Temp and humidity?? Dubias

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awilliams4806

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So I started a Dubia colony about 7 months ago and I just got my beardie yesterday. My colony is doing great have plenty of roaches but a few days ago in anticipation of the beardie I got new tubs for my Dubias and separated the adults and the rest.

I have 2 40 gallon tubs both have the exact same vents and top cuts and everything. I even went as far as measuring the amount of water crystals and the amount of water I added to the crystals to make sure everything was exactly the same. My problem is and I guess it’s not really a problem but I can not get the temps and humidity the same in both tubs.

I have the same temp and humidity tracker in both tubs but they are just not the same. Can anyone point to a possible reason. The below are the measurements from each.

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I'm not sure what would cause the readings to be different. Perhaps the sensors aren't calibrated to eachother closely, or maybe the difference is coming from the roaches themselves (different heat and moisture retention?). That said, based on what I've seen with my colony, they aren't super sensitive so I wouldn't worry too much about it. My roaches thrive in a relatively dry area (esp in winter) in the cellar. It's a cool area (usually in the 60s) and they have a single heat projector over their cardboard housing which bumps that part of the tank into the 80s (roughly, I don't monitor it). As long as they are eating and multiplying, then they are probably OK.
 
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