Expectant Woma
I’ve been going in the snake room every morning for a week anxiously checking one of the womas. I’m expecting a clutch from her any day.
I tried not to get my hopes up much earlier, since I’ve failed to reproduce this species many more times than I’ve succeeded.
First she went off feed, which was a good sign, but nothing I was going to bank on. Then she started swelling a bit, another good sign, but something else I’d seen several times before only to be followed by a rather large dump.
Finally she started basking inverted with her belly toward the top of the cage. This is the best sign to see and I started letting my hopes get a little higher and actually mentioned the possibility to a couple of friends.
As the days passed she got to looking heavier in the stomach while her spine began to raise a bit so she’s definitely going to go this year.
The womas and the bredli were the two species I was most excited to be working with this year. Getting a woma clutch will be half of it, now if I can just get some eggs from the bredli whatever else produces will just be a bonus for the year.
Clay :: Apr.19.2009 :: The Collection ::
