[CigarNut]

First, take your cigars out of the humidor and place them in a tupperware container or ziploc bags and they will be fine.

Go back and season your humidor until it holds humidity. Otherwise, the humidor is just going to dry out your cigars.

Use a sponge to season your humidor as there is more surface area than a shot glass full of water. You can pick up a new sponge for under a $1; soak it with distilled water, place it on a small plate and stick it in your humidor.

If your hygrometer does not calibrate then return it and get another one. How are you trying to calibrate it? (Salt or Boveda pack?)

The pucks and dri-mistat tubes do not regulate humidity. They just release moisture until the humidor (and your cigars) are saturated. However, they are better than nothing.

Good luck and don't fret -- this will all come out OK!