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    Re: wierd spider movements

    Quote Originally Posted by that_dc5 View Post
    Search button would have gotten OP faster results. Besides, this has been discussed a thousand times. Idk how people don't get tired of repeating themselves.
    because we are here to help everyone out with there issues, that would be the whole point in the forum.
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    Even if it's frustrating to answer the same question again and again, remember, there is an animal on the other end and an owner who is confused. I have seen far too many people get turned off of a forum because of rude responses and unhelpful people who end up killing their animal because they are unsure what to do or even WHAT to search for. I can tell you that while it seems simple to search, when I was early on in my reptile keeping career, I had no idea what to do. We had a leopard gecko with a prolapse and no clue what it was. Now I would know immediately what to search for, but at the time, it was a nearly impossible feat and seemed like no one had ever seen the problem before.

    There are those of us who are willing to answer those questions, if you aren't feeling it--don't answer. Or link to a thread in a friendly way. It's easy to come off as rude over the internet, and that is especially dangerous when it risks having a person put their animal in jeopardy because they are frightened to ask a question that may have been asked before!

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    Re: wierd spider movements

    Quote Originally Posted by purplemuffin View Post
    Even if it's frustrating to answer the same question again and again, remember, there is an animal on the other end and an owner who is confused. I have seen far too many people get turned off of a forum because of rude responses and unhelpful people who end up killing their animal because they are unsure what to do or even WHAT to search for. I can tell you that while it seems simple to search, when I was early on in my reptile keeping career, I had no idea what to do. We had a leopard gecko with a prolapse and no clue what it was. Now I would know immediately what to search for, but at the time, it was a nearly impossible feat and seemed like no one had ever seen the problem before.

    There are those of us who are willing to answer those questions, if you aren't feeling it--don't answer. Or link to a thread in a friendly way. It's easy to come off as rude over the internet, and that is especially dangerous when it risks having a person put their animal in jeopardy because they are frightened to ask a question that may have been asked before!

    Agree with this... i am also new to snake keeping and while it is true that maybe 90% of the information here can be found in the net, sometimes it is just reassuring that actual people who has known snakes for a while will tell you what to do. there are a lot of conflicting opinion in the net...

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    Re: wierd spider movements

    Quote Originally Posted by angllady2 View Post
    I am sorry you are distressed by this problem.

    This is however, exactly the reason why anyone thinking of getting a pet should research first. There are thousands of pages on the internet talking about the spider wobble, and it would be very hard indeed NOT to come across the information if even minimal research was made.

    All spider ball pythons, as well as any morph combination containing spider will wobble to one degree or another. With many it is slight or barley noticeable, with an unfortunate few it is very severe and almost unbearable to watch. There is no escaping it when dealing with spiders, individual owners and breeders must decide for themselves if they are comfortable with it or not.

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    Re: wierd spider movements

    Just thought id throw in a video of my spiders extreme wobble.



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    I did the most research i could in the time i had. It was more of a rescue type of situation. I felt i could care for this snake more than the person who had it. I knew a little about spiders but i admit i shouldve known more before i got him. So thank you for everyone that was helpful and nice enough to give a helpful answer rather than get mad that i had a pet that i "didnt research enough". I guess to those people it mightve been better to just let the snake suffer without care...

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    Re: wierd spider movements

    Quote Originally Posted by Rat160 View Post
    Just thought id throw in a video of my spiders extreme wobble.

    I lol'd hard. I've never actually seen a spider wobble (as I only have a normal female), but that is HILARIOUS. That spider's got to be the Chris Tucker of pythons (yes, the Fifth Element's Chris Tucker).

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    Re: wierd spider movements

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    I did the most research i could in the time i had. It was more of a rescue type of situation. I felt i could care for this snake more than the person who had it. I knew a little about spiders but i admit i shouldve known more before i got him. So thank you for everyone that was helpful and nice enough to give a helpful answer rather than get mad that i had a pet that i "didnt research enough". I guess to those people it mightve been better to just let the snake suffer without care...
    Let's not get dramatic. First off no one told you to leave the forum cus you don't know what you're doing. Second, the spider wobble, can't be helped so there is no "suffering without care". And third, whoever said to research it (like I did), wasn't to blow you off. It was so that we don't have to repeat ourself over and over again. The forum is here for everyone to ask questions, and I have asked a million, but some questions can be avoided by just hitting the search button. Lately it seems as if bp.net has the same posts over and over again by different people. Mainly, "Is my snake a morph, even though I bought it as a normal and I'm just hoping it's off so I can brag about it". But either way welcome to the forum and I wish you the best with the Spider.
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    I wasnt saying you were blowing me off i was talking more about the ones that say i shouldve done the research before i got it. Im also not saying its a rescue because the wobble but because the person i got it from wasnt taking proper care of it and didnt care to take proper care for it.

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