On the spider ball python's special traits.

[GoBoilers]

+1

I will have to respectfully disagree with NERD. Our spider went off feed and just got back on a couple months ago, she went through a 4 month fast. and she is got to be one of the most shy ball pythons we have.

to each snake its own

+1 My Bee was a FANTASTIC eater...up to 600 grams...then he went on a 6 month fast... He was also the most shy of my BPs...very sweet, but wasn't keen on being anywhere but in his hide (even had to put his f/t rats IN his hide on feeding days)!

[The Mad Baller]

My spider is the most shy and the pickiest eater out of my 7 ball pythons.

[DemmBalls]

Edit: I feel like I copied off of The Mad Baller! LOL! ^^^


My Spider is the worst feeder and the most shy of all my snakes. Very beautiful snakes though. At the end of the day it just comes down to the individual snakes personality. They are all different.

[rabernet]

I have four spiders. Three feed exceptionally well. One female is a very poor feeder - she MIGHT accept feed once a month.

All four have outgoing personalities.

[unspecified42]

I don't notice any difference between my spider and the rest of my morphs, hets, and normals. But that's only one snake, so it's not really a great sample size.

[jsmorphs2]

I have to agree with spiders being outgoing and good eaters 75% of the time.

I have four spiders (one is a bee) and only the big female is shy, VERY shy. Even our newest hatchling is outgoing. She has never balled up like all our other babies and seems to want to explore more. As far a feeding, our bee and our big male are great feeders (aside from going off feed for breeding). Again, our big female spider is a HORRIBLE eater, one of our worst.

[Lolo76]

My spider (yearling male) is a great feeder - never refuses unless he's in shed, and takes 2-3 mice per feeding now. Not sure if I'd call him outgoing, but he's not really shy either... he's totally fine with being handled, and always wants to explore when you take him out. He is a little head-shy, like most ball pythons, but has never struck or hissed at me. So I guess he sorta fits the "spider stereotypes," and I think he's awfully handsome to boot.

As for the wobble, his has been fairly non-existent since he was a baby. I used to notice it when he fed, with a little head wobble before striking... now I don't even see that, so he's about as close to wobble-free as a spider can be. Speaking of which, how would I advertise his future babies? Nearly wobble-free dad, or what?

[WingedWolfPsion]

Speaking of which, how would I advertise his future babies? Nearly wobble-free dad, or what?

I just rate the wobble on the babies (it's pretty subjective) and disclose it in the ad as a matter of course. I assume people want to know how much or little of a wobble a baby spider has. It doesn't affect sales either way, and I've never produced a train wreck. I've had some hatchlings with no discernable wobble out of my male (who does have a typical, low to moderate wobble).

[pcocabo]

You guys are awesome! this site beats yahoo answers any day with balls! haha =))

[Kingofspades]

My spider is really chill and a great eater so far. (Only had him 3 weeks or so)