I'm not really sure if this is really possible but I have a question. Basically still being young and still living at home, I only have one room to keep my animals in, my bedroom. Now I have been making the sacrafice for them for a while now but I was thinking I might be able to make it easier on me. I was considering using heat tape for the cool side of the cage. Right now I have my room heated up to 80-82 and it is where I sleep. Not the most comfortable sleep but I make do. Anything for my snakes you see. But I got to thinking. Could I just put another piece of heat tape, on a separate herpstat(yes I would get another herpstat for this) and set it to 82 and bring the heater down to a modest 75ish? Or would this affect the ambient temp thus affecting the snake? I wasn't sure if the 82 ambient could be substituted by more belly heat on the opposite side of the cage. If not thats fine, hopefully moving this summer and then I can have a separate room, but this would be even easier still when I do move. I don't mind having the extra cords and heat tape, and it might make it easier for when I up the cage size to 4x2's. Thanks in advance for any input or advice! ~Caylan.S.~