Question about tubs.

I was wondering if there was a way to keep tubs in a room that wasn't 80 degrees. My room stays around 70 and heating it up is not an option, but I read somewhere on here that the room needs to be warm with tubs. I want to get more snakes, but don't want to use any more tanks because they are quite a pain (although I'll probably leave Yuki in her tank until she outgrows it). If tubs are not a good option then what would be the next best thing to use?

Why dont you look into a rack? They would keep themselves heated with heat tape or cables plugged into a thermostat, and take up less space.
I dont see why it would be a problem as long as the inside of the tubs were kepts warm.

My room is about 75 and I have tubs. I haven't had any problems yet. Snakes are still all healthy.
However, I also have them in a rack, where it's more insulated than out in the open.
Also, even though my room is 75, the inside of the tub is still 90(hot)-80(cold).

If tubs aren't good for you, then I would look at animal plastics(T8) and other reptile enclosures.
They're more expensive, but they work great for heat and humidity.

The keeping them warm is the main thing I'm worried about. Might be because of the tank or I bought a faulty uth but it did nothing for the temps in her tank (currently unplugged since it was crap) and with my room at 70 degrees I can't get the cool side of her enclosure over 77 (hot side stays 88-90 with heat lamp). Does heat tape work better or did I just get a bad uth?

A rack system all the way! This one is perfect for most adult male BPs:

http://www.reptilebasics.com/iris-sw...y-or-back-heat


And this one is great for big females:

http://www.reptilebasics.com/for-larger-snakes

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Originally Posted by Himitsu

The keeping them warm is the main thing I'm worried about. Might be because of the tank or I bought a faulty uth but it did nothing for the temps in her tank

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UTHs are not designed to raise the ambient temp in a tank. Too much airspace to try and heat.

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Originally Posted by Himitsu

The keeping them warm is the main thing I'm worried about. Might be because of the tank or I bought a faulty uth but it did nothing for the temps in her tank (currently unplugged since it was crap) and with my room at 70 degrees I can't get the cool side of her enclosure over 77 (hot side stays 88-90 with heat lamp). Does heat tape work better or did I just get a bad uth?

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Heat tape works exactly the same as an UTH.
However, because tubs are smaller, it's easier to heat than a tank.
Like I mentioned before, my room is 75. Inside of my tubs is 90-80, hot-cold respectively. The heat tape allows a nice heat gradient in tubs.

If you have problems with the cool side of a tub, you can always supplement with another heating element to run on a lower temp than the hot side.

I currently am using heat cable and it works great. However Heat tape works really well also as long as you have both of these connected to a good thermostat.