good digital hygro/temp at reasonable price?

[heartben]

can you guys point me in the right direction of a couple reasonably price but fairly accurate digital hyrometer/thermometers?

i bought a one from walmart as well as an..analog? version but they are showing pretty different readings in the same spot so im looking for suggestions.

thanks guys
-ben

 

[heartben]

anyone on happen to have any suggestions?

 

[drcrossfire]

i went on amazon and bought the cheapest one with a good rating. I suggest you do the same!!!

 

[heartben]

did you end up with a reptile one or like a garden type one?

the r zilla seems promising.

 

[OrangeCrush]

I got one by villa from amazon it was like $25. I like it it was two probes one for humidity and other for temp. This way u can measure humidity where the heat lamp is not and the temp of his basking spot. Would recommend it.

 

[zerpda]

therm/hum

I bought a western caliber III and it seems to work very well. Nice small little unit with no wires.

 

[espressodude]

Yeah what zerpda said. I bought 2 of them and they both display the exact temp & humidity. Plus their rated pretty high by a lot of reviews. They also record max & minimum temp & humidity, very handy feature.

 

[chameleongirl2]

well i use the exo terra ones, i got mine for 5.00 dollars and they work very well. no wires or anything it just sticks on your wall, i recomend it

 

[chameleongirl2]

ya, i guess thats a pretty good idea, if it has a good rating and all i dont see why not

 

[Txherp]

I think the best hygrometer would be one that you use on a humidor, and they are cheap! http://www.amazon.com/Gold-Bezel-Ro...FK/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1310997980&sr=8-14

 

[Rottsko]

I bought a western caliber III and it seems to work very well. Nice small little unit with no wires.

are these waterproof?

 

[heartben]

i considered that caliberIII but i wanted to ask about it first.

with something like that do you just kind of mist - put it in and wait a few seconds and then take it out?

 

[carol5208]

Ben I bought an accurite one from Home depot for $10. Reads both humidity and temp. The temp I know is accurate as my house temp is set at 73 and when cage lights are off it is spot on. It is a digital. Everyone says they are more accurate than the analogs. I am guessing the humidity reading is correct also but I really have nothing to compare that to as the cage has lights, plants, water etc and the rest of my house is not subject to those variables.

 

[zerpda]

Wc iii

Pretty sure its not waterproof, but then I have it in a location where it doesn't get sprayed on directly and I use the Mistking system set to go off 8 different times for a few minutes each and it has not failed me. I just stuck it inside the enclosure. I have never removed it. I liked it because if it is highly recommended for watching temp/humidity for cigars costing tons of money, its good enough for me. Right off the get go I set it up next to those zoo med and exoterra guages and it was much, much more accurate.

 

[heartben]

i got an acurite acu-rite (something like that - assume its the same brand you mentioned) - but im pretty sure the one i got isnt very accurate. it has an "indoor" and "outdoor" thermometers and they read different even in the same spot and the hygrometer was "indoor" only

i have a feeling yours is better though so i wouldnt worry about it, i just wanted to say my brief experience with it. mine was one of the cheapest with a hygrometer so that would possibly explain that.

i ended up ordering the caliber III so maybe ill find a good spot for it in the cage or maybe ill just take it out when i mist. not the end of the world and worth it if its accurate and i believe it will be.

thanks everyone, always appreciate it.