Spider Research SURVEY Please participate!

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1. Firstly, How did you find this Survey (you may omit this answer if you're answering here - this one is forN?A those who fill out the survey on my livejournal and elsewhere)

2. What is your name/nickname/tag there? Or else please leave me an email address if you're willing to share more specific information (again you may omit this if you're answering here).Sheenaschlytter@gmail.com

Yosimite#1
Trispot#2

3. How old is your spider?both 2008

4. What sex is your spider? both males

5. How much does your spider weigh in grams??#1-425g #2 110g


6. From whom/where did you purchase your spider? If you have information about the spider's pedigree, please provide it here.#1kangaskritters #2 joeellisreptiles

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.)nope

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)both eat anything but I mainly feed live rat pups

10. How often do you feed your spider?both are feed ever five days

11. On a scale of 1-10 rate how regularly your spider eabits during the warm months. (1 being not at all and 10 being every time food is offered)both 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?#1no #2 no

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?#1no #2 no

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?

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.

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.)yes I had a normal male that would flip upside down and eat upside down

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.#1 - 32Q plastic tub newspaper and papertowls 91 on hot side 70 -80 cool side humidity 70% #2 6q plastic tube same temps and humidity

19. How many days a week do you handle your spider? And for approx. how long?
1 every day checked on held three times a week about 15 min #2 checked everyday held once a week 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?5 balls hoobyist

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