thermometer/humidity gauges

[mommanessy247]

will the t-rex thermometer/humidity gauge duo pack from petsmart be sufficient enough for a ball python terrarium or will i have to have something digital?
i know that almost everything nowadays is run digital but does it really matter? is digital always better?
im just curious to see what ya'll think.
can i go simple here or do i need expensive?
im planning on a temp gun so i can check temps frequently & a thermostat so can control the temperature output, but when it comes to monitoring the temps & humidity whats the deal-eo?

[mommanessy247]

ok i got my answers lol i posted this then called the breeder...he said the round dial-ish ones are not accurate enough & that i'd need something digital, which is fine.

[BuckeyeBalls]

get the acu rite weather station its like $12 at walmart, home depot, lowes

[mommanessy247]

its at lowes for $19.57, couldnt find it at walmart or homedepot (i look up their websites first). i saw a flukers digital thermometer/hygrometer at petsmart...will that work?

[BuckeyeBalls]

You wont find it on walmart website its not listed but its in stores i did same thing.

And the flukers WILL work but its like $20 and has no probe so why buy it?

If the acu rite is at home depot for $20 it comes with temp on the box, the prob, and humidity where the flukers cost $20-$25 and only has the temp of the box and humidity but no probe

Seems like a big waste of money to me

Check walmart (in store) ask where their therm/hygro meters are and i bet its there

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

There is also a little white one that walmart sells but it doesnt have a probe. I picked up a few of these to put in the tubs that had no probe in them. I generally have 3 or 4 acurites reading temps at different levels in my racks but I got these anyway. The only problem I have ever found with any of the digital ones is in very humid conditions. I had one in a egg box and it stopped working after about a week of being exposed to 100% humidity. The crystal just went bad and you couldnt see anything. You shouldnt have to worry about this happening if you use them in regular tubs or tanks though.

[Kaorte]

Home depot carries the accurite for about $12. I have seen it at all of the stores I have been to (around 5-6 all in different areas). Go to the garden section and have someone point you toward the indoor outdoor thermometers.

These units are not listed on any of the three retailers websites. :/

[mommanessy247]

i found it on the lowes website. they sell it there for $19.57. then again this is lowes & they can be a wee bit expensive sometimes.

[mommanessy247]

i found a flukers digital thermometer/hygrometer at petsmart. i am gonna try it. if it isnt its all cracked out to be, then i'll try the accu-rite.

[Kaorte]

Do you have a link? You might be looking aT another unit. The prices at lowes are comparable to home depot. $8 more sounds excessive unless the particular unit you are looking aT is more complex or different in some way