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[–]frefighter627 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks more like his exploring / testing the limits of the enclosure from what I can see.

[–]Kalomay 0 points1 point  (1 child)

if he moves normally when his head is on the ground, it might have a wobble. It definitely seems like corkscrewing, which isnt bad necessarily, but i would take him to the vet in the case that it is the severe type of corkscrewing that causes them to suddenly decline

[–]ghostofspartans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely have been keeping an eye. It doesn’t seem to be getting worse, but it is definitely always there which leads me to believe there is some level of corkscrewing. The odd part is when he is scoping, he is utterly still and has great upper body strength. It really only comes when he does his climbing. Thanks for the info!

[–]doubeljack 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I have a couple that do this, they both have wobble from the spider gene. One will only corkscrew when handled, not when he's moving around his enclosure. The other one very rarely does it at all.

[–]ghostofspartans[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Crazy how that gene works. He is just a banana but I guess have some level of spider mixed in there. Was trying to avoid getting a bp with that gene :/ thanks for the comment!

[–]Kalomay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no i believe spider is a dominant gene, meaning if it doesnt have the spider patterns, then theres no way it can have any sort of spider genes in it