Zoo Med ReptiCare® Terrarium Timer 

The instructions that come with it aren't very well defined . This video was so helpful. I had actually gotten the timer set wrong twice until I saw how it is set in the video. Thank you so much for creating the video. I use it to control the light on my hermit crab tank

Hi there. The light on the Terrarium Timer turns on if the outlet on the Timer is receiving power, regardless of which setting it is currently set to ("Timer" or "ON"). If the switch is set to the option "Timer", that means the outlet/light will only be powered during your Timer's set times. Hope that clears things up.

Thanks for this video, very helpful. It took me some time to figure out that I have to pull up the tabs representing the off time (night time) leaving the day time tabs down. There is not pushing down tabs in my timer unless I pull them up first!

Hi, Martha. Thank you for your input. You make a valid point. This may be something we can tackle in the future.

Thank you guys so much, I have plants in a Terrarium I had to replicate there light cycle manually. Really helps a lot thanks

Thank you!

just for this informational video, im going with your product! thank you

thanks! now i understand how to set up this kind of timer.

I have a smaller one, its the blue one you guys offer. I was wondering exactly how would I set the time on that..?

Yes. The Timer doesn't have an internal battery, so if the outlet were to lose power you'd have to reset the Timer once power returns.

I bought a timer similar to this..It has a place for two appliances to be plugged in to, is there a way to get the appliances to alternate?

Thank you so much for your help.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!

Thank that was helpful! Now we will see if it works, but thank you. good product.

i guess this is how it works: press down the black tabs on the side from, lets say 7am in the morning to 8pm in the evening, on the timer. Then turn the disk so that the arrow points at your local time. plug it in the wall. plug in your lamp cord in the front and set it on timer (located on the side) hope im right, and i hope it helped somebody :-D my english is not so good, im 13 and live in Denmark soooo yeah.

I just bought the Night/Day timer and I JUST CANT get it set up correctly.... can you upload a video with e two plug timer? My Day light is just staying on..... and my extra heat red light bulb is not...

Thanks for this … bought it a few years ago I couldn't figure out how to make it work . Thanks!🐍

(Stupid question here...) How long will this timer work before it has to be reprogrammed? I am going on vacation for two weeks. Although I have someone stopping by to check on my corn snake every day, they will not be able to do so twice a day. If this particular product won't meet my needs, is there a product that will?

It's all good. Glad I could help. :)

thank you!! i was having a helluva time trying to figure that out… they put no instructions on the package...

Thanks. I will return the12 and buy the 10. Appreciate the fast response

As long as the outlet the Timer is plugged into is receiving power, it will continue to perform whatever settings you've programmed it for.

The Terrarium Timer will turn on or off instantly once the timer reaches its set times. However, if the device that is plugged into the Timer needs a warm up period, the Timer's settings should be adjusted to accommodate for this.

Can I use the LT-12 on aquariums?, that's because here (México) I can only find this timer...

The one I bought didn't have instructions, and I could not figure it out....until I saw this video. So, thanks for posting this video. :)

I bought the LT-12 and the instructions have no information on how to set the PM light time. I have the AM and time of day part right. How do I program the night light to come on and the day light off? Is there a specific outlet on the timer side of the plug the night light goes into? Please advise. Thanks.

That isn't one our products, so I can't say for sure how it functions. Our ReptiCare Timer however requires all the tabs pushed down between those times to be operational during those hours. Re-watch this video for more info.

Will the 8 outlet timer continue to work more than a day? Or do you have to reset every 24 hours?

This is the most helpful video, it´s clear as water. Thank you so much.

How do I know the timer is working I can't hear any clock work inside the dial part? Do I just trust it is rotating at a 24 hours increment? Will the dial actually rotate and keep showing the correct time?

So much help and clarity thank you

Thanks!! I figured it out easily with this video, the instructions were so unclear..... My first timer was faulty so I had to buy another one... But the second works perfectly fine! I have two now though haha

Thanks

You're welcome! :)

*do you have to reset it everytime after a day like if you set it 9pm only does electricity also go on every 9 pm without needing to reset it again? *

I have another question on this but is the timer compatible with the Exo Terra PT2335 Day/Night LED Fixture, small ? ?

So I have the big one does the big one switch the day and night lights on and off automatically? And which outlet is the day and which is night? If my question makes sense lol

how do you program the terrarium controller timer for a 12 hour day night cycle ? It's very confusing please help

I bought the 8 outlet timer and I can't figure out how to set up the night time light. I've set up my daytime plug ins and they're all turned on but if I turn my night light on it also turns on which i don't want obviously

What is the difference between this timer and aquasun timer. Actually aquasun timers are not available in India, so I am planning to buy this timer and use it on my aquarium, is it okay if I do so??

Ohhhhhhhhh. Hahaha... I didn't know all the tabs had to be pressed in... I thought it was the ones JUST at the times you want. Thanks. lol.

I'm confused on something. Why does the light side end with 12 pm and the dark slide end with 12 am? Wouldn't that mean that the time following 12 would also be pm or am respectively? On the same point, according to your video, why are the am hours the black side and the pm hours the light side? It would make much more sense the other way around.

Hi there. Only our ReptiCare Day & Night Timer has alternating power for Day & Night lighting. Our 8-socket ReptiCare Terrarium doesn't have an alternating timer. 4 of the sockets have constant power, while the other 4 are on one timer. Hope that helps. For more info, try contacting our Customer Service: 1-888-496-6633 Take care.

Are all the tabs between 7am and 8pm pressed in; not just the ones at 7 and 8? While on 'Timer' Mode, the Timer's socket will only gain power during times where the tabs are pressed. While on 'ON' mode, the socket will gain constant power. If the Timer doesn't seem to be working according to the video, try contacting our Customer Service and explain to them the issue. They can be reached at: 1-888-496-6633 Hope that helps.

Thank you for the video and RU-vid being invented the days of paper instructions suck and are over!

I have a turtle, how would I set up a 12 hour on/off cycle for it

I bought an exo terra timer. It says to push down the segments for required on time. I turned down what I want on for my ball python (7am-7pm) and as soon as I plug in my light even if all the segments are up the light goes on. Wth. And no it is not set to the switch where it stays on all the time. So frustrated right now

Do you have to program it again every day? Or after doing it once will it turn on and off at those times forever?

Let's say I plug in a heat lamp and uvb light. Can both turn on at 7am and both turn off at 7pm?

Will this work with the hygrotherm?

can you use it forever, or do you have to do this every day?

tq

Correct.

Am I able to set it to turn on every 30 mins ??or every hour?

Do u need to reset the times every day or will it just keep switching the lights at the requested time 24/7 ?

The dial doesn’t seem to be moving after I set the current time….it’s set to timer mode and everything….how do I fix this

does it turn on and off instantly or slowly like in real life?

I've tried everything. I can't get it to turn on at all if it's plugged into the timer.

1 tab is no where near 15 minutes. it's about 10 minutes. but I think it's not exactly precise. I have the reptifogger going on every other hour with 1 tab .

I can't say for sure as I don't know which product you are referring to. However, you may want to look into our Repticare Day & Night Timer. That might be what you're looking for. See our Website for more info: zoomed.com

Does it have an option to shut off completely?

EU version ??

There is a rattling noise in mine that is really annoying. I can't figure out how to fix it.

Could I plug one of these into an extension cord

The instructions that came in the box were unclear. Got my lizard stuck in a toaster. 😐

I just bought one today and it doesn’t have tabs on the dial.

So buttons down means on

Is it supposed to make a ticking noise when plugged in?

Get in contact with our Customer Service and they'll go over some tips for troubleshooting. They can be reached at: 1-888-496-6633 or by email at: zoomed@zoomed.com Hope that helps. Take care.

I can't for the life of me get this to work. I have the tabs pushed down for 7 am (black region) and 8 pm *white region) and I moved the dial to the current time, which is 7:30 pm... so, the light should be on, but it isn't. When I move the button to the on position, the red light comes on and the light is on. What am I doing wrong!? I even tried setting the current time PAST 8 pm to see if it came on, but it didn't. =/

ok well i just plugged mine in and there's no orange light the orange light only comes on when I switch the switch to on and this is the 2nd one I have purchased the other would come on correctly then for about 2 days then be almost a hour late turning off then I have to sit down and reset it all over again

Ok so I think I got the wrong one I got the repticare terrarium controller I wanted to get one for day and night timer so during the day the daylight comes on and at night the nightlight comes on

Nevermind.... Figured it out...haha.

Mine is built different there’s no flaps on the dial

Hi, Caitlin. We have plans to eventually release an instructional video on our Day/Night Timer, but until then, 2 possible reasons for the Day timer staying on and the Night staying off are: 1) The tabs on the side of the timer haven't been pressed (see this video for an example) or 2) The red bypass switch on the side is switched to 'ON' instead of Timer. Contact our Customer Service if you continue to have problems: 1-888-496-6633 Hope that helps. Take care.

I can't watch this because I'm Deaf and it's not captioned. People need to start captioning their videos, especially when it's instructional.

Not easy