Can a snake wobble for the heck of it ?

[angllady2]

I know, really weird question. Here's the story. Last night was feeding night, and for the first time in what felt like forever, we had a great night, only 3 out of 23 who didn't eat.

But, after some of the babies had seconds, and I'm busy filling water bowls, something caught my attention.

My husbands spider Bitsy, was doing the whole Stevie Wonder thing around the lid of his tub, business as usual. Then I notice three tubs over, my vanilla male Kodama is doing the exact same thing. They both keep this up for at least 10 minutes, when the feeding response settled down and the hides went back in the tubs.

So, can a snake wobble for the heck of it ? And if so, why on earth would they ? Stress ? Just to cause ME stress ?

Gale

[LLLReptile]

Sometimes when they stretch too far, they wobble somewhat, just because it's hard to hold up that much their body for an extended period of time. Based on your description, that's what my hunch is that is going on...but without video or seeing it in person, it's hard to be absolutely 100% sure.

But, my snakes do that too, and almost always when they are stretched out and looking around, they just kinda... wobble. It's not like they have legs to use to brace themselves!

-Jen

[Coleslaw007]

Maybe they were dancing with each other? lol Idk Snakes can be crazy

[angllady2]

No, that isn't what it was. These guys are in tubs with lids, no more than 6 inches deep. And they are lifting the top few inches of their bodies and running it around the lid of the tub upside down.

Just kind of twisting and turning and doodling around, upside down with their chins against the lid. Looks a LOT like what Stevie does when he's "in the zone".

Gale

[Annarose15]

No, that isn't what it was. These guys are in tubs with lids, no more than 6 inches deep. And they are lifting the top few inches of their bodies and running it around the lid of the tub upside down.

Just kind of twisting and turning and doodling around, upside down with their chins against the lid. Looks a LOT like what Stevie does when he's "in the zone".

Gale

My bee (and a few others) look like that when they are trying to push the "lid" off, even though my tubs are in a lidless rack. The shaking is actually them exerting themselves to push. I only see it during feeding time or when they are very active at night.

[LLLReptile]

My bee (and a few others) look like that when they are trying to push the "lid" off, even though my tubs are in a lidless rack. The shaking is actually them exerting themselves to push. I only see it during feeding time or when they are very active at night.

This, this is definitely along the lines of what I was trying to explain. Mine do this as well, and the shaking/wobbling is just from them trying hard to move the "lid".

Sounds like yours were just trying to get out, and exerting themselves to do so.

-Jen

[JaGv]

my 1st spider used to do that alot when i first got him eventually he stopped doing it the only thing i see now is when he misses on a strike he twists his head around.. and i also have a new spider that i have not seen it do the wobble

[angllady2]

But these guys weren't pushing at all. They were just running their chins along the lid. I have of course seen that kind of behavior from a snake trying to escape, but that really wasn't what these guys were doing.

The spider of course I understand doing it, he does it all the time during feeding or when he gets stressed out. It's just a typical spider thing. What floors me is the vanilla doing it too.

I wish now I had taken a video of it, except I don't know how to do that with my phone yet.

Gale