Temp gauge and hygrometer.

[paul3col]

Hi guys, I have a heat mat on the outside left of Normans tank so where is the best place to put both temp and hygro gauge? If there has been a thread on this before could someone point me in that direction please.

[Mentat]

For my Pacman's, I locate the gauges on the back wall centerline and couple inches from substrate. Most of Pacman's I had bury around that area so it's accurate reading of their surroundings. If "stick on" gauges, do clean glass area with bit of alcohol pad before applying them to wall .

[paul3col]

Thanks Carlos, I'm having a woeful time with my temps, I need to ditch this heat mat as its only a 3 watt. I can't get past 70f in the middle.

[Mentat]

70F as daytime max is too low for a Pacman Paul. At steady low temps, they suffer damage to Kidney and Lymph systems leading to edema. After symptoms occur, they can be corrected by proper temps and lower humidity; but the internal organ damage is permanent and frogs usually have shorter than normal lives. Recommend use a red heat lamp 24 or ceramic heat emitter to bring temps to suitable range.