Do the other spider morphs "wobble and spin" as well?

[BT41042]

None of my Spiders spin...I've bought some and I've produced some - None spin or wobble...They do get excited when it's time to eat but I wouldn't call that spinning...I produced 3 Bumble Bees this year - None of them spin...The female Bee that I kept back has what I call a "head tilt"...Nothing major - The only time she tilts (tilts slightly to the side) her head is when you pull out her tub...The male Bee that I kept back doesn't "tilt", wobble or spin - He feeds and breeds great though...LOL...I have seen pics of severe spinning in Spiders - I believe Cory Woods has the worst case of a Spider spinning that I have seen...I guess it comes down to - Some do and some don't but to say they all do is not accurate...
BT

[rabernet]

Adam did a blog entry about spiders:

The Real Spin on Spiders
http://forum.8ballpythons.com/blog/?p=5

[Ginevive]

Well, as you just said Jen, you have noticed your own wobble. Wobbling and spinning are pretty much hand in hand as a spider flaw exhibited in different movements.

Seems like Nate was just mentioning that all Spiders have the flaw, be it wobbling or spinning.

Kinda just a definition argument there... Nitpicking, maybe?

All Spiders wobble/spin/bob/twist/etc or overall have movement issues seems like what Nate was trying to say.

Maybe I am just unclear on what spinning itself is. Is it the snake wildly flipping about when it tries to move? Or is this referring to the "spinning" motion that the head makes when it is wobbling? Like, if you made a fist out in front of you, and started moving it in circles while keeping your wrist stiff..?
If spinning is just another term for wobble-head, then I will rethink my words. But if spinning is something dramatic where the snake has trouble moving, I will disagree with Nate, because my spider has never exhibited anything more than a slight wobbly head during feeding times.

[LadyOhh]

Spinning is a more severe version of wobbling.

And tipping is a more severe version of wobbling as well. (Almost constant)

It just depends.

[NateDogg13]

All the wobbling or tilting of the head is still what is considered 'spinning', just to a far lesser degree. many people say that theres do not spin which could be true or they may not do it while your around. Spiders have been around for a little while now and its possible that selective breeding has diluted some of the spinning. Watch your spiders for a while when they get excited or just moving around. The worst case ive seen is one that spun almost like a corkscrew, i came across it on a forum discussion about spinning but i dont remember where the thread is. If there are spiders out there that truly exhibit absolutely no spinning that would be great. Being able to produce offspring with no spinning could bring the price of those spiders up possibly and make the morph even more popular than it already is. There are breeders out there who will not breed spiders just because they believe the spinning to be a flaw and not a charasmatic defect

[juddb]

my spider would spin and wobble all the time when i first got him. But now adays he doesnt do it. He gets a little over excited when he knows hes gonna get a rat though, nothing to crazy.

[eel88]

Ever since i got into ball pythons spiders were the first morph to really get me excited and i told myself one day i would own one. About a month or so before i was planning on getting one i came across an article on spinning and a lot like others on here i was like "whats that". I read and worried my little head off on spinning and wobbling and whatever you want to call. So much in fact that i wasn't even going to mess with it and just not get one. I wasn't going to throw away $400 on a possibly defected animal. Well to make a long story short i went the daytona show in august talked to a ton of people about it and ended up buying one a little later. Needless to say it was the best choice i could have made. Spiders are buy far my favorite snake, favorite base moprh, and my guy has the best additude out of all mine. He spins and it is actually quite entertaining. He doesn't seem to be in any pain or discomfort. Just that he likes to dance by spinning his head around, ha. He eats frozen like a pro, best feeder out of all mine as well. All in all i would never go again with out a spider. So don't let this discourage anyone on buying one.

[dsirkle]

I have an '07 spider that I have had for just a few weeks and have seen no evidence of wobbling or spinning as yet. Not to say that it wont show up but none so far.I have a Mojave that often wobbles his head for one or two seconds before striking his prey.

[dsirkle]

I have an '07 spider that I have had for just a few weeks and have seen no evidence of wobbling or spinning as yet. Not to say that it wont show up but none so far.I have a Mojave that often wobbles his head for one or two seconds before striking his prey.

Just last night I made that post and this morning I was cleaning cages and she was wobbling her head like she has Parkinsons' disease. So I retract my quoted statement.

[NickP]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UOk4HDSY2xE

Take a look at that vid. I think it shows what a spider's spinning head looks like. I am not too sure tho since the Bp is feeding and the spinning might be just from that.