Spider Research SURVEY Please participate!

[FloridaHogs]

3. How old is your spider? Born 8-4-2007, so 14 mths and 16 days

4. What sex is your spider? Male

5. How much does your spider weigh in grams? 548g

6. From whom/where did you purchase your spider? If you have information about the spider's pedigree, please provide it here. Jason Medina - Father was spider, mother normal.

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.) I am going to try this season

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) f/t sm rats (45 to 84g)

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? 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? 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.) 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. Animal stays in a 27qt rack system on newspaper. Water bowl and hide provided. Ambient temps are at 78 F, warm side at 90 F. Humidity stays between 45 and 50%

19. How many days a week do you handle your spider? And for approx. how long? When I feed and when I clean, so minimum twice a week, sometimes more, 5 to 10 minutes a session. He is snappy.

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?
17, hobbyist / breeder

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

This concludes the survey for now. I may attempt to get in touch with individuals again later for additional data depending on your answers. Thanks again for your help!!