Good source of care tips for wobble python [New Owner]

[zina10]

Most BP's with the spider morphs live perfectly happy and normal lives as long as you keep them the proper way, the same way you should keep all Ball Pythons.

Meaning you read the caresheet and provide the proper home with the right temps and humidity and make sure that you have enough and tight hides. The entire enclosure shouldn't be to big to begin with, nor to light or exposed.

Make the snake feel "safe" and comfortable.

The bumble bee I had was (and still is for the new owner) one of the most delightful BP's I have owned. The best eater, very calm and curious, not much stressed her. As perfect as it can get for a "pet" snake.

I did (and still do) feed frozen/thawed, though, and the worst she ever did was miss it at the first strike. And even that happened rarely.

The wobble is usually worst when the snake is stressed or excited. Excitement usually happens at feeding time.

So provide your snake with the most perfect habitat you can, let it settle in, and then start with short handling sessions after it has eaten for you a couple of times. After that there is no reason to treat it any differently than any other BP.

Very severe wobbling or neurological issues are actually quite rare given the amount of spider morphs out there. These severe neurological issues can and have also developed in other BP morphs and even in "normals". Exposed to high heat or chemicals can cause it for example. I sometimes wonder if those extreme cases of neurological spider morphs may not have more going on than that gene itself expressing, given the sheer number of spider morphs out there and also the number of people not keeping snakes correctly or making mistakes.

But, that is just my thought on that.

There are many, many, perfectly happy and healthy spider morphs out there delighting their owners. Incidentally a large number of them seem to be great eaters and make great "pets".

I'm still in contact with the new owner of my bumble bee. She is one of his favorite snakes by far, the one he will take out when people come to admire his snakes. She just had the second clutch for him (she had one for me) and all those hatchlings she had so far are also great eaters, quite large and do very well. Some of the people I sold those hatchlings to 2 years ago still ask me if I have more, lol, they are in love with their snakes and still send me pictures occasionally.

So don't let anyone discourage or worry you. Make sure your snake doesn't present as a "extreme" before you even get it, and then keep stress to a minimum until the snake has settled in and gotten used to a routine.