We have all of our snakes in a room just off to the side in the basement. I was also thinking of just heating the room and using UTHs for the hot side. Mainly b/c with all the heat lamps now it is making the whole basement a bit too warm for the rest of us warm blooded roommates. I had already put a humidifier in the room b/c al lthe snakes humidities were a bit low. Seemed to work since my BCO and RTB both shed perfectly this last time.