Isn't is amazing when you see a tortoise drinking water :shy: At least I think it's a beautiful sight...
Luke Skywalker here prefers a puddle on the ground to a water dish any day
Onto the story of the wheel.
The ball bearing caster wheel works great but there were still some kinks to work out.
1- Attaching the wheel by his missing limb caused him to wobble
2- When he lifted his rear left leg to take a step, he lost support for his back side and it would "crash" down onto his leg. I didn't like this and neither did he.
So for round 3, I moved his wheel to the center and he no longer wobbles. Then I stacked 2 furniture slides on his plastron by his rear left leg. Now, when he lifts the leg to take a step, his shell is still supported.
He really likes moving around now. We've been testing this for 2 weeks and so far so good. I may not need to try a round 4, time will tell
Here is a quick video to show him walking with the "revisions". Some green leaf lettuce worked as a bribe to catch the movement on camera!
View My Video
I know it's not the best video but hey, I hope you enjoy it anyway
Luke Skywalker here prefers a puddle on the ground to a water dish any day
Onto the story of the wheel.
The ball bearing caster wheel works great but there were still some kinks to work out.
1- Attaching the wheel by his missing limb caused him to wobble
2- When he lifted his rear left leg to take a step, he lost support for his back side and it would "crash" down onto his leg. I didn't like this and neither did he.
So for round 3, I moved his wheel to the center and he no longer wobbles. Then I stacked 2 furniture slides on his plastron by his rear left leg. Now, when he lifts the leg to take a step, his shell is still supported.
He really likes moving around now. We've been testing this for 2 weeks and so far so good. I may not need to try a round 4, time will tell
Here is a quick video to show him walking with the "revisions". Some green leaf lettuce worked as a bribe to catch the movement on camera!
View My Video
I know it's not the best video but hey, I hope you enjoy it anyway