Could "Slevin" have the wobbles?

First of all, switched him from mice to rats tonight and after some refusing I thawed out an extra mouse and "scented" the rat. He then took it -_- I hope I'm not going to have to scent every rat I offer.

So, I hadn't thought much of it at first, but now I'm beginning to suspect my normal BP may have the wobbles. He only displays signs when he's just about to strike and when he's swallowing his meal. I've watched videos of other BPs without wobbles eating and I haven't noticed any "wobbling" quickly back an forth at all as they swallow. I thought I'd share the video and get some opinions.


(BTW, the only reason I fed him in his tank tonight was because he absolutely refused to eat)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQLpE...&tracker=False

very interesting, I doubt it would harm her in any way. Genetics are very mysterious sometimes :)

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Originally Posted by Johan

very interesting, I doubt it would harm her in any way. Genetics are very mysterious sometimes :)

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Ya, I already understand wobbles are harmless.. just haven't seen it in normals before. Other than during feeding, he's perfectly alright. I would just take him out of any possible plans for breeding in the future

To be honest my snake does this too sometimes and I've seen it in other videos. Usually it occurs when they prey item is a little too large and they are straining their muscles so much that it makes them appear to "wobble".

I wouldn't worry about it either way.

Cheers,
Fatal

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Originally Posted by Fataltix

To be honest my snake does this too sometimes and I've seen it in other videos. Usually it occurs when they prey item is a little too large and they are straining their muscles so much that it makes them appear to "wobble".

I wouldn't worry about it either way.

Cheers,
Fatal

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I had considered that, but he does it with medium mice as well (which are half the size of the widest part of his body). Plus, he does it before he strikes and for about 5minutes after finishing a meal. Earlier he had difficulty entering his hide because his head wobbled so much he'd touch the sides and frighten himself lol.

I'm not so much worried as I am curious.

This isnt a wobble. This vid shows a severe wobble

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlX58...eature=related

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Originally Posted by Fataltix

Usually it occurs when they prey item is a little too large and they are straining their muscles so much that it makes them appear to "wobble".

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Hmm idk about that. I got quite a few that do this and i know for a fact its not to big. A lot of mine shake before they strike or when their in feeding mode.

So, this is normal for the most part. That's good to know. He obviously does not corkscrew, as those with wobbles do, but I most certainly am sure his prey is not too large.

Thanks for the input!

ya I don't think that's a wobble... (at least the one in the video you posted). A video of him doing it as he is going into his hide might be a little more telling.