spider problems

I have an 06 female spider and 08 male albino spider. Neither show much if any wobble. Maybe just a slight head waver when they are getting ready to strike at prey.

All four of mine show some sign of wobble. You can see it a lot in pictures of spiders too - the head cocked a bit to the side.

This is MY theory - that it's not a neurological problem, but rather an equilibrium problem that's linked to the spider gene.

Because spiders are a dominant trait - they are one of the most out-crossed mutations, and people have been trying since spiders first came out to breed non-wobblers consistently.

Slight wobblers have been reported to throw train-wrecks, and train-wrecks have been reported to throw slight wobblers.

I've not seen that it's affected my spiders' ability to eat, poop, shed and grow. One of the girls loops a bit when she's exploring the top part of her enclosure (like she's lost her balance) but the minute you open the tub, she stops. You hold her, and she acts like any other ball python. But if you sit and watch her exploring the top of her tub, it can be a bit disconcerting.

Mine do not wobble...havent looked for the head leaning though...young right now too.

I have seen adults that dont wobble, I have been told some will as they age and I have been told some never have. I have never paid a lot of attention to an adult setting still though. I will next time and look for the head tilt.

Thanks for the blog link Adam, good read, makes a lot of sense.