now and its going on three months.

for some reason you don't get alot of imput when it comes to womas.
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0.1 Rubber Boa
1.0 Eastern Hognose 2003 super red
0.2 Eastern Hognose Snakes
3.3 Western Hognose Snakes
1.0 Durango Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Woma's (new!)
Spadefoot
Black Knobbed Sawback
Northern Diamondback
Florida Redbellied Slider
Western Painted
Southern Painted
1.0 African Hedgehog
1.0 Sulcata
1.1
1 Pleco
2 Silver Dollars
3 Bosemian Rainbows
1 Cory Cat
1 Upside Down Catfish
2.0 Fire Guramis

uhh... I think that is it.

I am not one for posting, but since womas are my favourites.
It is not uncommon for both sexes to go off food when cooler temps arrive. even if you are not intending to "cooling", i bet temps are still dipping at night due to way cooler outdoor temps. housing them together sometimes makes males not interested in eating as well. Without knowing your complete husbandry routine it is really hard to say whats going on. As for pine shavings get rid of them. Phenols Phenols phenols! Try hard woods like aspen, that is what i use. Hope this helps.

or just yearling and up? Thanks.

Allan

here is a couple of pics of them. the pics suck pretty bad,I'll
get some better ones in a few days.hows them babies doing?
Casey

Casey,
3 out 4 womas have eaten. I'm still working on the last one to get its first meal while in my care. I have the temps up around 89-90 in the hot end. I've tried f/t rats and f/k mice and it doesn't seem to want either. I'm hoping it will eat this sunday. I'll keep you updated. The parents look well. Do you have any info on their history? Thanks

Allan

np

np

Get rid of them!! QUICK!!
You must sell them. Sell them very very Cheap.
You can even sell them to me.

Just joking.

Rudy
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0.1 Rubber Boa
1.0 Eastern Hognose 2003 super red
0.2 Eastern Hognose Snakes
3.3 Western Hognose Snakes
1.0 Durango Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Woma's (new!)
Spadefoot
Black Knobbed Sawback
Northern Diamondback
Florida Redbellied Slider
Western Painted
Southern Painted
1.0 African Hedgehog
1.0 Sulcata
1.1
1 Pleco
2 Silver Dollars
3 Bosemian Rainbows
1 Cory Cat
1 Upside Down Catfish
2.0 Fire Guramis

uhh... I think that is it.

They want to breed. Most of my Womas will go off feed as early as September. Unfortunately they won't ovulate until early spring. I haven't even put mine together yet. I have learned to really put the food to the females when they are "on feed" because they will go off soon enough. I would recommend that you go ahead and temperature cycle them this winter, and start stuffing them when you warm them up in the spring. They'll be plenty big enough to breed next fall. If you are dead set on feeding them try chicks, they'll gobble them up.

so they breed at 1.5 years or 2.5 years?
also do they breed in the fall or spring??
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0.1 Rubber Boa
1.0 Eastern Hognose 2003 super red
0.2 Eastern Hognose Snakes
3.3 Western Hognose Snakes
1.0 Durango Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Woma's (new!)
Spadefoot
Black Knobbed Sawback
Northern Diamondback
Florida Redbellied Slider
Western Painted
Southern Painted
1.0 African Hedgehog
1.0 Sulcata

1 Pleco
2 Silver Dollars
3 Bosemian Rainbows
1 Cory Cat
1 Upside Down Catfish
2.0 Fire Guramis

uhh... I think that is it.