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This is simply untrue. They are out there. We use the reptizoo digital and love them.

I also highly suggest govee. I have alot of their products and absolutely love them. They will keep track of data for you and you can export it.

I have these in my tanks and love them. reptizoo therm

I have also recently come across govee products which is bluetooth and will keep track of data. It doesn't have a display but could still be a good option. Haven't tried them yet.

I would recommend something like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087P2LJ5J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

A temperature/humidity gauge, two of them, place one on the cool side and one on the hot side to keep track of ambient temp and humidity.

It's a common mistake to think that Ackies live in a dry, desert climate. Australia can get pretty humid, with frequent rainfall. Anything below 50% relative humidity in the hot side can result in shedding issues. It also effects the behavior and health of your Ackie.

I have a 4x2x2 enclosure for my Ackie (that I'm going to replace with a larger one). I need two heat lamps, one directly over the basking spot, which sucks up a lot of heat, and one off to the side of that to help keep the ambient temp of the hot side 100F. You shouldn't be using a ceramic heat emitter or heat pad, unless you live in a place that gets really cold in winter and the substrate temp falls below 70F at night. Then you can have a heat pad outside and under the enclosure that is attached to a temp gauge where it will only turn on if the substrate temp falls below 75F, say. But you probably don't need that at all.

Make sure if you have a screen top to just surround every part of the top that isn't occupied by lights with aluminum foil and tape that all down so it's air tight and no humidity is being lost. That makes a huge difference.

I'm very proud of this setup, which took about 100 hours to complete. My dragon, Norb, quickly outgrew his ZooMed Large-Low glass vivarium, and I knew it was time for the Big Boy Home. I wanted a 4x2x2 enclosure and, by adding the rock wall backround and all the ledges, I was able to effectively triple his available floor space. Norb's been in his new viv for almost a week, and he really seems to like it! (Of course he ran around and mlemmed each plant first thing - leaving a chomp mark on every. single. one.)

More photos of the build process here : https://imgur.com/a/x0RNSJm

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The enclosure: Zen Habitats 4'x2'x2' PVC (120 gallons) - sealed at all the lower edges with silicone. (I also bought their 4'x2' base cabinet and their 4'x1' stacking spacer, and I'm a huge fan of the overall look. And my boyfriend built the stand.)

Lighting and Temperature Control:

• UVB: ZooMed Reptisun Terrarium Hood 30" and ZooMed Reptisun 10.0uvb Reptile Lamp
• Basking spot: (2 of each of these) Thrive 5.5in Deep Dome Lamp and Thrive Essential Reptile Basking Spot Bulb 100w
• Thermo-hygrometer: One at the basking platform, one on the 'cool side': ReptiZoo Digital Thermometer/Hygrometer. They work alright. (A supplemental infrared thermometer is still needed for this setup because these ones can only measure right where they're mounted, but they give me a good, rough idea.) I keep the basking platform at 105°F (40°C) and the cool side sits around 75°F (24°C) at the coldest point.
• Timer: ZooMed ReptiCare Terrarium Controller. I'd like to upgrade to a digital one just because they're fancy, but this it the one I currently have, and it's great.

The backround: Great Stuff Gaps and Cracks , FOAMULAR 1" thick Rigid Foam Board Insulation , and SimpleGrout Pre-Mixed Grout 1qt in colors 'Earth' and 'Linen'.

(The colors you can actually see were painted on with various acrylic paints and spray paints. After all that was done, I had to let the enclosure sit in a well-ventilated area for a few days to offgas before I started adding my substrate mix and plants. This is important.)

The substrate: My own mix, which includes organic topsoil, sand, sphagnum moss, clay, and leaf litter. There are a lot of opinions out there about how to mix bioactive soil, so I won't bother getting into the ratios I used.

The C.U.C./ microfauna: Red Wriggler Earthworms, Tropical White Springtails, Pink Springtails, Temperate Springtails, Dwarf White Isopods, Darkling Beetles (mealworm beetles), and Dubia Roaches. - I tucked some cholla wood pieces into the back of the viv to give the bugs a safe place to hang out.

The plants: Dracaena compacta (1), Haworthia reinwardtii 'African Pearls' (3), Portulacaria afra (1 regular and 1 variegated), Aloe vera (2), Echeveria affinis 'Black Knight' (1), and Tillandsia (5, assorted). I also sprinkled in some thyme seeds on the left and some italian parsley seeds on the right, so we'll see how that goes.

EDIT:The camera : You've all been so interested in the camera! It's just a cheap wifi live stream security camera so I can check on him from anywhere because I am a helicopter mom! I also use it to know what time he wakes up and goes to sleep.

I'm very proud of this setup, which took about 100 hours to complete. My dragon, Norb, quickly outgrew his ZooMed Large-Low glass vivarium, and I knew it was time for the Big Boy Home. I wanted a 4x2x2 enclosure and, by adding the rock wall backround and all the ledges, I was able to effectively triple his available floor space. Norb's been in his new viv for almost a week, and he really seems to like it! (Of course he ran around and mlemmed each plant first thing - leaving a chomp mark on every. single. one.) More photos here: https://imgur.com/tLPIy64

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------------------------------------------------- BUILD DETAILS BELOW: -------------------------------------------------------

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The enclosure: Zen Habitats 4'x2'x2' PVC (120 gallons) - sealed at all the lower edges with silicone. (I also bought their 4'x2' base cabinet and their 4'x1' stacking spacer, and I'm a huge fan of the overall look. And my boyfriend built the stand.)

Lighting and Temperature Control:

• UVB: ZooMed Reptisun Terrarium Hood 30" and ZooMed Reptisun 10.0uvb Reptile Lamp
• Basking spot: (2 of each of these) Thrive 5.5in Deep Dome Lamp and Thrive Essential Reptile Basking Spot Bulb 100w
• Thermo-hygrometer: One at the basking platform, one on the 'cool side': ReptiZoo Digital Thermometer/Hygrometer. They work alright. (A supplemental infrared thermometer is still needed for this setup because these ones can only measure right where they're mounted, but they give me a good, rough idea.) I keep the basking platform at 105°F (40°C) and the cool side sits around 75°F (24°C) at the coldest point.
• Timer: ZooMed ReptiCare Terrarium Controller. I'd like to upgrade to a digital one just because they're fancy, but this it the one I currently have, and it's great.

The backround: Great Stuff Gaps and Cracks , FOAMULAR 1" thick Rigid Foam Board Insulation , and SimpleGrout Pre-Mixed Grout 1qt in colors 'Earth' and 'Linen'.

(The colors you can actually see were painted on with various acrylic paints and spray paints. After all that was done, I had to let the enclosure sit in a well-ventilated area for a few days to offgas before I started adding my substrate mix and plants. This is important.)

The substrate: My own mix, which includes organic topsoil, sand, sphagnum moss, clay, and leaf litter. There are a lot of opinions out there about how to mix bioactive soil, so I won't bother getting into the ratios I used.

The C.U.C./ microfauna: Red Wriggler Earthworms, Tropical White Springtails, Pink Springtails, Temperate Springtails, Dwarf White Isopods, Darkling Beetles (mealworm beetles), and Dubia Roaches. - I tucked some cholla wood pieces into the back of the viv to give the bugs a safe place to hang out.

The plants: Dracaena compacta (1), Haworthia reinwardtii 'African Pearls' (3), Portulacaria afra (1 regular and 1 variegated), Aloe vera (2), Echeveria affinis 'Black Knight' (1), and Tillandsia (5, assorted). I also sprinkled in some thyme seeds on the left and some italian parsley seeds on the right, so we'll see how that goes.