redtail heat vents?

HavocovaH · #1 (**permalink**) 05-09-2006, 05:29 AM

i've heard (from none too reliable sources to be honest) that redtail boas have heat vents...i've yet to see them and have never heard anyone in the forums talking about their heat vents nor have i read anything about them in care sheets so i'm assuming this isn't true?

Slithers · #2 (**permalink**) 05-09-2006, 05:41 AM

i believe you are thinking about pythons.

edit: no maybe not...thought you meant heat-sensing pits.

HavocovaH · #3 (**permalink**) 05-09-2006, 06:40 AM

yeah i knew pythons had them but someone told me boas did as well, like i said i personally haven't seen any evidence of this and just wanted to make sure it was a tall tale

Slithers · #4 (**permalink**) 05-10-2006, 03:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HavocovaH

yeah i knew pythons had them but someone told me boas did as well, like i said i personally haven't seen any evidence of this and just wanted to make sure it was a tall tale

are you talking about heatsensing pits above their mouth??? pythons have those...boas do NOT.

PCBoss · #5 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 04:08 AM

Actually some boas do, here's a pic of an Emerald I used to own. Notice the pits. Most Boids have heat sensing capabilities via nerve bundles behind the labial scales even if they don't have pits.

Cheers

Slithers · #6 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 04:48 AM

ya...i found that out recently...very cool

JuliusSqueezer · #7 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 05:16 AM

rainbow boas also have labial heat pits.

Slithers · #8 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HavocovaH

i've heard (from none too reliable sources to be honest) that redtail boas have heat vents...i've yet to see them and have never heard anyone in the forums talking about their heat vents nor have i read anything about them in care sheets so i'm assuming this isn't true?

Red Tail Boas do not have visible pits like Emeralds, Rainbows, and Pythons do.

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