Spider Research SURVEY Please participate!

[Argentra]

3. How old is your spider? 5 months

4. What sex is your spider? Female

5. How much does your spider weigh in grams? 274g

6. From whom/where did you purchase your spider? If you have information about the spider's pedigree, please provide it here.
I got her from a Reptile Expo. She was bred by a small-time breeder, parents were spider and pastel.

7. If your spider is big enough to breed, have you attempted to breed it? N/A

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

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) She eats mostly FT (occasional PK) small adult mice.

10. How often do you feed your spider? Every 5 days

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) Since I got her in August and live in Colorado, I can't accurately answer that, but she has NEVER missed a meal.

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? No tilt

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? Slight wobble, more noticeable the higher she lifts her head. Fairly constant, but light.

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? Approximately how much did your spider weigh in grams when it started? N/A

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. N/A

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? 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. 10g tank fully insulated. Hide on each end, aspen substrate, humidity ranges 52-64, Temps= 93/83.

19. How many days a week do you handle your spider? And for approx. how long? At least once a week for cleaning, often only five minutes max. Currently still in QT.

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? I have 8 Ball pythons and intend to be a small-time breeder.

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