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Some of you have heard this saga on another forum but I'm looking for some information.

My adult female Woma just produced a clutch of 13 eggs. It was a bit of a surprise to me as she ate twice (a large rat both times) after what I thought would be and actually was her prelay shed.

Anyone here had similar experiences with Womas, or any pythons for that matter?

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Jim

hey jim. derek from the "other" forum.......i've had carpets eat after pre-lay shed before. not before though. happened a few times with different females and one female ate twice before laying. at that point, i don't think digestion would have much effect on the eggs. your's were healty right?

Derek,

She was refusing before her pre-lay shed. She ate twice after, like yours. Yes, surprisingly she produced 13 viable eggs. They all look good. Some that she hadn't coiled around were a bit sunken but are looking better after a couple of days.

Thanks,
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Jim

I have not had one feed, but I have had copulations after the prelay shed on a couple of occassions, which is not supposed to happen.
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Matt & Nicci Turner
www.selectiveorigins.com

That's also interesting. They are weird snakes. I guess that's all that I can say.

At least I have a beautiful "baker's dozen" eggs. Seems a couple of large rats didn't harm them as all of the eggs were viable when she laid them.
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Jim