Quote Originally Posted by soy.lor.n View Post
Why is it bad, exactly?
Does it change their behavior in any other way (make them more aggressive or anything)? Do spiders have about the same lifespan as other BPs?
I'm just curious because I like them a lot, and kind of think the wobbling could be cute if it's not harmful in any way.
I wouldn't worry about it too much. It could be a genetic trait just as "Star Gazing" could be. This is one of the reasons I believe breeders need to keep more accurate breeding records and follow up with owners a little more. Some of these things may not be witnessed at the breeder level or they may be, but since people really are not sure if it is genetic or not only good record keeping can prove it or someone breeding a snake that does it with another snake that does it and witnessing the trait getting stronger! Lucky for us none of our snakes have shown either of these behaviors, but our bumblebee is always the first to wake up and come out every evening and is the most prone to coming out during the day. I've heard that is a trait of the spider gene in her! If this is a trait that can be passed on I wonder what other traits can be passed on? Tracy Barker has told us that their line of Axanthic (VPI) have good records for laying larger clutches than normal! So many traits in ball Pythons have not even been really studied yet that a world of possibilities exist for a ball python keeper or breeder to do all kinds of studies and possibly become known in the community for the results of those studies if the actions taken and results our well documented following good Scientific research practices.