Just goes to show..

I had a dial hygrometer/thermometer that came with the tank set I bought. I know those are notorious for being inaccurate but I hadn't gone out to buy a digital one yet till today. (I have a temp gun and was tracking ambient through a trip I had). I didn't realize it doesn't come with a suction cup and instead has a magnet on the back. I don't have a magnet strong enough to hold it up through the glass so I'm going to go buy a big industrial one and tape it outside the tank so the acurite hovers in the middle of the tank.

So the dial hygrometer only ever showed it being at 50% after lots of spraying of the Eco Earth and rested at 40% normally. I placed the acurite in there for a few minutes and it reads at 77% after the daily misting. Here I was stressing about humidity when I had it plenty high for his upcoming shed. Just goes to show dials are utter junk.

Oh and I bought two reptile basic hides so hopefully Allure likes those better than his current ones. His current ones he only uses for digestion. I think because I couldn't find a tub small enough that was shallow enough for him. So his current ones are shallow but a bit too roomy around his sides.

some analogue thermometers/hygrometers are really good. They have fibers integrated in the mechanics that expand and contract depending on humidity, and that movement is directly fed to the handle mechanically. You could add one of these as backup.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrome...on_hygrometers

maybe try one of these hair tension hygrometers? of the two non-digital purely analogue hygrometers that exist, this appears to be the more accurate one. like the one in the picture on top of the article.