Humidity

Just a comment, it is quite likely they are both off some but the dynamics of an enclosure are such that there will be very different humidity amounts in different areas. I being a spaz have 3 hygrometers in 2 of my enclosures (the oldest ones) and check them with a salt test and they never read the same even though they are correct with in 2% of accurate. The warm side is always lower humidity than the cool side.

A properly set up enclosure has micro climates just like the real world does, an area that is warmer than another and a spot more humid. The inside the hides is 2 more. This is normal and good. It sounds like you have things tuned perfectly. Humidity is never uniform at least with out fans and controls to make it so (incubators).

Thankyou for all the great advice and tips i greatly appreciate it. i dont feel the tank would be anywere as well off as it is with out the great people and help here at bp.net.

Everyday you correct my mistakes kitedemon, everyday I learn something from you! Always love to see your input on husbandry issues, especially humidity and temperature measurements and equipment accuracy. Love how meticulous and detailed you are about every aspect of those.

ogdentrece I didn't think I was correcting you at all. It is hard to get a humidity gradient, you can but it isn't automatic. It is just as you stated, not easy. You can say it spazz I am. I calibrate equipment everyday and it just rubs off here and there. It might not be what is happening in the OP case, I have seen it that doesn't mean a hygrometer could not have failed. (I have seen them over 60% off of true)


We all toss that word gradient around like it is meaningless and easy, a true gradient is not all that easy to manage in either temps or humidity. Most of us have a hot place and a cool place but no real gradient in between. I have only managed a true gradient with glass bottoms.