Actually, I talked to Kevin from NERD about this, they imported one of (if not the) first spiders and she exhibited the "wobble". It's just a genetic trait that has been passed down through all the subsequent generations! It's really not caused by inbreeding.Originally Posted by gtlevine
There's different theories on what causes spiders to "wobble" the one that holds the most weight for me (though I can't confirm or deny it's accuracy) is that the gene which causes the pattern variations is on the same allele as the gene which controls their vision. Thereby causing them to constantly see the world as spinning. No idea if that's true or not I just thought it was kind of interesting.
I've seen, personally in my spider (who I bought from NERD) that he's got some of the "wobble" and he'll do a little bit of corkscrewing when I'm holding him and gets a little shaky sometimes when I offer him food. But all in all he's a happy, healthy little pig of a snake who never refuses a meal.
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