Spider Research SURVEY Please participate!

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3. How old is your spider? 1.5yrs old

4. What sex is your spider? Male

5. How much does your spider weigh in grams? 425g

6. From whom/where did you purchase your spider? If you have information about the spider's pedigree, please provide it here. 8 Ball Pythons

7. If your spider is big enough to breed, have you attempted to breed it? (if you answer yes to this question, I will likely attempt to follow up with more questions for you through whatever contact info i have for you.) He's paired with my normal female at the moment

8. If your spider is *not* big enough to breed, do you intend to attempt breeding later?

9. What do you feed your spider? (please tell me the type of food offered, its approximate size, and whether it is live/pk/ft) 1-2 live Large mice weekly

10. How often do you feed your spider? Weekly

11. On a scale of 1-10 rate how regularly your spider eats during the warm months. (1 being not at all and 10 being every time food is offered) 10

12. Does your spider have a noticeable head tilt (head is cocked to one side when lifted/not resting on a stable surface)? If yes, is this intermittent or constant? Yes, occasionally

13. Does your spider "wobble" (unable to hold still when head is lifted/not resting on a stable surface) If yes, is this intermittent or constant? Yes, occasionally

14. Has your spider ever displayed unusual movement behaviors such as appearing confused or panicked for no obvious reason, slithering in weird directions, flipping upside down or rolling? If yes, please describe the behavior in detail. No

15. If you answered yes to 14, how old was your spider when it started? About 8 months Approximately how much did your spider weigh in grams when it started? 225g maybe, not too sure

16. If you answered yes to 14, on a scale of 1-10 how often does this behavior occur? 1 being it's only ever happened once, 10 being it happens constantly. 2

17. yes or no, have you ever had any non-spider snake (non-spider means no spiders or crosses that involve spiders) exhibit wobbling, head-tilting, or motor problems? If yes, what is the morphological background of this snake? (Please do not count cases of snakes that had this problem due to an injury or illness such as IBD. I'm looking for otherwise healthy/normally functioning snakes.) No

18. Please briefly describe each aspect of your spider's living quarters. Please provide information about the enclosure material (glass, plastic etc), substrate material, presence of hides, and your target temps/humidity. Tub in a rack, aspen as of recent was on newspaper, 2 hides, 92 & 84 with around 55% humidity

19. How many days a week do you handle your spider? And for approx. how long? 1-2 times a week for about 15 min

20. How many ball pythons are in your total collection (snakes you don't intend to sell)? and are you a hobbyist, breeder, or professional breeder? 3, but will have 4 in about 2 hours. Hobbyist, eventually to be breeder

21. prove that you read the instructions before starting: tigerlily