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"Wobble" in Spiders

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I am a BP n00bie. I got a 2010 spider in August. I have noticed she does odd things with her head position occasionally. Is this the "wobble" I have read about? And if so, should I not breed her in the future? Is it genetic, like stargazing in corn snakes?

She is a pretty little thing, not fearful at all, very comfortable with handling, great feeding response, growing well. I love her to pieces, and if she does have it, that's OK
 
Every animal in my collection that has the spider gene exibits the "wobble" however slight it may be. Funny thing is, none of them did it untill each respective animal started to breed. I think most if not all spiders exhibit it, some just not as extreme as others. Good luck with her
 
common in a lot of spiders you really need to choose wisely when purchasing them i have a high white adult female i bought and she is perfect never even a twitch her off spring are the same way enough with that, now with breeding a spider that has a noticable wobble yes it can be done i personally would not, especially if it is a bad case the main reason it will most likley be passed to the offspring and they are less desirable if they have a wobble to buyers. On that note it is something you will have to decide the severity of and what you feel comfortable with. will she out grow it i would say no they usually get worse than better but there is always the exception. Good luck in what ever you choose to do, and some words of advice read, read, read and talk to as many people as you can.
 
She seems comfortable. She is easy to handle. GREAT feeding response, never missing her rat pink, coils all over it and then chows down. I appreciate the answers. I guess I should not breed her as she wobbles already as a baby, which is OK as I hadn't had any major plans to do so, just vague thoughts. It's OK if she doesn't outgrow it, or even if it gets worse, as long as she eats well, sheds well and doesn't seem distressed by it. I got her in a raffle so I don't feel like anyone ripped me off or anything, and I love her to pieces. I just wondered if this head bobble, looking at me with her head upside down thing was the spider wobble, and it sounds like it is.

Thanks so much for replying. The last year has been a crash course in learning about corn snakes after I jumped in and bought a bunch of snakes pretty darn quickly, but I wound up first with a normal BP and now this girl sort of by accident. They are fantastic snakes, but all I have learned about BPs is how to house & feed them properly. When I found out that I was going to be adopting the first BP I went and read a bunch of caresheets so I could care for Marbles properly but that's as far as I got. I have the temperature & humidity things worked out, but I know almost nothing about all the different morphs or anything like that.
 
we all start somewhere even the big breeders out there all had to start at the bottom, its about having fun and enjoying the beatiful snakes from corns to retics they are all wonderfull and amazing thats what got me hooked when i had my first one at 8 years old. just enjoy and if you should have the pleasure to see some little heads popping out of an egg that makes it that much better. Good luck and happy herping
 
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