Schilidi, a bionic tortoise has a new Lego wheel leg after German veterans found the animal without the real body part The Local reported Thursday.
"First we fitted a double wheel but it was difficult for him to turn corners so we replaced it with a single wheel and that is much better for him," Dr. Panagiotis Azmanis of the Birdconsulting International veterinary practice of Marcellus Bürkle in Achern in Baden, told The Local. "He was in pretty bad shape when they brought him to us. The lower part of his front leg was missing, and the upper part was very bad, with bone showing, and maggots in necrotic flesh." After that we could add blocks to achieve the correct height. Tortoises need to run free in gardens, so he needed a prosthetic. "We will see him again once in a while for check-ups. If he gets a 'flat tyre' it will be a simple matter to replace the wheel. They move around quite a lot so I'd expect to see him for a new wheel about once a year."
The veterans removed the leg then replaced it with the wheel, and gave him antibiotics, fluids, and pain killers The Local reported.
Azmanis used a unique veterinary surgical glue to insert a base block underneath the spot where the real leg once was. The block's corners were then put together with the superglue.
The Lego group aims to help children become more creative by using their product according to information on the company's website. Its 10,000 employees conquer this goal by supplying toys, events, and teaching materials to kids in over 130 countries.
The company is headquarted in Billund, Denmark, and has been under the direction of the Kirk Kristiansen family since it was established in 1932.
The company also reigns as the third biggest company of its kind the company's website reported.
