See I don't feel the fellow who drowned his lizard was forthright with his posting on the matter.

Now anyone who has taken a bath knows, if you start out with a bathtub with nice cozy water in it, within half an hour the water is cold.

By nature, bathtubs wick away the thermal energy in the water like a massive heat-sink.

So yes, I must agree with your logic, as the animal struggled to get out (and likely an overweight lizard at that) the water temperature continued to drop, this also would take away from the Monitor's metabolism and slow down it's ability to swim.

Now in regards to my water pan, Yes drowning is possible, however highly unlikely, as it is inside the cage and located approximately a foot from the basking platform, the absolute coolest that water will ever get is right around 80 degrees (F) and again, the staircase flat stones ensure the animals have a foothold to walk back out on their own when they are done.
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Regards,
Wayne A. Harvey
Thamnophis US
Varanus US
too many darn snakes to list anymore...

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