When you see the spider/bee wobble how do you feel & what do you do to cope with it.

Mine hasn't showed signs of a wobble yet. As long as she eats, sleeps and you know a wobble won't bother me.

Hey, my normal BP wobbles a little before striking. Usually it takes him one try except for, I think it was the feed before last, it took him a few trys but I found out he was shedding 2 days later and that was why. But does that mean he has some spider/bee in him? He is only 5months old and I'm ot sure of his origins because I got him from petsmart.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by iHAZreptiles

Hey, my normal BP wobbles a little before striking. Usually it takes him one try except for, I think it was the feed before last, it took him a few trys but I found out he was shedding 2 days later and that was why. But does that mean he has some spider/bee in him? He is only 5months old and I'm ot sure of his origins because I got him from petsmart.

---

No, a spider is a co-dom morph. Either it's a spider or it isn't. There is no het form. If you bought from Petsmart you got yourself a CH normal. I've never seen anything but normals at Petsmart... And if they DID have anything other than a normal, it would be priced WAY higher...

I was a little creeped out by the spider wobble at first, but every spider we've had have been the best feeders, most active and had the most personality out of all of our balls. I've learned to look past the wobble and enjoy them for the magnificent creatures they are.

doesnt bother me as long as they can eat with no problem. my killerbee has a real noticeable wobble which at first i thought was going to be a problem but she is happily sitting at 700 grams and eats like a champ with no problem. My bumblebees wobble you barely saw which was nice and the bumblebee mojave i have doesn't appear to wobble at all

What do you feed your wobbly spiders then? f/T or pre-killed? This seems to be more practical if sometimes they miss their strikes right? Live would be riskier for them?

Posted from an iPad using Tapatalk.

I love the wobble as long as it's not too bad. My bee looks like he's drunk sometimes. And I thought the spider was a dom, not a co-dom?

I can deal with wobble, but it makes me nervous.

The very first reptile show I ever went to, I purchased a male and female spider ball python, among 14 other snakes. The male is perfect and super healthy, and we have yet to notice any wobble in him. The female is a different story.

When I picked her out, I took her out of the display case and examined her closely. She was perfect and beautiful. However, somewhere amid the confusion, rustle and bustle of the show, the seller switched out the snake I picked out for a sick, dehydrated spider. I didn't notice at all until I got home. The snake had the worst wobble I had ever seen in my life, and died about a week later.

If I am picking out a spider, I will refuse to buy anything with severe wobble. It's just not worth it. Needless to say, I'm more careful at shows now, too :(

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Mft62485

And I thought the spider was a dom, not a co-dom?

---

I think you might be right about that one. I'm still learning the genetics stuff and get some mixed up sometimes. My bad...

I'm suprised that people aren't more worried about the wobbling, kinking and other issues we are seeing in snakes and continue to breed these animals anyways? I'm not a snake breeder but I do/have bred dogs and horses. I specifically choose German Sheperds with papers stating they have good lines/confirmation/personality, these animals are papered against things like hip dysplacia. To me a wobble is nothing more then a line bred defect and shouldn't be kept in a breeding group.

If your dog wobbled and shaked and fell down would you choose it as a prime breeder because it had a flashy coat? Maybe I am missing something and someone can shed some light on this situation but it seems like people are purposely ignoring a problem for their own benefit.