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    Re: Things I Wish I Had Known Before Buying A Ball Python

    I agree with OP and the above comment when it comes to spiders. I bought my first morph in 2011, a pinstripe male. I didn't know a lot about morphs at the time because I was just getting back into BPs after taking a break for about 5 years. I nearly bought a spider instead of the pinstripe. At the time, spider wobble was being really downplayed by a lot of breeders, many of whom had probably invested a lot in their spider projects before the defect became well-known.

    When I did finally find out about spider wobble, I was so glad I went with the pinstripe instead. If you want to keep a spider as a pet, that's your choice, but I don't include them in my projects. Personally I strive to be a responsible breeder, so I will not breed any animal that has a defect. Wobble IS a defect. Because the wobble can be dormant and not show up until later in a spider's life, and it can exist in offspring of spiders that have never demonstrated signs themselves, wobble must be linked to the morph itself. It's almost certainly the reason you don't see any super spiders--the super form is non-viable/lethal.

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