Quote Originally Posted by tbowman View Post
I would just put it anywhere on the cool side.

In my opinion the only downside to using a tub is the issue you're facing right now, maintaining ambient / cool end temperatures.

Rather than heating your whole house to 74, you could put the snake in one of the smaller rooms, and buy an oil filled radiator, and put that on its own thermostat. That way you could keep the rest of your house cooler and still keep the room that the snake is in warm. (unless this is something that you've already done)
I haven't thought about doing that. It's just finding a place we could put him, our place has an extremely odd setup. It is something we could try though. Since you answered, would you mind if I picked your brain a bit more? I have the hot hide over my mat on a therm, it's set to 93. The acurite is picking up 84. Is it just picking up the air temp in the hot hide and not the heat mat? It's one of those really nice black plastic ones. Thank you for taking the time to answer, btw.