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According to The Denver Post, Cleopatra suffers from pyramiding, a condition where parts of her shell grow upwards in a pyramid shape.
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It usually happens when a tortoise is not well cared for, and can make it hard for them to right themselves if they get flipped over – but it also has potentially life-threatening consequences.
After the malnourished tortoise was taken in by animal rescue, students at Colorado Technical University came up with a solution to her problem – a 3D printed shell that fit over her real one.
Now she can easily right herself after being overturned, and is protected from any infections.
Thursday 21 November, 2024
Thursday 21 November, 2024
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This tortoise got a brand new 3D-printed shell after her own one was damaged
WE’VE SEEN 3D-printed harnesses for animals born without legs, but how about a 3D-printed tortoise shell?
A group of kind college students made this teenaged tortoise a stylish new shell after her old one was damaged.
According to The Denver Post, Cleopatra suffers from pyramiding, a condition where parts of her shell grow upwards in a pyramid shape.
It usually happens when a tortoise is not well cared for, and can make it hard for them to right themselves if they get flipped over – but it also has potentially life-threatening consequences.
After the malnourished tortoise was taken in by animal rescue, students at Colorado Technical University came up with a solution to her problem – a 3D printed shell that fit over her real one.
Now she can easily right herself after being overturned, and is protected from any infections.
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