Advice with ambiant temps.

I switched my snakes over to tubs about 8 months ago and have been doing great, i think i had a great set up. Hot spots were fine controlled by thermostats and i kept them near a radiator in my room that i set to a temp that provided i nice ambiant temp for the snakes and also bearable for ourselves as we live in a very cold climite.

Now heres the problem, we are due to have a baby any time soon and the snakes have to move to a different room for hygine reasons.
I knew this would be a problem as we have limted space and i cant get them near another heater.

I brought them an extra heat pad and thermostat each so they could have a 80f ish cold spot to compensate for the lack of heater.

The problem i have now found is that i have a great hot spot and cool spot but they are not effecting the ambient temp which is at about 70-72 f as they are not near a heater/ radiator.

I really th ought the extra pad would bump up the ambiant temps :(

What are your thoughts on this, bearing in mind that they have an almost perfect hot and cool side? He ambient tepms are way off because of the move. I cant hink of much more to do, i have inslulated the are as much as possible.
I am obviously conserned about their future health.

Has anyone else has good hot and cold temps but poor ambint winter temps an still kept tre snakes healthy?

Thank in advance

I had to use a CHE.


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Originally Posted by tsy72001

I had to use a CHE.


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Did you use a CHE with tubs or a rack?

A che would not be a great idea with tubs of a rack. I don't think it would work well, not having tried this I cannot say for sure. I have a rack in cool room temps but with the insulation and secondary heating I hold a 81ºF ambient with 80/90 cool hot surface temps. Too cool ambient temps really hamper thermoregulation. Are the snakes in a rack? You might be able to run heating along the side front to back to try to bump the ambient temps over using belly heat just a thought.

They are in stackable tubs, not sure of the american quartz size. 60 cm x 35 x20 approx, so sticking a heat tape on the side might not work.

Anyone had any luck using heat cable around the sides to bump ambeint temps.


My temps were very similar to yours when i had them in the other room by the heater. My ambient was around 82 f.

Last check i made with a temp gun was in there new environment 89 hot spots 80 cool spot with an ambeint of 68 in one tub and 72 in the other. (yes i know these are really low)

Ok, I am trying to think out of the box here and what you are doing is not something I have tried. My thought is actually to build a box over around the stack of tubs. Bottom top and sides but the front. basically a rack body with out the shelves. I'd look at using a stiff foam insulation to do so. This is not likely to be enough alone but placing some heat source alone a long side should help raise the ambient temps (heat cable or CHEs two or three mounted inside but not too close to the tubs. The idea is to make a second micro climate. You have a one inside the tubs but then a second inside the room. It will allow you to heat the space the tubs are in and not be forced to try to heat the whole room.

Congratulations on the 2 legged addition!