The Condition on Some Morphs Known as "Wobble"

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Originally Posted by Anya

My spider boy is always making me laugh....(is that wrong?) He doesn't wobble, and it doesn't effect his quality of life, but I can't help but giggle at some of the weird positions he gets himself in. We call him our 'special' snake.

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Awwww.... I feel sorry for the special guy! Only kidding...I'm sure you are giving him a wonderful life, glad he brings joy into your life. Thats what our pets do best!

I have a bumblebee boy (spider + pastel), and I really notice no wobble in him. He used to get it just a tad at feeding time when he got over excited, and he had problem landing strikes, but he's just fine now- though he does take his time waiting for "the right moment". He does do derpy things though- like he's the one to eat his food backwards, or slither off the bed, get stuck somewhere, etc, etc. The man calls him "our little retard", but he's basically both of our favorites (well, I don't have favorites, but whatever) because of how "special" he is. ;) Maybe I say this cos I've never seen a "bad" wobble, but I love the spider gene and I think they make for amazing morphs / breeders / pets.

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Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser

Yes it is normal for some morphs, spiders being the most popular. The condition itself does not effect their life span, but it could be severe enough to effect them from physically doing things to live. There only been a few claims of spiders having a wobble this severe out of tens of thousands of spiders. Here is a write up I did: http://www.owalreptiles.com/issues.php

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spiders have only been in the market for 12 years or so it's hard to say for sure, but as it stands it doesn't look like the wobble has any affect on lifespan. The wobble is speculated to be a neurological condition associated primarily with the spider gene. Not sure if other morphs have this condition as well...

Spider, Woma, Hidden Gene Woma,Champagne, Super Sable, Powerball all have been reported to have a wobble to some degree, some more some less than the spider.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Two dont wobble at all and only way they're "spidery" is because they just hold their heads a little bit odd sometimes.

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That's still a "wobble" and they will probably show it more with stress.
All spiders do and will wobble at some point.
Anything from a slight head tilt to a full on corkscrew is still a wobble.

I have a Female Spider and she doesn't wobble at all, but I had a Male Bumblebee at one time that wobbled really bad.

Stop getting your snakes drunk.

All Spiders wobble, some are just better at pretending to be sober.

I have a male bumblebee we call Homer. He's definately our special little guy, lol. He'll loop around your arms, hold his head funny, etc. He has horrible aim when feeding time comes, he gets twitchy and misses a lot. Managed to miss the rat and nail me the other day, he was so excited. I've also cought him laying in positions that gave me a heart attack thinking he was dead, only to pull him out and have him be fine.
Now my female spider on the other hand seems almost perfectly normal most of the time. But once in a while she will wobble a bit during feeding, and I've cought her at the wierd sleeping position thing too. Found her coiled up with her head layed back resting on her coils, upside-down. Made for a funny picture.

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Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser

Spider, Woma, Hidden Gene Woma,Champagne, Super Sable, Powerball all have been reported to have a wobble to some degree, some more some less than the spider.

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I know a couple people that won't deal with spiders, or anything spider, because of the wobble. Though I have a normal who does some weird things every now and then. There are times he'll be in his cage and look like hes bobbing his head to music. His head will sway back and forth just slightly, but he does it for about thirty seconds to a minute at a time when it happens. Doesn't happen very often, but it does happen.