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    Possibly this should go into a different thread, but does anyone know if these lines can be line bred to reduce the wobble? I know it's part of the gene so there isn't a way to get rid of it entirely, but if selective breeding can greatly reduce the visible occurrence, that's something I would like to explore.

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    Re: Do Soul Suckers wobble?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lizardlicks View Post
    Possibly this should go into a different thread, but does anyone know if these lines can be line bred to reduce the wobble? I know it's part of the gene so there isn't a way to get rid of it entirely, but if selective breeding can greatly reduce the visible occurrence, that's something I would like to explore.
    No you can't reduce the wobble. It's a reality of keeping certain morphs.

    If you do your homework on the particular animal you are buying and realize you often get what you pay for it's not really an issue.

    I have multiple Spiders, Spider combos with NO visible wobble at all, zero, zilch. I also have a couple where it is noticeable, like a head bobbing during feeding. None of my spider combos have actually EVER corkscrewed. I hope to breed them because I really like the way they look and it's a real possibility that I'll hatch some wobblers. It's just a fact. I actually stayed away from certain morphs when I first started building my collection because people talk about it likes its a really BIG DEAL, I can honestly say it isn't, ALL my Spider animals feed like pigs and have excellent growth to boot. I also read they are solid breeders.

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    Re: Do Soul Suckers wobble?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lizardlicks View Post
    Possibly this should go into a different thread, but does anyone know if these lines can be line bred to reduce the wobble? I know it's part of the gene so there isn't a way to get rid of it entirely, but if selective breeding can greatly reduce the visible occurrence, that's something I would like to explore.
    I haven't seen a honest effort to reduce the wobble in any morph. We have all observed a no wobble animal producing corkscrewing animals and vice versa, but a long term generational selective breeding program I have yet to see anyone put out public information, so I don't see any evidence to say whether it can or cannot be done.

    Personally our original spider is about the best candidate for no wobble animal as it gets. but her offspring have varied from low wobble to corkscrews, which we have kept one of the corkscrew animals (bumblebee het hypo) he has since produce an apparently no wobble humblebee, never seen a trace of it in her yet. So the expression of the wobble has jumped all over for us.

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    My Cinnabee does a really subtle wobble sometimes, no corkscrew though lol. Nothing to worry about really.

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    Re: Do Soul Suckers wobble?

    Quote Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser View Post
    While they are different morphs, both woma and hidden gene woma wobble, along with spider, champagne, powerball, and super sable.
    I'm not sure about power ball or sable, but I know if you breed a HGW to itself, woma, champagne, or spider you have a chance at producing a pearl which is what Kevin McCurley calls a "neurological nightmare" and is a lethal gene but a little wobble from a hgw shouldn't be a big deal.
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