Can Lizard Crawl On Bed?

There are various kinds of lizard species out there, but not all of them lives with a human; there are some species that live with humans. It will be difficult for a lizard to live with a human if it is excessively big because we will spot them, and get rid of them. 

That’s why only small lizards live with us, but these lizards also have some problems, and one of the thing that we are scared about is whether they can crawl on the bed.

So, can lizard crawl on bed? Yes, a lizard can crawl on the bed if the infestation is high. Usually, lizards avoid coming close to humans, but if the infestation is high and if there is not enough space in your house, then they can crawl on the bed. They can also crawl on your bed while chasing its prey.

What Happens If Lizard Crawls On Your Bed?

Lizard requires a lot of space. If your house doesn’t provide that space, then they can get on your bed. They can stay on the bed as long as there are no disturbances, but the moment they sense any disturbance, they will immediately run away from that place. 

A lizard is safe on the walls but not on the bed, so if they see any threat on the bed, they will immediately run away.

When Can Small Lizards Climb On Your Bed?

Small lizards are inexperienced lizards, so they like to venture around, they are also careful creatures, but their curiosity can land them in trouble. They know that humans are dangerous so they will avoid us, but if you are sleeping, then the small lizard may not be able to understand the threat and can crawl on the bed.

Or less, if you are sleeping the lizard, may not see the threat and can crawl on your bed. That’s why it is better that use mosquito net while sleeping so that bugs, lizards or any other pests cannot disturb you while you were sleeping. 

Since lizards live with the human, they know which place to avoid and where to go to avoid us. This is a common instinct in all animals. In the wild, small animals avoid those places where they have to confront big and powerful animals. This behavior is also seen in the lizards, and they avoid us since we are big strong enough to get rid of them.

When Can Big Lizards Climb On Your Bed?

There are big lizards in the wild, for example, Komodo dragon or Monitor Lizard. This kinds of lizards are not familiar with humans. If you are sharing the same area with big lizards, then they can come into the human territory in search of food. They can get inside your house in search of food.

Some of these lizards can try to hide below your bed or may try to crawl on your bed. This is a rare occurrence it doesn’t usually occur all the time, but this can happen if big lizards are living nearby.

These big lizards can enter your house for hunting your pets like cats and dogs, and if you come across the lizard, then the lizard can attack you. So if your area has big lizards then make sure to call the authority and look for it and additionally you should keep your doors and windows shut all the time.

Should You Be Scared Of Lizard If They Are In Your House?

Home lizards are habitual with humans, and they don’t harm humans until and unless you threaten them, so you don’t need to worry about that kind of lizards. If infestation is exceptionally high in that case, you might need to get rid of the lizards because they will make your house dirty. 

Big lizards are dangerous and should be avoided at all cost. Monitor lizards Komodo dragons this kind of lizards are lethal and should be avoided. It would be best if you did not confront them directly instead let the authorities to deal with them. It would be best if you learned about the lizard territories so that you do not accidentally enter these big lizards territories.

Will Pet lizards Climb Your Bed?

If you don’t want to keep your pet lizards inside the cage, then the lizard can climb on your bed if they are comfortable with you. The lizard might like the warmth that we generate from our body and can stick around with us.

If they do it daily and it becomes a habit so then, they will climb on your bed every single night. Pet lizards can crawl on to you because they are comfortable with us, and they don’t feel threatened.

How Does It Feel When A Lizard Get On Your Bed And Crawls On You?

I have personal experience this, so I know it feels quite weird. Lizards are not a lightweight creature that’s why you can actually feel it’s the weight when it crawls on your body. It feels like someone is touching you. If you are sleeping, you will immediately wake up when that happens.

They move so fast that most of the time, it becomes challenging to spot them in the dark and especially when you are sleeping. If you have a heavy infestation of lizards in your house and if you feel that something heavy has fallen on your body then it’s a lizard.

It will be scratching and moving when it is on your body. A lizard will try to avoid this kind of risks most of the time, but if the infestation is high, and the space is small, then it can occur.

How To Stop Lizards From Crawling On Your Bed If Infestation Is High?

If the infestation is high and there is not enough space for the lizards, then they might enter your space. They will infest those places where you do not visit often. The infestation will keep on increasing if you do keep those places unattended.

So make sure to check those places to stop the infestation beforehand. Here are a few preventive measures that you can do to get rid of unwanted lizards. These methods will keep them away from your bed and other places.

Mosquito Net

If you want to keep lizards out of your bed, then mosquito net is the best thing. A mosquito net is one of the best, the easiest and the most cost-effective way to stop the lizards from getting on your bed. Look around your bed, and if you see, there are too many lizards near your bed then use a mosquito net.

The mosquito net will stop the lizards from entering your bed. You don’t need to buy any extra mosquito net to stop lizards. If you have mosquito net in your house, then use that to stop the lizards. Just check whether there is any hole in it or not. If there are significant holes in the mosquito net, then patch up those holes or buy a new mosquito net.

Reduce Infestation

Lizards are careful creatures, and they avoid human beings. Still, if the infestation is high, then they can crawl on your bed. So the first and foremost thing that you can do to stop lizards from falling on to your bed or crawling on your bed is to make sure that the infestation is less.

This step will automatically stop lizards from crawling on your bed. Just chase them away from your home or use a bait trap or other traps to capture them and get rid of them.

Make Sure To Check Your Bed

If a lizard somehow manages to get on your bed for some reason, you can stop them from bothering you just by looking around your bed before going to sleep. Just look around and do a quick check and if you don’t see any lizard on your bed, then you are good to go. This step is important if you have heavy lizard infestation in your house. 

Make Sure To Wear Proper Clothing

If the lizard infestation is high, then it is better to wear clothing while sleeping because if you are not using a mosquito net, there are chances that the lizard might try to crawl on your bed while you are asleep and if you are not wearing any clothes then you’ll feel creepy if they get on you in the middle of the night.