New Ornate Pacman Frog owner: my concerns/ questions

[agdevils30]

what kind of hydrometer are you using? with close to fully covered top in very low air humidity, humidity in a tank should be at least 80 , most of the time even more and you got to uncover top some. so I'm thinking may be your hydrometer is off.
i live in about 20-30% humidity and when top is covered 5/6 a fogger almost never is turning on in some tanks i had to go with less top coverage, as it was too much. I'm trying to get to the point of spraying 1-2xday or fogger equivalent.

I don't have a fogger, and just a regular humidity reader (doesn't require batteries) cant seem to get it too break past 70%.

[Lija]

analog hydrometers and thermometers like yours are pretty much a garbage, they almost never show the real parameters, that is why no matter what you do it shows 70max. get digital and place a probe in center of a back wall about 1.5" above the substrate and not by the water bowl for the most accurate readings.

[NialR35]

I don't have a fogger, and just a regular humidity reader (doesn't require batteries) cant seem to get it too break past 70%.

What Lija said. I use an exo terra combo digital meter and it's pretty accurate. Measures both temps and humidity along with a memory function that helps you measure the highest and lowest temps/humidity during a day so you can dimp your lamps accordingly. Very handy and I really recommend it.

[agdevils30]

My thermometer is perfect (digital) runs down to the ground with a wire and is placed towards the very top of the substrate, was pretty pricey though. but yeah rally I just need a better hydrometer. any suggestions on just a hydrometer alone. the one I have does sorta work cause when I mist the tank it does go up, but after that it goes back too around 70% and Im pretty sure its more humid in there then that.

[Lija]

exo terra digital hydrometers are good, fluckers combo too, but i like exo terra better.

[agdevils30]

Thanks! i'll look into that

[pissedbudgie]

I have to agree with getting a Exo Terra, either individual or the combined.
The benefit of getting seperate Thermometer and Hygrometer is that you will then have a proper MAX/MIN whereas the combined stores the humidity at the time of max/min temp not the actual max/min humidity.
Although with combined you have the obvious size saving as they are exactly the same size a either and they are comparitively cheaper than buying two, one for each.

When I need to buy again, I will go with seperate units just to have proper max/min readings.

[agdevils30]

Im starting to think its not reading well because of where I placed I, last night it read the humidity at 80% with the red nightlight on right next to it and when the day light is on it just reads 65% cause its far away from the day light. should probably place it in the middle of the tank