Humidity gauges?

[Craiga 01453]

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.

[Zincubus]

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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[Sunnieskys]

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.

[Craiga 01453]

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.

[Sunnieskys]

Yep, mine get bulldozed over each night. Including Eedens. Little stinker!

[Traceur]

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?