Like alot of folks, I take my Boas outside when it's warm. There is an erea in my yard where the grass is always long. When the big girls crawl through the tall grass, they will stop to lift their heads up above the top of the grass and smell with their tounges in all directions. Someone earlier had said that their Boa does that by the cage vent. What most describe as "looking" is actually smelling. The vent is where the smells would be coming into the cage. Boas are naturally curious when it comes to smells because it's the best sense they have. It keeps them alive!

I've seen sick boas that stargaze and the difference between actual stargazing and lifting their heads to smell around is quite dramatic.

I use the term "smell" loosely. What Boas have going on is a super 4d version. I wish I could "smell" like a Boa for a day, or maybe not!





jas
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• stargazing vs looking around - dnreptiles, Sun Apr 9 20:19:26 2006
• my opinion - jayf, Sun Apr 9 20:23:36 2006
• RE: my opinion - dnreptiles, Sun Apr 9 20:25:35 2006
• RE: stargazing vs looking around - Djinn, Sun Apr 9 21:03:12 2006
• Thanks for asking.... - jasongonzo, Sun Apr 9 22:57:10 2006
• RE: stargazing vs looking around - tsusnakeguy, Mon Apr 10 00:33:39 2006