Most hygrometers on the consumer market are pure crap!!
I also have lost count how many I have tried, and have even bought the same
crappy model twice!!
Go to Amazon and do some reading, pick one that is calibrated, with a certificate. Also, make sure you can calibrate it yourself, and they give you
a procedure.
Digital therms with the probe are less problem, they do very by a few degrees,
but not way off like hygrometers.
That said, I have a wall mount unit made by Caliber. It has digital temp and analog RH%. It cost a few 100$$, and they don't make this model anymore,
but Caliber does make good ones, so does Taylor.
If on a budget (and who isn't!!) Extech Instruments makes good calibratable hygro/therm combo units.
Caliber also has a inexpensive, small hygro that can be mounted with magnet to the inside of cages.
I have gotten a few bad ones though, but they are cheap, and most ppl have no complaints. They are easy to calibrate as well.