Head Wobble

I know that head wobble is very common in spider ball pythons and any spider morphs, but I heard it also can come and go due to stress, hunger, etc. If a juvenile ball is showing head wobble, does it usually worsen as it matures? Or does it get better as the snake gets older? Thanks!

Stress is a fctor I have witnessed first hand with an arrival of a male Spider. His first feed he twirled all around and swallowed the rat from his back but once he settle in for a week or so he don't eat that way anymore at all. He is fairly normal so to speak in the feeding department but still has a pretty bad corkscrew. He does miss strikes due to the wobble and has even gotten my finger on a miss cause he strikes like sideways. As far as getting better with age and weight, I was told it entirely depends on the snake and how extreme the wobble is. But I may be wrong and hope to be for my spiders sake!! I hope he gets better as he grows and gains weight!

i named my spider wobbles :D

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Originally Posted by h00blah

i named my spider wobbles :D

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My kids call mine "the retarded one" LOL but he is far from it! He is an awesome snake and great temerment well except feed day! LOL That gets kinda hard cause of the crooked strikes! LOL Has only gotten me once though so far so I am doing pretty good!

We have 3 adult breeder males and only 1 of them shows any sign of the wobble, and that is only at feeding time.

I named my wobbly spider peek after the rain man (Kim Peek) who was also unique:banana::taz::rolleye2: :)

my spider has a serious wobble, but he's the best feeder i have.. he's awesome!!!!

Does anybody breed wobbly spiders and does anyone know if the wobble is hereditory?

Wobble?? I havent observed this yet in my spider, but i just got him last week

I call mine "retarded" too but you know what i love her because that wobble gives her character. I sometimes sit there and watch her act "retarded" for 20 minutes or so and find it incredibly amusing :rolleye2: