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i was just wandering if womas make goog pets ? how big do the males get and are they generaly docile?

I'm no expert on woma pythons, having only just gotten my first two, but I have researched them somewhat extensively for quite some time, and try to read every post on this forum about it. The general consensus seems to be that yes, womas make great pet snakes. Their only drawback for a newbie keeper would be their price. Though they aren't outrageously expensive, they also aren't a drop in the hat. Pairs tend to go for $1200-1500, with individuals going for $400 or so ea for male and $800 or so each for females.

They are easy snakes to keep and feed. They don't require any special housing, just a water bowl, hide or two, and a dry substrate. Some people, like myself, use newspaper. Others use aspen or dry cypress mulch so that the snakes can burrow, as womas seem to enjoy doing. Don't make the enclosure humid, as these are arid snakes. A small water bowl will suffice for their moisture needs.

They tend to be very docile snakes, and my two are no exception. However, if you scroll through this forum a bit searching for woma topics, you'll find some from a guy who has a somewhat nasty-tempered female. Like all snakes, they are individualistic in their attitudes, but tend to be docile on average. My male will combat by hand since he is in breeding mode, but the female is just fine. His combat really isn't even threatening, and is actually more cute than anything.

As far as size, they seem to average 4 to 6' for males, 5 to 7' for females. They are small bodied and easily housed, so by all means, I recommend them. Good luck.
-Chance
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Chance Duncan
1.1 Retics (1.0 Tiger Het, 0.1 Dark Lavender)
1.1 Olive Pythons
1.1 Woma Pythons
1.1 Ball Pythons (Het Albino)
http://www.rivervalleysnakes.com

Hmm. I might be the guy with the aforementioned female. If so, she's very tame, the only issue is feeding response. She will stike the glass repeatedly when hungry. Once removed with a hook (or when full) she's tame as any snake I own. I would highly recommend them as a "pet," but anything I invest that much money in, I'm going to try to breed!

I can't remember exactly who it was who posted the pictures, but one was of the female constricting his camera...lol That probably was you and I'm sure it was a feeding responce. I agree with you though about the money aspect. Their value is probably the only thing keeping them from being one of the most popular pet pythons around. Afterall, they're extremely easy to keep and generally have excellent personalities. I'm greatly looking forward to the opportunity to hatch eggs from my pair...if my luck holds out.
-Chance
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Chance Duncan
1.1 Retics (1.0 Tiger Het, 0.1 Dark Lavender)
1.1 Olive Pythons
1.1 Woma Pythons
1.1 Ball Pythons (Het Albino)
http://www.rivervalleysnakes.com

I have a male. He is a very tame snake -and I've never come across a mean one, but as mentioned above feeding response can definately be high. I've had this male latch on to me after sitting in my hands for a good while -if he enven thinks it's food he goes for it. As someone wisely put -"Woma's are the Kingsnakes of the Python family". They're incredible snakes though and can be a great pet -eat well, nice size, don't require high humidity. I luv em.