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  • 08-18-2010, 03:36 PM
    ericeod
    Spider Ball and Head wobble... is this a concern and is it common?
    I'm expecting my Spider Ball in about a week and have been doing a lot of research on this morph. I've seen some mention of a head wobble that affects this morph and was wondering how prevelant this is within the line and if I should be worried. Second, if my Ball does have this condition, is there any special care that should be taken into consideration such as feeding and housing etc?

    And for those who do not know about the head wobble, here is a link showing the head wobble with a Spinner:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlX58vxt0AU

    Here is a Spider with a wobble during feeding:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGy4g...eature=related

    Thanks in advance to those who reply!
  • 08-18-2010, 03:44 PM
    Groovy
    Re: Spider Ball and Head wobble... is this a concern and is it common?
    The head wobble varies from snake to snake,some may have it bad,others you may hardly notice it. It is also carried over to Spider combo's like the Bumblebee,Lesser Bee,Killer Bee etc. I have never seen a snake affected by it so bad, that it couldn't fully function..
    My Spiders have it too,still they eat like machines.. and that's the other thing you will notice about the Spider Family, their ferocious appetites and their outgoing personality..
    So there is really no difference in needs to a snake with a bit of a wobble, than to a snake with none.

    Hope that sums it up for you?
  • 08-18-2010, 03:59 PM
    Freakie_frog
    Re: Spider Ball and Head wobble... is this a concern and is it common?
    Nope house and care for it just like you do your other ball pythons.. they eat, poop, shed and breed just fine..
  • 08-18-2010, 07:44 PM
    snakesRkewl
    Re: Spider Ball and Head wobble... is this a concern and is it common?
    I watch mine strike and wrap a bit closer than the others, they don't always have the best aim and get into compromising situations more often, assuming your feeding live that is.
    A lot depends on how much wobble they show, both my spider and my spider combo I watch a bit closer.
  • 08-18-2010, 07:50 PM
    A.VinczeBPs
    Re: Spider Ball and Head wobble... is this a concern and is it common?
    All spiders will have a wobble. Some of it is not seen much, some have it severely enough to affect the way they move. But all of them have a wobble.
    You treat them the same as any other morph, normally a wobble will not harm the animal.
  • 08-18-2010, 07:51 PM
    OhhWatALoser
    Re: Spider Ball and Head wobble... is this a concern and is it common?
    god we need a sticky this is asked every other day...
  • 08-18-2010, 08:20 PM
    BAMReptiles
    Re: Spider Ball and Head wobble... is this a concern and is it common?
    oh boy, ANOTHER spider thread.......
  • 08-18-2010, 09:23 PM
    ericeod
    Re: Spider Ball and Head wobble... is this a concern and is it common?
    Thanks for the support to the two posts above...? I genuinely do want to thank those of you with positive feedback though. I'm sure you have members at all level on this forum, not just professionals. So thanks to some for taking the time to explain to a novice who genuinely cares about their animal.
  • 08-18-2010, 10:02 PM
    iCandiBallPythons
    Re: Spider Ball and Head wobble... is this a concern and is it common?
    Alot of people in general,new to bp's tend to hear about the wobble and freak out about it before technically owning a spider or a spider combo. I myself have never witnessed it to be detrimental to the animal, like Ed said above they eat,shed, feed, and breed just fine.
  • 08-18-2010, 10:31 PM
    OhhWatALoser
    Re: Spider Ball and Head wobble... is this a concern and is it common?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ericeod View Post
    Thanks for the support to the two posts above...? I genuinely do want to thank those of you with positive feedback though. I'm sure you have members at all level on this forum, not just professionals. So thanks to some for taking the time to explain to a novice who genuinely cares about their animal.

    not trying to offend you, im not joking its asked just about every other day, in some way or another, I think a sticky would benifit newcomers

    search "spider wobble" and you will see tons of threads with info on it.
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