New spider wobbles ALOT!

Sniper shakes his head when he is just moving and its really noticeable, really noticeable. Especially when he lifts up hi head to look around its super shaky. he will occasionally to the little corkscrew thing but he is always shaking his head when he moves and his heads position is upwards and to the left constantly. I know they say they all wobble, but is it supposed to happen that much? please help.

Some are really bad and some aren't.

by bad you mean unhealthy or what?

and i feel a really small lump on his neck

I would not breed a spider that had that much wobble. :(

why? I thought that it wasn't a life threatening issue.

It's not life threatening but why would you want to pass that on to progeny? IMO it is always best to breed the best of the best and for me that translates into breeding spiders that have the very least amount of wobble possible.
I have an '06 spider from Adam at 8Ball and she has never wobbled once that I have ever seen. When she strikes her prey, she is right on target. I will breed her since I feel that she represents good health in the spider morph. :)

Could he be wobbling a lot because of all the stress? I have been handling him. I will give him a break this weak and see how he is after he eats and sheds for the first time.

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Originally Posted by starmom

It's not life threatening but why would you want to pass that on to progeny? IMO it is always best to breed the best of the best and for me that translates into breeding spiders that have the very least amount of wobble possible.

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i agree. I would never bring a animal into my collection as a breeder with some thing like what you described going on.

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Originally Posted by starmom

It's not life threatening but why would you want to pass that on to progeny? IMO it is always best to breed the best of the best and for me that translates into breeding spiders that have the very least amount of wobble possible...

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total agreement here.. My 07' spider girl doesnt wobble, spin, exc either (if she does its very very little) I wouldnt consider breeding an animal that wobbles that violently either.

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Originally Posted by FL0OD

i agree. I would never bring a animal into my collection as a breeder with some thing like what you described going on.

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I had the same feelings with Impala.. she was a strikingly beautiful animal but if she did what your describing I wouldnt have selected her... did the breeder/supplier advise you of the severity when you got it? Is it something that has come on recently?