the spider wobble

[rafal3000]

hi, i just got my first spider last week. every night i check his cage and i see his head go up and then falls back down all twisted. He does that all night. i know its a wobble and i dont know if its more severe than other spiders.
so my question is do all spiders do it as much as mine

[sookieball]

It's more common than you think but it could get better or worse with age.

All spiders and combos are different
And in most cases doesn't affect their quality of life.

Good luck.

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[OhhWatALoser]

not all but some

[Skittles1101]

It varies widely with spiders and the spider gene. Mine has a very slight wobble and it's more prominent when she's excited (ie. feeding lol). They can get better or worse with age. It seems yours has a pretty prominent wobble, but it could get better with time. As long as he eats normally than it shouldn't affect him too much other than looking special

[Abaddon91]

my spider eats upside down and always has a tilted head and bobs when she excited but shes my fav and makes me laugh every time i see her

[kitedemon]

Mine like Lgray has little wobble accept when stressed or feeding. I have not heard on one that was wobble free myself.

[Freakie_frog]

I own a few spiders and combos. I've hatched loads of spiders and I can tell you that they all do it to some degree, from a slight head shake or tilt to full blown helicopter spinning.


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[Kinalyx]

i guess this is moderately off topic, but i was wondering why its consider "normal" for a spider to have a wobble, or even a major wobble?

I see carpets going for as little as half price due to a slight wobble, theyre considered to have neurological issues, while spiders have it all the time.

I guess what im asking is, are spiders neurologically inferior to other balls, or other snakes in general.


Shawn

[anatess]

i guess this is moderately off topic, but i was wondering why its consider "normal" for a spider to have a wobble, or even a major wobble?

I see carpets going for as little as half price due to a slight wobble, theyre considered to have neurological issues, while spiders have it all the time.

I guess what im asking is, are spiders neurologically inferior to other balls, or other snakes in general.


Shawn

It's a trait that is present in the spider morphs. The thing is - nobody can prove it is a neurological issue. There are tons of spider ball pythons out there and they all have some degree of wobble, some even not noticeable except for the trained eye. But, for all these wobbly snakes, they don't exhibit any indicators that they are in pain, that they are somehow diminished, or that their quality of life is affected in any way. They eat like regular ball pythons, they shed, they poop, they breed, they roam, they hide like any other regular ball python.

So yeah, people love them. The price of a snake is only as much as a buyer is willing to pay for it. And yep, people like me pay lots of money for our spider because... they are super awesome snakes!

[The Bears]

I'm a Luky one my spider has no wobble at all and I pay close attion to her as she was way back when my first morph.bot her as a baby