So, I've had great luck with my first corn snake and want to get a BP in the near future. I've ordered another T8 from animal plastics and another RHP from Pro-Products. My herpstat is a two channel so once it all arrives I'll be good to go.

I can see this isn't going to stop at one more snake and can easily see keeping at least two or three more in addition to the coming ball.

The "snake room" is actually an invasion on my wife's craft room. I'm going to be able to get away with a second T8, but I doubt a third will fly, and I dare not even suggest a forth!

A more practical solution would be a small rack of three or four tubs. I understand that balls generally do better in tubs anyway. Then I could keep the display snakes in the two T8s and the more low key serpents in the tubs.

The ambient temperature of the snake/craft room hovers around 68 F in the winter. Of course in the summer it's warmer as I refuse to have central AC. My wife will not tolerate a space heater in that room as she doesn't want to sweat when she is working on her projects.

Ah, the compromises of married life.

Now the obvious question. Can a small rack like I described heat up the tubs enough to overcome the ambient temp of that room? What if I got a PVC rack enclosed on three sides? What if I put lids on the tubs? How about if I used flexwatt on the bottom and both sides of the rack?

Thank you all for any help or suggestions offered.