Ten years ago I was told by more than a few "old time" breeders of reptiles that ANY morph was "unnatural" and should be culled because they were all unhealthy mutants. I'm certain there's still people who think it's true. I remember being told all albinos were blind and should be culled for humane reasons.
Seems bizarre now, doesn't it?
The vast majority of spider morphs do quite well. They hatch out the way they are and never know any different. They do not exhibit any distress compared to any normal. They are just clumsy. They have a little palsy.
I have both a spider female and now a new spider banana. The spider is very wobbly. She shows the wobble all the time. She eats pre-killed rodents with gusto and is just fine. The new snake doesn't show the wobble unless he is agitated, and then it's a slight clumsiness/palsy, not severe at all. I'm sure he will do fine too.
If you don't like spiders, don't own a spider. It's as simple as that. To try to tell everyone that spiders are in pain, or in distress, or defective and should be culled is rude at best, and just plain egotistical. Spiders have been around a long time and have been eating and pooping and breeding with all the other morphs.
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