Best hygrometer?

My Accurite Thermometer/hygrometer combo died out because of moisture from misting my snakes enclosure. I have even read of battery leaks from Accurite's as well. I wish to not use a battery in the enclosure and just use a temp gun since both the heat lamp and heat pad are on thermostats. But that leaves me one problem.. Measuring humidity! What do you all use for a hygrometer? Thanks

I just have a little Kritterz hydrometer. Its round, simple, and pretty cheap, but it works.

Oops should have been more specific.. No stick on plastic dial hygrometers since 1. They are way off 2. They have sticky backs which can come off and rip the scales off the snake. I know some people use the metal dial cigar hygrometers but I have no clue what brand to get

The metal housing (calibratable) hygrometers are quite accurate (better than cheap digitals by a long shot) Accurite I believe is 10% up or down? The calibrated spring type are 3-6%.

Do not get a 'hair' spring literally a horse hair type. They are fragile, more than the digital units.

Look for a metal face card and calibration screw in the back. many use a magnetic attachment, the disk is loosely stuck on the back of the units so personally I remove them and use hot melt glue to properly affix them and replace the magnet with a strong one, they move around and pull off less. Mine have stood up to a night in the water bowl (100% humidity lol) and still worked fine after 12 months (it might still be I lost track of which one it was.)

I like the western instruments brand
(http://www.ebay.com/itm/Western-Inst...-/201048398492)

but the others seem fine as well I suspect the guts are the same for all.

Georg Jensen and robert white make fantastic ones. they are likely too costly and large to place inside the enclosure but in an incubator or room... I love them!

In case you have deep pockets...

http://www.robertwhite.com/cgi-local...av_bar=weather

http://www.themodernshop.ca/products...y-georg-jensen

beautiful and accurate.

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Originally Posted by kitedemon

The metal housing (calibratable) hygrometers are quite accurate (better than cheap digitals by a long shot) Accurite I believe is 10% up or down? The calibrated spring type are 3-6%.

Do not get a 'hair' spring literally a horse hair type. They are fragile, more than the digital units.

Look for a metal face card and calibration screw in the back. many use a magnetic attachment, the disk is loosely stuck on the back of the units so personally I remove them and use hot melt glue to properly affix them and replace the magnet with a strong one, they move around and pull off less. Mine have stood up to a night in the water bowl (100% humidity lol) and still worked fine after 12 months (it might still be I lost track of which one it was.)

I like the western instruments brand
(http://www.ebay.com/itm/Western-Inst...-/201048398492)

but the others seem fine as well I suspect the guts are the same for all.

Georg Jensen and robert white make fantastic ones. they are likely too costly and large to place inside the enclosure but in an incubator or room... I love them!

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Great information thank you very much!

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Originally Posted by kitedemon

Accurite I believe is 10% up or down?

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It's cute they claim that, I have had a difference of 20% between 3 units, so unless I had the extremes on both ends.... I think they might vary a little more than that irl. Garbage imo.