Safe this bee in China. Please !

One of my friend bought a bee from China. It is very expensive, 1000USD.

He told me when he got him, yesterday. he was full with mites, after soak in the water, there are around 40+ came out. ( he already know how to deal with that)

The problem is, the bee looks weak, and always has his head turned upside down. Here are the pictures of the head. Is this normal? He is very worried right now.

He contacted the seller, the seller in China said this is normal. really?

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That's either a more pronounced case of the classic spider "wobble" or it's something a lot worse, from what I heard.

Either way, a snake keeping its head upside down is definitely not "normal" behavior.

:mad::Oomfg!!!!! that is so not normal... i hope you find someone to help that snake and i would report that person for animal cruelty.

:rage:

im so sorry your little guy is that bad... wish i could help but idk what to do and have never dealt with anything like that all i know is that that behavior is not normal...

Looks like a BAD wobbler.

It may be normal for this snake, so I would watch it and make sure that it can eat and drink accordingly.

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that is so not normal... i hope you find someone to help that snake and i would report that person for animal cruelty.

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I have a male spider that sleeps with his head upside down at times lol, call the police I'm abusing it :rofl:

Wobbling and or corkscrewing spiders tend to go upside down a lot, but if it can't right itself then it is probably a really bad wobbler and may have issues eating and or drinking.

WOW

I was hoping to hear that this is normal and he will be OK.

WOW.... I don't even know how to tell my friend..... If this is a genetic problem, well poor thing. if this is costed by the seller... WTF !!! What a ......

I will tell him to keep a eye on this guy see if he will eat or drink. meanwhile there are 100s mites on him :(

Thanks everyone !!

Spiders have a genetic wobble. That looks like a very prominent wobble/corkscrewing. Like someone else said it's "technically" normal for anything with the spider gene (bee's are spider x pastel) to wobble to some extent, that's just a more extreme case. Make sure it eats and drinks normally and it shouldn't be an issue.

Edit: For the mites I recommend Provent A Mite....not sure if it's available in China but it's worth searching for. I'd be more worried about the mites than the wobble.

Thanks guys.

too bad I had a feeling that this little guy will die !!!
:(

His severe wobble may be caused by all those mites... Stress tends to make a snake's wobble a little worse than normal, and since the mites would cause the snake a lot of discomfort, they would also cause the snake to stress out. My advice would be to, obviously, get rid of the mites, then when those are gone, just set him up in a decent enclosure (right temps, humidity, the works), and leave him be for a while.

Poor guy probably just needs some R&R :(

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Thanks guys.

too bad I had a feeling that this little guy will die !!!
:(

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If you get him proper mite treatment, not just soaking in water, then I'm sure he'll have a chance to live. As long as he can eat and drink properly, there shouldn't be a problem. I wouldn't start digging his grave just yet.. give him a chance. Those mites need to be taken care of as soon as possible though.