#spider morph

[fellowshipofthenoodles]

Dizzy got some new stuff for her enclosure! Because of her wobble, we have to make sure everything we get for her is extra secure, and things she can grab onto easily for balance.

At the end you can see her corkscrew a little before she can right herself - this is normal for her, especially as she was a little stressed from having been handled and having new things in her home.

*Dizzy has the spider gene in her morph, which causes neurological issues like wobbling, corkscrewing and stargazing. Every single spider morph has this gene. Spider morphs are unethical to breed, and we would never support it. Dizzy is a rehome.

[id: Dizzy, the brown and cream ball python, exploring her enclosure. She starts coming over the top of her water bowl, pauses in place for a few seconds before her head goes backwards and she arches away before righting herself]

[morroodle]

I went to a reptile expo yesterday and had an amazing time and took about 150 photos but tumblr is stupid and only lets me share 10 of them on one post so I'll just give some of my favorites

I got to hold a baby beardie! They're soooo tiny and so cute <333 seeing the other adult beardies made me realize that my girl Tanzi was TINY. She was just a little lady compared to the others! Also I may or may not have cried a lot a little when I pet a beardie again for the first time.

There were so many cool and pretty and unique animals I am so sad I can't share more of them. I love all the ball python morphs and now im more determined than ever to get my own little fella. I think I'll go with a pastel morph if I can, they're so pretty to me. Also reminder please do not support the spider morph it causes neurological defects in the snakes and that is not good it is unethical.

I think if I had to pick a winner for the most unique animal I found it would be this scaleless (aka silky) bearded dragon

This man is naked! They stole his spikes! His name was Chicken Wing and he used to have a friend but his friend chomped his tail like an asshole and so was banished. I got to pet him and oh man they feel so weird and so cool. Very soft!

[reptiphoric]

So every so often I make the (poor) decision to peruse my local craigslist ads to see what's looking good in the neighborhood. Well, today I came across an ad posted by someone who needed to rehome their ball python since they're moving soon and couldn't take her with, and as you all know I'm always more than happy to take in a spider morph if it means keeping one more off of the breeding market...

Everyone say hi to Tipsy!

[fimbry]

what's the issue with spider ball pythons exactly? i'm not planning on getting one but your tags are the first time i've heard there being problems

They're the original wobbler. These days there are many genes that wobble, but spiders were the first. Wobble = snake lacks motor control and ability to tell up from down, leading their movements to be unnatural, frightening, "corkscrewing" and at rest they wobble around.

For decades people have insisted this was fine, it could be bred out. People insisted that THEIR spiders didn't wobble, only the spiders of THOSE OTHER BAD BREEDERS wobbled. They just needed some outcrossing and it would be fine, which they had "responsibly" done!

Of course none of this was true. Spiders have been around for ~25 years and they wobble now just as much as they did back then, and they're one of the most outcrossed, possibly THE most outcrossed, gene in ball pythons.

The gene that causes the pattern mutation also causes an inner ear deformity leading to terrible balance issues. It is also random, as in the baby can have it worse than the parent, and vice versa. Some have it so bad they have to be euthanized at hatching. It can't be bred out, they all have it to varying degrees.

Relevant study

If the "we can breed it out!" and "MY spiders DON'T wobble, unlike those other bad breeder's spiders!" rhetoric sounds familiar, it should. You will hear that same song regarding any mutation that is tied to something detrimental, and breeders who invested thousands into their projects are seldom easily deterred.

Literally the only case I've heard of where the pattern/color mutation was NOT tied to the detrimental effect is the granite morph in carpet pythons. When this morph was new, it was inbred to hell and back which lead to kinked spines and short lifespans, weakness, failure to thrive, etc. It was so bad that the entire gene was nearly lost at one point. After more people got this morph and outcrossed it appropriately, these negatives disappeared and the gene is much healthier these days. These weaknesses were due to the inbreeding, not to the morph itself, and it did not take long to figure this out.

(One thing of note, I do think the lavender morph in false water cobras can be saved much the same way, but jury is still out. Right now they have the same problems the granite carpets did, but they were similarly inbred and mass produced horrifically.)

Now if I had to list every detrimental morph where inbreeding wasn't the cause, and it WAS the gene, well, the list would be long as hell and growing.

[medevacreptiles]

Jar Jar Binks (JJB) 2013 1.0 spider

[the-ghost-lanturn]

This is my spidersona's background summary thingy. I'll do more with them later, might post some pictures of them

[dreamingaboutsakuratrees]

Tired: Spideypool vs Poolverine vs Morpherine

Wired:

Like. Do you see my vision?

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

Wouldn't squirrels be a really god observation morph? As I saw a page point out for Squirrel Girl, Squirrels are pretty much everywhere.

Yes! We see the Animorphs use squirrel that way a little in #35 and #4 — their dexterous "hands" and banality come in handy. That said, I don't know that squirrel nets a huge advantage over seagull or housefly.

Gulls are everywhere outside (it being a beach town) and seen as uninteresting as squirrels, BUT they're better able to escape, more known for approaching humans, and eaten by predators less often. Flies are more vulnerable BUT they're one of very few animals that can move around inside without humans killing, evicting, or even noticing them much of the time. Which is why we see gull or fly morph used in almost every book, more than any other group morphs except maybe raptor.

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

Is it only spider morphs with blotchy headstamps? Or can other ball python morphs have that too?

Blotchy-looking headstamps are very common in pretty much all pattern-disrupting morphs, I'm afraid. They're common in spiders and spider complex morphs, but they also show up in perfectly benign morphs that affect the snake's pattern, like in the pastel clown in the picture below.

Not a reliable indicator a snake is a spider morph, I'm afraid!

[slinkies-and-dragons]

It's snake weighing day this morning! Keep reading to see all the babies!

A little context on these cuties.

They were found abandoned in an apartment, and we're pretty confident they were a breeding setup. Because they're adopted, we don't know all of their morphs, so if you recognize any please let us know!

First up is Cali.

Yes. She is a spider morph. If you're unfamiliar with them, they are (as far as we're concerned) an unethical morph because they are prone (by which I mean I have never heard of one without) to a nervous system condition known as wobbles. This can present in varying degrees of severity, and is often very stressful for the animal. If you want to get a ball python, and the breeder you're looking at offers spider morphs, please do not support them.

That being said, we're monitoring her closely to see how severe her wobble is, as she has already shown that she has one. She is a beautiful snake and if her quality of life isn't too bad, we'll be keeping her around, but if she's unable to live well we have already made the decision to not let her suffer.

At this time, she is not showing severe symptoms, and I'm hoping she will be able to spend many years with us.

She weighed in at 1242g and is roughly 47 inches long.

Next is Ato! She weighed in at 778g and is roughly 33 inches long. She's our shortest!

After her, we have Hym! Our only new male, he weighs 1498g and is roughly 48 inches long. A big guy!

After Hym is Terp! She weighed in at 1126g and is about 40 inches long. Terp has a bump on her snoot that the vet believes is akin to a callus, but we're going to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't grow.

Pom is next! She's our littlest, but not shortest!, weighing in at 621g and measuring around 40 inches.

And last but not least is Nia! Our biggest new addition, she weighs a nice 1530g and is around 48 inches in length! She had the biggest poo I've ever seen this morning and was scooty because of it, so she was a little hard to measure and she may or may not be longer than 48.

Nia has a stubby little tail, and we're hoping she's just ~like that~, but we're gonna make sure we keep an eye out for potential stuck shed issues because of it.

We're pretty confident Nia is a high melanin morph, but we could be wrong!

So them's the girls (and Hym)!!

We'd love to hear your thoughts on their morphs! We're going to do some research ourselves too, but I think it'd be fun to see what others think :)

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[snakepeeker]

I almost fully agree, the only things I would add are:

1) It is not sertain what is a sertain biochemical cause of wobble, but it is for sure linked with spider morph.

2) There are other morphs and combinations of morphs that linked with wobble/bug eyes/kinks/etc. Be on lookout when looking for a pet.

3) Spider pythons with a lot of other genes (previously breeders, basically) should be able to be sold as pet only, as it is a project that look significant amount of investment.

4) Breeders should abandon spider project, keep in check and inform customers about snakes with wobble syndrome parents.

is reptiblr still a thing

what’s the 2023 opinion on spider ball pythons

do we still hate Brian Barczyk

[nohiketoosmall]

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[skye-blacke]

Had a blast at ACME Comic Con this weekend. Got to debut two new costumes I've been working on and the first I've ever made. Morph was made over a month and the prosthetic and makeup was learned in like two days - and was my first ever sewing project. Kaine was made over just two days so is a bit more rush and needs some updates, but I'm really happy with him so far.

[Note - Morph and Skye use They/Them pronouns. Kaine uses He/Him]

[paleghostinthecorner02]

Just a few funny, wholesome moments of Exiles Miguel and Morph being buddies 😊

[butcher--bird]

sorry for being absent dealing with a sick pet

also to any other reptile owners out there i have to ask a question?? do people not offer you sympathy over pet health issues or whatever else involving your pet because they dont feel reptiles are "real pets"? this also extends to any 'unusual' pet owners like bugs or something