Patent ID: 6029604
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A vivarium with an aquatic lower compartment and an upper access panel for lateral access to the interior of the vivarium, comprising:at least one side wall having a first and a second side edge;a floor;a lower panel attached to the at least one side wall and to the floor such that the floor, the at least one side wall and the lower panel create an area containing water and having a depth suitable for amphibian occupants of the vivarium; andan access panel having a bottom edge and at least first and second side edges, the access panel attached at its bottom edge to the lower panel and attached at its first side edge to the first side edge of at least one side wall and attached at its second side edge to the second side edge of at least one side wall, the access panel having a sufficient size to permit lateral entry into the vivarium such that a hand entering the vivarium will approach the occupant of the vivarium from a lateral direction;whereby the vivarium has a lower aquatic area suitable for amphibian swimming purposes and an upper access panel suitable for lateral access to the interior of the vivarium such that an amphibian in the vivarium is approached laterally and not from above.