the spider wobble

hi everyone!
hope you all are enjoying the awesome fall weather-- (especially if youre in so cal).
im posting because im curious about the spider wobble. is it hereditary? can it "hurt" or disable the snake? any info would be much appreciated. thanks!
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A good search will yeild years of debate. But to quickly answer your questions.

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Is it hereditary?

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Yes

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Can it "hurt" or disable the snake?

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if its a severe enough case that can feed or drink.. Yes.

thanks- sent the admin an email last night asking to take this down. i didnt realize how many threads there are on this subject. but again- thanks for you time!

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

if its a severe enough case that can feed or drink.. Yes.

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I've never heard of a spider exhibiting a wobble severe enough to cause issues with general living, but if a case exists or has existed, I'd love to know about it. It wouldn't surprise me, I've just never heard of it before.

And to the OP, just because a question has been asked before doesn't mean we're not happy to answer it again :D Sometimes search functions can be overwhelming with the amount of info you are presented with.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I've never heard of a spider exhibiting a wobble severe enough to cause issues with general living, but if a case exists or has existed, I'd love to know about it. It wouldn't surprise me, I've just never heard of it before.

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Nor have I and yet still people think it some sort of debilitating problem..

Just saying

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I've never heard of a spider exhibiting a wobble severe enough to cause issues with general living, but if a case exists or has existed, I'd love to know about it. It wouldn't surprise me, I've just never heard of it before.

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I haven't personally heard of it either -- but at the same time, I'd imagine that if a baby was born that bad, it'd probably just be quietly shuffled into the freezer rather than paraded around on the forums.

That having been said, of the two spiders and one bee I've now owned only one has ever shown any neuro signs at all (a spider, once, after striking at a rat).

What I have experienced with my spider is a head shake... When she holds her head off the ground it will shake ever so slightly. Picture someone with an unsteady hand holding it out level, their hand will shake a bit. This is what her head looks like.

She also likes to look at me "upside down" when I hold her in my hand.:)

So far these little quirks have shaped her personality and have not affected her well being.

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

A good search will yeild years of debate. But to quickly answer your questions.

Yes

if its a severe enough case that can feed or drink.. Yes.

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How can you say it's hereditary ???

I don't think we know so far. Looks like it's related to the Spider gene. Don't think it's a gene in itself, otherwise we could have pull it out of the spider and could have got it in other morph. Which so far didn't happen.

But we can say it's hereditary, in the case that it can be pass from any offspring that have the spider gene. Or that the Wobble is part of the spider gene.

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Originally Posted by Watever

How can you say it's hereditary ???

I don't think we know so far. Looks like it's related to the Spider gene. Don't think it's a gene in itself, otherwise we could have pull it out of the spider and could have got it in other morph. Which so far didn't happen.

But we can say it's hereditary, in the case that it can be pass from any offspring that have the spider gene. Or that the Wobble is part of the spider gene.

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Main Entry: he·red·i·tary
Pronunciation: \hə-ˈre-də-ˌter-ē\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English hereditarie, from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas
Date: 15th century

1 a : genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring b : characteristic of or fostered by one's predecessors

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Even if it is only displayed in the spider gene.. the fact that the original spider displayed it and as a result so do further generations.

Makes it hereditary.

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Originally Posted by Watever

How can you say it's hereditary ???

I don't think we know so far. Looks like it's related to the Spider gene. Don't think it's a gene in itself, otherwise we could have pull it out of the spider and could have got it in other morph. Which so far didn't happen.

But we can say it's hereditary, in the case that it can be pass from any offspring that have the spider gene. Or that the Wobble is part of the spider gene.

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its assumed that the issues are associated with the spider gene, normal sibs (ie those without the spider gene) won't exhibit it because, they dont have the spider gene.

That said, i've heard second hand that there are normals that exhibit some of the same problems like corkscrewing and head wobbles .