viv under bed?

[salmar]

my crazy friend wants to get a savannah monitor and he says he's going to build a viv to fit under his bed. I tell him that he's retarded. but is it possible?

 

[tupac105]

depending on how high his bed is and how creative he is its completly possible. If he does the entire size of the bed thats a lot of space to move around and as far as i know monitors aren't big climbers anyways. My cuz has one and it just sits all day waiting for food. Your friend could even put it on wheels for easy access. And come to think of it under the bed is the #1 place where dust mites form so if he had allergies he would be eliminating a lot of sneezing too.

 

[civicgrl88]

putting a viv especially for a monitor lizard isnt a smart idea atleast in my opinion...those animals get huge and the height of the space between his bed and the floor wouldnt be enough unless its like 3 feet from the ground not to mention under the bed is a bad spot because it would have poor ventilation not to mention the fire hazard of keeping lights on under a bed with no room for air to flow through or heat to escape to

 

[glitch_in_the_system]

Some monitors are prolific climbers like green tree monitors. I am by no means an expert on monitors but a little common sense tells me that would be a horrible idea. For one thin it would almost certainly be a fire hazard as was mentioned before. Another issue would be the fact that the walls of the tank would get kicked often and aside from that your friend tossing and turning in bed would make a lot of noise and movement that could agitate the monitor. Most Beds are only 1 foot or so of the ground so that is really low for a lizard of that size and would completely rule out any climbing space.

If you had a lofted bed that was 3 foot off the ground and you allowed for space between the top of the viv and the bottom of the bed you might be able to pull it off.

 

[salmar]

i knew it! i'll text him right now

 

[Fogles]

What's the point of getting a reptile or even an animal at that if you can't even see the darn thing.