REPTIZOO Reptile Dimming Thermostat, PID Temperature Controller with Memory Function, Thermostat for Reptile Heat lamp, Specifically Designed for Light Heat Bulbs & Heaters

This is a necessary for your reptiles enclosure. Being able to set and maintain a certain temperature is needed for their well beingWorks well haven’t had any issues and keeps the hot side of my tank hot. It also knows exactly when to turn off so it doesn’t get too hot.Setting the temperature is a little weird, but simple when you figure it out. All you gotta do is hold down the middle button for a couple seconds until the display starts flashing, then use the left and right button to adjust the temperature and press the middle to confirm.

Easy to install and the temperature control works well

Works great for my halogen. Easy to set up and use

They did send a replacement which I GREATLY APPRECIATED!It was tedious getting to the point of them sending a replacement there was a Lot of back & forth messaging, but we got there & just n Time to save my plants from freezing.We REALLY LIKE the Dimmer, we have it on our baby chicks & with it we don't have to worry about them getting too hot or too cold. They're growing up & so we're dropping their temp slowly down. This will allow them to adjust to the cold weather without being shocked by this EXTREME cold we've had.We just remove more covering & that let's it cool down more. Or raise the heat lamp if we need to.This is the second batch of baby chicks we've raised under this dimmer. I LOVE Knowing what the temp is!It worked fine until the other day it stopped working after only two (2) months.I'm HIGHLY Disappointed. Need to get a replacement, will look for another brand.

Product review on the ReptiZoo PID Mini thermostat. Absolutely love these! We use DHP day and night. Day temp set to 87° and night temp 81°. It gradually heats the enclosure, which seems more natural to me instead of 81°, BOOM, 10 mins later 87°. It's 5:30am in Central Florida and I just set the 2 thermostats to 87° for the day. The ambient temperature will reach 87° around 10am and be maintained throughout the day. The thermostats do allow a 5° temperature variation DOWN, but when I check my Govee's there is not major fluctuation, maybe a degree or less. See pics. Don't mind the temps looking off, I have my Govee's in odd spots right now so they look low but they're more on the cool side right now, but you can see in the graphs they are no more than a 1°F temperature drop at any point. We tried Pymeter dimming thermostats and loved them, but they emit a high tone that drove my dog nuts. Then we tried Inkbird, but they were on/off, and even though we had it to turn off at only 0.5° below the set temperature, the temperature fluctuation was ridiculous. It would often get 6-8° below and up to 4° higher than our set temp. Then we tried CavaChew and they were ehhhh. They allow that same 5° temperature fluctuation as the ReptiZoo but they really had fluctuations that I was able to measure with our Govee's, so ambient temp fluctuated a lot. We have our probes dangling beneath the DHP to get accurate heating temps (took some playing around with for correct basking temperatures), but after a day or 2 we got it. They are inexpensive, super easy to use and set up. Both our BP noodles now come out to bask or explore nightly as soon as the lights turn off and don't go back to their hides til the sun comes up. We do routinely measure the basking areas to ensure they aren't too hot, and never exceed 93° at night. They hide all day, so basking temps are a bit higher during the day, but they never come out during the day. We were previously using CHE for daytime and DHP for night, but switched solely to DHP 24/7 and it's worked wonders. Temps are on point, humidity is on point (higher right now for shedding), and not over drying our substrate. We're only having to add water once a week and mix the substrate every 4 days. Overall, love these thermostats and highly recommend them.We will be switching to PVC 4x2x2 by the end of the year and using radiant heat panels, so I'm going to have to research how these thermostats work with those as far as probe placement and accuracy. Excited to see what's to come.

Exactly what we thought it would be. Works great for our ball pythons tank

I have been pleasantly surprised using this thermostat. I’ve been running a 100w basking bulb on it and the dimming feature works well and doesn’t kill your bulbs. You set the temperature you want and it does the rest. I’ve cross checked the temperature with other thermometers and it’s read accurate within 2 degrees consistently.

Well. This thermostat DOES dim my bulb. It regulates tank Temps sufficiently well. But it will dim your bulb almost completely off at regular intervals. I'm happy enough that this works better than a straight on off thermostat for halogens. I will be looking to upgrade in the future since the level of dimming and the intervals can be annoying, but I feel I got decent value for my money considering the low price. I would not recommend for a critter that NEEDS consistent lighting. Works fine on an external timer. My unit seems unable to switch from Celsius to Fahrenheit. I would not buy another, but I don't regret buying this one.