DISCLAIMER: The people who have been responding have more experience than I do, much more. But I was wondering, with an ambient room temp and ambient enclosure temps of 83-84, do you really need the hot spots? I've heard of people using only ambient room temps in their snake rooms, and I believe 83-84 is in that "ideal" range.
I could be mistaken, I'm only going on things I've read and not personal experience, so I guess I'm asking as well as making a potential suggestion.
Thanks...