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deborahbroadus
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


mleaster wrote:
I have a dual temp/hygrometer. where should it be placed to get the best readings?


I am sorry, but I am not familiar with those. Is it a stick on? Most herpers use the ones with a probe so that we can measure the temps and humidity at the level of the snake. This means the Heat/Humidty thermometer probe is placed on top of the substrate from one end of the tank to the other so that we get accurate measurements from hot to cool side. Others use temp guns.

Hope this helps.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Deb, where is the best place for the probe? it only has one mesuring probe with the pagage. where is the best place to place it so you get the correct readings? I hope this makes sense Very Happy
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stumpy_wigmaker wrote:
Hey Deb, where is the best place for the probe? it only has one mesuring probe with the pagage. where is the best place to place it so you get the correct readings? I hope this makes sense Very Happy


I place mine on the bottom of the bin and cover it with substrate. other's place theirs on top of the substrate. However, on top, gets moved around and I need for it to be stationary, so I place my probes under the substrate and place a thin layer of the substrate over them.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry I didnt make myself very clear(my english is bad haha) Laughing If you only get one probe per unit, where is the best spot for that to mesure the over all humidity of the substrate? in the middle? hot,cold? side, or do you buy two and place them on ether end? Very Happy
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stumpy_wigmaker wrote:
Sorry I didnt make myself very clear(my english is bad haha) Laughing If you only get one probe per unit, where is the best spot for that to mesure the over all humidity of the substrate? in the middle? hot,cold? side, or do you buy two and place them on ether end? Very Happy


isn't the probe attached by wire? Isn't the wire long?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stumpy_wigmaker wrote:
Sorry I didnt make myself very clear(my english is bad haha) Laughing If you only get one probe per unit, where is the best spot for that to mesure the over all humidity of the substrate? in the middle? hot,cold? side, or do you buy two and place them on ether end? Very Happy


you should get one cheap digital one for the warm side with the probe in the hide. and a temp/ hygro one with the probe in the hide on the cool side. or if you have the duel temp one place the prob in the hide on the warm side and the thing it self on the cool side.
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StrateJacket wrote:
stumpy_wigmaker wrote:
Sorry I didnt make myself very clear(my english is bad haha) Laughing If you only get one probe per unit, where is the best spot for that to mesure the over all humidity of the substrate? in the middle? hot,cold? side, or do you buy two and place them on ether end? Very Happy


you should get one cheap digital one for the warm side with the probe in the hide. and a temp/ hygro one with the probe in the hide on the cool side. or if you have the duel temp one place the prob in the hide on the warm side and the thing it self on the cool side.


OR, you can just get the one to which we referred to in earlier posts and lay it across the bottom of the tank and put substrate over it and it records BOTH sides of the tank. It monitors both the cool and hot side, including the humidity. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Accu-Rite Indoor/Outdoor thermometer/hygrometer at Wal-Mart or Lowe's. $12. Hang the unit from the side of your cage/bin/tub/aquarium/vivarium. Indoor will display ambiant temerature of the cage and give you a humidity reading of the air in the container. It has a probe (outdoor), with that long thin wire, to be run to the 'hot spot', either above or below substrate. I use un-printed newspaper and have mine stuck to the bottom of the bin. If not, the snakes just move it around, and I got tired of moving it back. I run the wire around the outside and you can just see it going under the hide on the right. Runs on one AAA battery, not included.

It looks like this (only you can't see the wire and probe very well) -





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