Where to do humidity readings in the enclosure?

[Chiyou]

Okay so i've heard that you need to keep the terrarium to 35-40% to keep the bearded dragon healthy, my question is where do i put the probe or sticky thermometer? Should it be put in the back center of the terrarium? or the basking area? because I find the basking spot usually has readings of 10%

Thanks!

 

[Wickedpogana]

Okay so i've heard that you need to keep the terrarium to 35-40% to keep the bearded dragon healthy, my question is where do i put the probe or sticky thermometer? Should it be put in the back center of the terrarium? or the basking area? because I find the basking spot usually has readings of 10%

Thanks!

The sticky ones are way off what's ever it's at doesn't work. You need a hygrometer or a digital acurite therometer . Hand it on the ends side and middle I have 3 hydro meters and a acurite I move in and out when I'm curious of a certain spot
10% is too low under 25% can actually dehydrate them

 

[Chiyou]

There's no way i can get the basking spot to above 10% (I've tried putting the water dish on the hot side) all my meters are digital, i have the zoomed thermometer humidity gauge and those digital ones you can stick to anywhere in the terrarium, I measure directly at the baking spot and get the 10% measurement . All the resources I've googled have said to measure in the middle back of the terrarium

 

[KarrieRee]

Yes it needs to be in the middle part of the tank- its going to be dryer on the hot side of course cuz the heat is going to dry it out --- does your humidity go up at nite and what does it go to?
Karrie

 

[MrSpectrum]

Yes it needs to be in the middle part of the tank

+1. I have a digital hygrometer/thermometer w/probe (actually, all of the digital hygrometers I found were also thermometers) with the probe located in the center of the back wall.

As temperature goes up, humidity goes down, and verse-vica, so it's normal for humidity to rise at night as the temperature drops.

I wouldn't worry about humidity at the basking spot; temperature is the important thing there, and may/will change as a dragon matures--babies/young require hotter basking temps than adults.

I think the humidity range you're shooting for may be unrealistically narrow (i.e. more difficult to maintain). I use a target range of 30%-40% daytime and below 55% nighttime (some sources just say 30% to 55%). I've found this very easy to maintain by including some beardie-safe plants in the enclosure (NOT bio-active) and an occasional (once/twice per week) spritzing if necessary.