Housing: Thermometer

[William]

A question for the tortoise community.  I'm going to be getting a Russian Tortoise soon and I have read and reviewed the information on RussianTortoise.org, and after reading the suggestion to have a thermometer inside the living quarters I wonder if having one of those hanging thermometers are the only viable option.  I have one of those themometers that look almost just like a laser-pointer, and functions just like one.  Wherever the red dot goes it reads a temperature.  Should I be getting something to hang in the living quarters to denote humidity if this tool cannot provide me with one?  Do they sell together/seperately?

Thanks in advance.

[blondesarah]

I use one of thease thermometers:-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digital-Max-Min-Aquarium-Thermometer-Vivarium-Incubator_W0QQitemZ7745062704QQcategoryZ93679QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

you can also get them with hygrometers built in.

[Joe H]

  I have one of those themometers that look almost just like a laser-pointer, and functions just like one.  Wherever the red dot goes it reads a temperature.  Should I be getting something to hang in the living quarters to denote humidity if this tool cannot provide me with one?  Do they sell together/seperately?

Thanks in advance.

I have 3 of the infrared thermometers. They are great.

But I also use an indoor max/min thermometer with the probe at the basking ligh. This is so I can trak whats going on.