Desperate and distressed, his owner, Sadra Taylor, took him to the Twelfth Veterinary Hospital of the State University of Latvia, where she finally found a solution to his problem.

So? In this case, it wasn’t the professionals who found a way out for Pedro that were two veterinary students, called Rockwell and Sarah Mercer, who had the original idea of ​​helping Pedro apply. They then took two wheels from the Leg® car kit to where his legs would go.

Pedro was very good and had support all the time.

The team of veterinarians led by Dr. Mark Mitchell treated Pedro with great commitment and professionalism. For this reason, they developed a plan to develop a prosthesis that would fit his body and the best option they found was to make the wheelchair with Lego pieces. Thanks to this intervention, Pedro the turtle was saved.

“We had the entire medical service at the hospital and all the students helping. We had to make the axles long enough so that they would fit his body. We also did it so that he could go out and clean Pedro. We had to try a couple of things to make it fit,” said Rockwell, the emergency medical technician in charge of the situation.

To glue the Leg® wheels to Pedro’s body, the professionals used the same glue used to attach horseshoes to horses, called epoxy. They also used syringe needles to hold the axles together and then cut some pieces to fit. A delicate and almost artisanal job, which can only be achieved with love, knowledge and dedication.