need some advice on breeding

hey there guys so i am just starting out with getting my breeder bundles together and i recently purchased a bee. when i brought her home she was in shed so i left her alone and let her do her thing. when i took her out yesterday as she was complete in her shed cycle i noticed she has a pretty bad wobble:tears:. my question for you guys is would you use her as a breeder? some breeders say yes and others say no and i am really not sure what to do here. i am thinking of just keeping her as a pet and then buying one that has no wobble and breeding that:) what would you do?

I have spider genes in my collection. Imo if it has a wobble it gets sold as pet quality and not bred. I'm not a fan of producing geneticly defective animals. The spider I'm breeding this year has 0 wobble but if her offspring do she will not be bred again by me. Anytime I deal with a gene that is known to have ill affects I spend quit a bit of time looking over the animal before deciding to purchase it and I will not buy one that I haven't seen or handled in person.

The wobble gene is rather mysterious (this is what I have heard)

A spider or combo that lays the clutch of egg's babies that has a severe wobble. The babies can come out with a severe wobble or very little wobble. Or visa versa.

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Originally Posted by exoticballbreader

hey there guys so i am just starting out with getting my breeder bundles together and i recently purchased a bee. when i brought her home she was in shed so i left her alone and let her do her thing. when i took her out yesterday as she was complete in her shed cycle i noticed she has a pretty bad wobble:tears:. my question for you guys is would you use her as a breeder? some breeders say yes and others say no and i am really not sure what to do here. i am thinking of just keeping her as a pet and then buying one that has no wobble and breeding that:) what would you do?

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Wobble expresses itself more when the animal is stressed or excited. Feeding, being picked up, startled, etc.

What behavior leads you to believe its a severe wobble?

All spiders wobble. It's a genetic trait that's directly linked with the gene that creates the spider. Some are more severe than others. We do not breed spider to spider for fear of increasing wobble in offspring.

even when she is not being held and just in her enclosure she tries to outstreach her neck and almost doubles over in a knot. when she is being held its the same thing. looking up as much info as i could people call it corkscrewing. it does not matter if she is calm or being held she constantly does this. the breeder i got her from told me she was healthy and me being a first time buyer of a bee didnt realize some of the issues they can have i know now and know what to look for.

his brother who is a breeder in Edmonton said he would still breed her but i am very skeptical given how bad her wobble is. i think i am just going to buy of the breeder i am getting my others from to avoid issues.

I would give her time ( long time) before you decide. Her stress is not the same as a humans and it may take her a while to destress if you will. Her wobble may get better with time. With spiders you can expect a wobble so if she is otherwise healthy I would not hesitate to breed her when she is ready. Just me.

Corkscrewing is when they spiral like a football basically, they look like a corkscrew or pigs tail.

Maybe take a little video of her, to show what your talking about?