Silly Spinnerblasts And Other Spider Morphs

This was Gwny's first couple of minutes home. My champagne only has the head shake thing going on, doesn't cork screw. I was pretty freaked out when she cork screwed right into the water bowl. I think she was just a little overwhelmed by new surroundings, haven't seen her cork screw at all after the first day. She does get really, really close to the prey before striking. I switched her to f/t today.

http://vid282.photobucket.com/albums...s/CAM00402.mp4

What morphs does the "wobble gene" affect? I've got a dinker ball python who can be pretty bizarre lol. Not a spider or champagne, possibly a woma though. His head always goes around a few times when eating, he misses the rat when striking a lot, and he lays in those strange positions. I will post some pictures later for sure.


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Originally Posted by gameonpython

What morphs does the "wobble gene" affect? I've got a dinker ball python who can be pretty bizarre lol. Not a spider or champagne, possibly a woma though. His head always goes around a few times when eating, he misses the rat when striking a lot, and he lays in those strange positions. I will post some pictures later for sure.


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The spider, champagne, and woma have the wobble. Sounds like you have a woma then.

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Originally Posted by nightwolfsnow

This was Gwny's first couple of minutes home. My champagne only has the head shake thing going on, doesn't cork screw. I was pretty freaked out when she cork screwed right into the water bowl. I think she was just a little overwhelmed by new surroundings, haven't seen her cork screw at all after the first day. She does get really, really close to the prey before striking. I switched her to f/t today.

http://vid282.photobucket.com/albums...s/CAM00402.mp4

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omg that was terrifying and adorable. i probably would have dropped my camera and screamed. lol glad she was able to right herself up.

http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/...psmja4or0g.jpg

just fed my big bumblebee, and he firmly latched onto himself :(

going to have to wait until he swallows the rat before i can clean up his wounds

update: he did almost no damage to himself

i had to crack open a beer though

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update: he did almost no damage to himself

i had to crack open a beer though

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well then, cheers! Lol i'll drink to that.

not a snake with wobble, but my silver streak's aim was a bit off as well, and she knicked herself a little

http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/...psbbegctcr.jpg

might have to break out the gentleman jack :weirdface

I think we can all agree that ball pythons are stupidly fascinating.


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This thread came as such a relief!

I just got my first ball python, and he's a spider. I had zero knowledge of their wobble, and began to get deeply anxious when he began doing it. So far he only wobbles when exploring a new area, such as extending his head if I'm holding him or if he's reaching the top of a container. He tips his head back and swings around to right himself again.

I was so worried that there was something deeply wrong with him, as all a friend could find when checking online for the cause was the "stargazing" related to IBD. However I'm now quite sure I just have a mildly wobbly little spider of my own.