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I'm in the process of building a custom terrarium that will eventually house a leopard gecko. I'm looking for some small, inexpensive devices to monitor temperature and humidity in the tank via Home Assistant so I can set up some alerts. Any recommendations?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If you have a Bluetooth proxy setup you can get Switchbot devices pretty cheap. They have an outdoor temp/humidity sensor for ~$15. I bought a pack of 3 for $36.

Bluetooth proxy can easily be setup with esphome and a ~$10 esp32

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Agreed, switchbot has been working for a while great in my hermit crab terrarium