I would like to know what methods are best used to measure humidity inside of an enclosure.
By definition, relative humidity is "the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature."
Hence when I measure the ambient temperature of my enclosure, I get 82F and 80% RH. The same enclosure, under the basking light reads 95F and 50ish% RH. This makes perfect sense....
So the question is, when measuring for a tortoise enclosure, which location is ideal for measuring humidity?
Furthermore, even in the ambient location, how "vertical" do you measure? The difference between the substrate level and 12" higher is some 10%RH.
Thanks in advance for inputs!
By definition, relative humidity is "the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature."
Hence when I measure the ambient temperature of my enclosure, I get 82F and 80% RH. The same enclosure, under the basking light reads 95F and 50ish% RH. This makes perfect sense....
So the question is, when measuring for a tortoise enclosure, which location is ideal for measuring humidity?
Furthermore, even in the ambient location, how "vertical" do you measure? The difference between the substrate level and 12" higher is some 10%RH.
Thanks in advance for inputs!