Think it'll be okay if I put the humidity gauge on the hot side?
I have two Accurites in each enclosure. One at either end.
09-29-2018, 10:52 AM
Zincubus
Re: Humidity gauges?
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Originally Posted by craigafrechette
I have two Accurites in each enclosure. One at either end.
That's common sense if you have two I'd say .,
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09-29-2018, 11:57 AM
Sunnieskys
Re: Humidity gauges?
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Originally Posted by craigafrechette
Accurite. I use them in all my enclosures, 2 in each.
You can find them online or at Wal-Mart in the outdoor/gardening section. About $10 each.
Craig how big are your enclosures? Where do you place each one? I only have one and I put it in the middle front .
oops I needed to keep reading posts lol....I see now.
09-29-2018, 12:01 PM
Craiga 01453
Re: Humidity gauges?
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Originally Posted by Sunnieskys
Craig how big are your enclosures? Where do you place each one? I only have one and I put it in the middle front .
40 breeder, 36" Neodesha and 48" homemade.
They're in slightly different spots in each, depending on layout and how I "decorate". But I try to put them up front in each corner. I use rocks or branches to prop them up, but they get moved and knocked over sometimes anyway.
09-29-2018, 12:02 PM
Sunnieskys
Yep, mine get bulldozed over each night. Including Eedens. Little stinker!
09-29-2018, 01:29 PM
Traceur
Re: Humidity gauges?
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Originally Posted by Zincubus
Won't that give a false reading though ??
I presume somewhere near the middle of the viv , maybe half up the back wall maybe give a fairer reading ?!?
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I'd only put it on the hot side so I could get a better reading of the temps. I don't know what happened, but the temps were always 90-91 degrees on the hot side when he used to have paper towel substrate. I've been using a temp gun to read my temperatures on both hot and cold sides. But ever since I put his cypress mulch back in, the temp gun has been reading degrees on the hot side from 90-100 degrees. Why is that?
I always put the temp gun as close to the hot side corner as I can to read the temps. It had always been the same temperature when I had paper towels. But it'll read 88-90 degrees if I don't put the temp gun directly above the corner of the hot side, but if I put it closer, it'll read higher temps.
Like I said, I tested this with the paper towels and whether or not I recorded the temps from directly above or from just the door of the terrarium, they were both the same. So whenever it reads 94 degrees I always turn it off to let it cool down. Am I using the temp gun wrong or something?
