My baby spider female!!!

I've been waiting two years to get a female spider and my dad surprised me and paid for this girl as my graduation present! She is from J&J Reptiles and is perfect. So here are some photos of her right out of the shipping box! ;D

She is from a non wobbling male bumble bee ph ghost and so far doesn't wobble or spin.

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Nice looking spidey not to mention thats an awesome graduation gift.

Very pretty little girl!

What does wobbling mean?

She is too cute, I really like the high white sides, oh and congrats on your graduation!

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Originally Posted by bamf64

What does wobbling mean?

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When it raises its upper part of its body it kinda looks like it is drunk
Mike.

thats a really nice spider

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What does wobbling mean?

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Wobbling and spinning are two traits often found in the spider morph (although there are animals of any morph that probably do it). It is considered a neurological problem that affects motor control and behavior. It can be shown in trembling and stargazing.

Here is a vid of a spinner (spider pinstripe) freaking out and spinning-
YouTube - Spinner Ball Python Wobbling

Thanks for the comments, I'm in love already and now I need to find a name :)

nice:gj:...

Nice Spider, but they all spin or wobble to some degree. Go check on her in the middle of the night and you will see her doing something.

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Originally Posted by rjs73

Nice Spider, but they all spin or wobble to some degree. Go check on her in the middle of the night and you will see her doing something.

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No they don't. But some do.

To the OP congrats on your new Spider! :banana:

She is absolutely gorgeous! Congrats!

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Originally Posted by rjs73

Nice Spider, but they all spin or wobble to some degree. Go check on her in the middle of the night and you will see her doing something.

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I agree - they all to some extent - some so subtle that you really need to watch. A slight tilt to the head at times, not looking at you straight on like a "normal" ball python never does, tipping over when exploring the top of an enclosure - you can even see it in many pictures people post of their spiders - a slight tilt to the head that is inherent in spiders.

I don't happen to think it's a detriment to the snakes (the mild wobblers). And even the "trainwrecks" seem to eat, shed, defecate and grow just fine.

Would I breed a "trainwreck"? No - even though I know that trainwrecks can throw mild wobblers and mild wobblers can throw trainwrecks. It's really a roll of the dice, the level of severity. Some show no signs at all unless they are stressed (the animal in the video belongs to Tosha, and she says that he acts completely "normal" when he's not breeding. Breeding seems to bring a level of excitement that causes him to display that more severly).

And to the OP - congratulations! She's a beautiful animal!

Congrats! Thats a very clean looking spider and its a female to boot...I'm hoping to make the same addition in the near future. Goodluck with her and as far as a name I'd suggest Charlotte...after the spider from Charlette's Web :P

I think all spiders carry what causes the wobbles, but I don't think all express it. As we've seen, some snakes have certain triggers such as breeding that act normal the rest of the time. Of course I'll be watching my girl for any funny little ticks, and I agree with not breeding severe wobblers.

But enough of the arguable stuff! Thanks for your comments and opinions.

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I'd suggest Charlotte...after the spider from Charlette's Web

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I've considered the name Charlotte, but idk, I'm a bad namer so it may be a week or two!:weirdface

Cool snake. I've never had any morph, but I hear that the wobbling and head shaking isn't always appearant when they are babies.

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Originally Posted by BPMIKE

When it raises its upper part of its body it kinda looks like it is drunk
Mike.

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is it bad?

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wobbling and head shaking isn't always appearant when they are babies.

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That's true.

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is it bad?

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I don't exactly see it as desirable.