How to feel about the ethics of the spider wobble?

[greco]

No, the wobble (not to be confused with writhing and corkscrewing which maybe effects 1% of spiders) is a sign of a neurological issue resulting in a less than perfect equilibrium. Spiders have been around for quite awhile now and there is no evidence that I'm aware of that indicates that their quality of life is any less than the typical captive BP in an overwhelming majority of cases. The choice to own one is of course up to each person; there are countless morphs to chose from and you can't keep them all.

And how did you come up with that percentage?

I'll agree that most spiders probably only show minor signs of wobble. But then again, we aren't going to hear about the bad ones in an overwhelming majority of cases (to borrow your words).

Also, wobble can definitely get worse with age. The signs may not appear at all until the snake is older. Just because a spider isn't corkscrewing NOW doesn't mean that it never will.

Here's an example (from a different forum):

My spider was 8 months when I got him and barely showed signs of a wobble, also struck and hit dead on, and never shivered or "shook". He just turned two, he went through an upside down phase and now he shakes almost constantly unless he is out with me or pearl, if I put him down he starts shaking and hits himself off things. Feeding has become a nightmare he pretty much vibrates its so bad, he misses 95% of the time unless he gets it stomach, if he misses he won't eat again and just hides. I love him to death and it kills me to see how bad it has gotten, to be completely honest I hate when people say it doesn't affect the quality of life cause when I look at him I can't help but think what's going on in his head, eating scares him, being out just on his own freaks him out, I can't just take him out and let him go like the others cause he either hides or tries so adventure and gets hurt.

All I can say is be prepared.

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