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Spot on top of head.

Postby Felmarg » Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:08 pm

What is the spot on the top of my blueys head? I have seen it in others so I know it is normal. I know some geckos have scales on the top of their heads that sense light and dark, is this what it is, or is it something else? :thinking:
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Re: Spot on top of head.

Postby Lucifer_Spades » Sun Jul 08, 2007 8:35 pm

Felmarg wrote:What is the spot on the top of my blueys head? I have seen it in others so I know it is normal. I know some geckos have scales on the top of their heads that sense light and dark, is this what it is, or is it something else? :thinking:


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Postby Leigh » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:20 am

The paretial eye,I think its called{spell check it }
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Postby JWSR » Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:08 am

It is the parietal (puh-Rye-uh-tul) eye as Leigh said. Like the photo-electric cells that turn outdoor lights on and off at daylight and dusk, these, in lizards, are an additional means of regulating day and night cycles in those species that have them, usually diurnal lizards.
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Postby KyleWeiss » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:40 am

They use it to look into someone's soul. Usually to see if it's ripe or rotten.

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Postby JWSR » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:50 am

I stand corrected Kyle, :roll: that's what I meant to say. :)
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Postby Zach » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:01 am

As far as I know, it's not scientifically proven what it does -- I've read the light and day thing, navigational aide, and even a predator alarm for overhead attacks.

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Postby Leigh » Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:34 am

My beardie uses hers for orientation for sure , she'll keep the sun directly and dead centre behind her when baskinkg outdoors but not sure for what else, its funny to tilt her up/down and she nods ,and side to side for a "no" answer
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Postby DeadEye » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:28 pm

KyleWeiss wrote:They use it to look into someone's soul. Usually to see if it's ripe or rotten.

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Hahahah True Mate Kyle i have one bobtail that was scalped by a lawn mower right. So the top of his head lookes like a english war helmet ww2. crazy looking . Well he,s eye has gone blue and you can really see it well.Cause its not covered by shingle poor baldy , i dont know if he should go back to the wild.

The 3rd eye knows all tracks the sunlight so they know when to head for cover in the afternoon. And tells them its Morning. Natures light sencor . :P

They would prolly just sleep there life away without it hahaha
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Postby KyleWeiss » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:53 am

DeadEye wrote:
KyleWeiss wrote:They use it to look into someone's soul. Usually to see if it's ripe or rotten.

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Hahahah True Mate Kyle i have one bobtail that was scalped by a lawn mower right. So the top of his head lookes like a english war helmet ww2. crazy looking . Well he,s eye has gone blue and you can really see it well.Cause its not covered by shingle poor baldy , i dont know if he should go back to the wild.

The 3rd eye knows all tracks the sunlight so they know when to head for cover in the afternoon. And tells them its Morning. Natures light sencor . :P

They would prolly just sleep there life away without it hahaha


Well get some bloody picture of him then! We can call him "Churchill" for short, eh? Heh.

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Postby bmxstreet21 » Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:34 am

Its a third eye, skinks use it to detect light overhead, in the wild this is used to see birds over head and then get away from them.
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Postby mewzic-7123 » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:16 pm

the same thing that tuatarras hav rite?
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Postby KyleWeiss » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:59 pm

What the heck is a "hav rite?" :scratch:

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