Sick frog or not? - Rico

[monster]

I don't use them either to be honest, and now I understand what you were trying to say. Yes I agree that the constant heat and it getting wet from misting and stuff does make them a bit unaccurate and its very easy to over mist or even under mist .I thought you were saying that cold air will be more humid and hold more moisture then warm. I have all of mine hooked up to a hydrotherm so it keeps everything in check, there the zoo med ones. And I actually bought a really good humidifier for the frog room that you can set a desired setting and it will keep it there, I keep the frog room at 50%. So again yes I agree that they are more of a headache for some then anything else, but for some one that doesn't have as much experience as You and I that can tell by eye if its to humid or not they should try to have some kind of gauge to give them an idea of what it is.

[jasonm96]

I like the look of those hygrotherms but I can't get them in the UK, they won't fit the plugs and can't use an adapter for them either. In a way they're more dangerous than nothing for beginners as they'll pay more attention the hygrometer than the tank itself and if the hygrometer is wrong then they might mist too much or not enough. As a rule, I keep most phibs moist but not wet and I usually mist tropical animals daily and sub-tropicals every other day but I guess it will depend on what heat source your using but if it looks dry then just mist but don't soak the tank.