Penn-Plax Reptology Aquatic Turtle Pier, Floating Basking Platform, Large

I have looked for years for a good, stable floating dock/log for my two False Mississippi Map turtles. One of my turtles wasn't having luck getting on and staying dry with my old dock so I knew I needed to start looking again (shell condition issues). This product is awesome! I love how big it is and how well it fit into my 50 gallon aquarium. I did not like the legs. They were ugly with the extra bar towards the base and the legs only held it in place not up. After being frustrated that the suction cups weren't working and the bar was ugly I just took it apart and put the dock and ladder in. My filter has a strong current so it helps keep in in the one end of the aquarium. You can see in the pictures that both of my turtles fit on it together and it does not sink. Reading reviews before I bought this I was worried it may sink with both of them on it, but so far, so good! Now my turtles have extra space to swim and I don't have to look at the legs/bar that originally came with the dock. I also like that the dock is a hard plastic because I can just throw it in the dishwasher once and a while to really get it clean! One thing I can't understand in the design is the gully for rocks. This is a floating dock so WHY would you want to add weight to it? This is my biggest complaint about the product. Now it's just empty and a waste of space. The only weight added to this dock should be the turtle(s). This is also why looking at pictures I thought the legs of this dock held up the platform-they could carry the weight of turtle(s) and the rocks. I was wrong- it truly is a floating dock. Works really well for what I needed but a lot of the parts I didn't end up using. Really glad it is SO big and stays afloat. 2021: I ordered a 2nd one because my turtles need to be separated. It is painted very bright colors compared to my first one. Just want to warn ppl that you may get a Christmas dock lol (3rd picture).

LOVE this. Looks really nice in my 40 gallon tank. The height is adjustable for any water level necessary, growing with your turtle. The ramp is perfect, it’s textured for help with grip but doesn’t have holes that long nails can get caught in. Platform is large and has plenty of room for basking, turning, a plant or two etc. there’s a place to put rocks/weights as your turtle grows so it stays steady when your turtle climbs on. Great, thoughtful feature. Bottom line, well worth the money and looks great. Functionality 10/10

(For reference, he’s in what I believe is somewhere between 150-200 gallon tank) It’s good but this big guy sinks it a bit. I put his old ZooMed basking spot underneath it to help with buoyancy (as seen in a different review of this product) and it seems to be helping a bit. Within the first few hours of it being in his tank, he managed to pop off the ramp so if you have a way to secure the ramp in place then I would suggest doing so. I was a little hesitant at first to purchase it as i was worried it would be too small but after reading reviews and looking at the measurements provided in the pictures, I decided to try it. It’s the perfect size for him and he’s able to fully turn around on it if needed. He struggles a little bit to get on due to the ramp be a little on the smaller side and kinda poorly made but, he is in fact able to get on it after using a little strength. He likes to try and pop the suction cups off the bottom and has nearly gotten himself stuck under the bottom bars so to fix that we put his log to kinda block him from doing that. The gravel chamber holds water so i would recommend drilling small drain holes in that to keep it from holding any unfiltered water.

I looked around everywhere (it felt like) for a good and sturdy set up for my fire bellied toad tank. I found the foam-floating turtle docks, which felt like they may fall apart. The magnetic turtle docks, which I did accidentally drop one in the pet store and it chipped/broke! (oops) I finally found this gem online - and it is PERFECT! This product is really easy to set up (my 8 year old put it together for me), and provides a sturdy feeding/lounging dock for my fire-bellied toads. I have it in a 20-gallon-long aquarium, which the dimensions are 30" x 12" x 12". You need at least this size of tank for this prodcut. I uploaded a picture so you can see what it looks like. It fits perfectly, with just a tiny bit of room along the 3 sides of this aquarium - it is snug, but doesn't actually rub up or touch against the sides. When in place, it takes up about 60% of the surface of the water, which is exactly what I was looking for, but still provides swimming area for the frogs underneath the dock and on the other side of the tank. I combined this product with a Tetra Decorative Reptile Filter for Aquariums up to 55 Gallons (available on Amazon and way cheaper than what I paid at the local pet store) which is a filter and beautiful waterfall feature, a background cling, a screen top for the 20-gallon-long aquarium, a few dollar-store bags of river rocks for the bottom (you don't want anything that the toads can accidentally injest), a cheap plastic plant, a rather heavy rock/hide on the turtle-pier (along with some of the river rocks) for extra space to hide and decoration (the pier is still completely sturdy under this weight), and a couple of philodendron starts given to me by a co-worker. I think it is a pretty great set-up. This product comes with extenders for the suction-cup columns that keep it in place, so if you have a taller/higher tank, you can make the pier float higher. They are included in the package. Mine is shown with the shorter columns - and they come up right to the screen-top I have on the aquarium. The screen touches them, but they are not pushing up the screen as to allow the frogs to escape.

When I bought this product a few years back I was hoping that this turtle dock would support my adult red eared slider in her new 50-gallon tank. Her old dock that came with her 10-gallon tank and just suction-cupped to the side of the tank and floated was just not cutting it anymore due to her growing size. Now for reference, my RES is an adult female named TJ, she's about 8-9 inches long, and couldn't weigh more than 340g (.75lbs), so she's a pretty big girl. This dock is pretty much just like a dock you would find at a lake, there are posts keeping the dock in one place, but it is allowed to float freely, and the posts are suction-cupped to the bottom of the tank. The floating freely thing was something I wanted that way if some water evaporated from her tank she would still be able to get up onto the dock. I had a little trouble getting it into the tank, but it just barely fit in my tank that is 12" x 48" and took up quite a bit of swimming space, but I kept hope that this would give her a dry place to bask. It worked great for the first month or so but she must have had a growth spurt because suddenly the dock was not keeping her above the water. It wasn't sinking to the bottom under her weight, but half of it was flooded. Also, the suction cups were not holding up and she was able to move it around in her tank, and since her tank is in my bedroom, this got really annoying really fast. Then the ramp to get up on top started to come off. Which since it is pretty much just a slot where you slide a little tab attached to the ramp into, it wasn't all that secure to begin with. Overall this is not a bad product. I just think that it is not suitable for adult turtles. So as long as your turtle is under 5-6inches it should work pretty good. Was this review helpful? Please let me know.

Amzing! I literally read all the reviews before I bought this. Knowing I have a 30 gallon tank and the platform is big. I still bought it and I love it, yes it is big but my turtles still have plenty of room. very durable floats well, easy to assemble, suction works great, my turtles love it and look like they are comfortable up there, it functions the way its suppose to and does not sink. Definatly worth my money.

My turtles love this dock! I recently had to seperate my turtles so I use the dock in one tank and the dock stand in the other. I would buy another in the future when I can! Great quality and easy to clean!

REVIEWED: Penn-Plax Reptology Floating Turtle Pier and Basking Platform – Large Size (Model Number: REP603). WTF did they not mention there are no floatation materials on this device, no foam or closed off air tubes? It (hopefully) sits on top of the water because the areas underneath (hopefully) trapped some air. But as turtle mounts it tips the air out of the channels undeneath, and pretty soon the platform is awash. Problem: the top surface stays wet because it does not really float on top of the water. I wanted a basking platform, not afe bathing platform! A place where the turtle could bask under his UV lamp and stay dry for awhile, it's not good for him to be soaking wet all the time. Also, the four posts look like they screw, to make the top have a screw-adjustable height, but they do not work like that. Heck, the ends of the extension posts that should fit into the socket of the post below are too thick, so they do not fit together. I suppose I could shave or sand them down to fit, but that is stupid extra work. Also, the ramp is not sturdy, and does not attach well to the platform. It wiggles so much it scared the turtle away. I am very sorry I let the return time slip away, because this is like throwing money away. It it ever becomes useful it will be because I built something else and use parts of this in the construction, otherwise, off it goes into the garage sale. Very disappointed in myself for not returning this right away. Also, I have the large size floating basking platform from another manufacturer that worked OK until Turtle grew too big. I'll get some floating foam insulation sheeting and make that one bigger, and get rid of this POS.

Buen tamaño, se adapta a la profundidad por si mismo aunque esta cambie. A las tortuguitas les encanta. Robusto y bien echo

I have purchased different platforms for our turtle but they ended up not working well (the magnet ones) - I have had this for quite sometime now and it is perfect for our turtle. He feels very secure basking on it and it is very sturdy and goes up and down with the water level - can highly recommend

Sympa pour ma tortue ! Bon produit, qui a l'air solide et parfait pour durer dans le temps en plus d'être jolie ! Au delà de mes espérance ! Juste domage qu'il n'y ai pas une rampe un peu plus longue pour atteindre le bas de l'aquarium :-)

Bonne qualité malheureusement ne convient pas à ma tortue car trop lourde. Elle pèse 1,5 kg et dès qu'elle se met dessus l'île coule. Par contre ma tortue l'aimait bien quand même. Dommage qu'elle ne supporte pas des poids plus lourd ! Et la pente pour monter peut facilement se déclipser si votre tortue met trop de force. À mon avis pour une jeune tortue c'est parfait (ou une plus légère). Je ne regrette pas mon achat mais malheureusement il ne convient pas dans mon cas. Le produit mérite ses 5 étoiles malgré tout !

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