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How a 3D Printer is Helping A Gulf Coast Box Turtle Walk Again

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

News, Society & Culture, Science, Tech News

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:00.0

The creators of the popular science show with millions of YouTube subscribers comes the

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0:08.7

know you had, but once you hear the answer, you'll want to share it with everyone you know.

0:12.8

Why do rivers curve? Why did the T-Rex have such tiny arms? And why do so many more kids need

0:18.6

glasses now than they used to? Spoiler alert, it isn't screen time.

0:23.2

Our team of scientists digs into the research and breaks it down into a short, entertaining

0:27.2

explanation jam-packed with science facts and terrible puns.

0:31.0

Subscribe to a minute earth wherever you like to listen.

0:35.5

Welcome to a Friday edition of Cool Stuff Daily. My name's Marcus Paff.

0:39.3

Coming up today, 3D printers and how they're helping animals in need.

0:43.3

And in particular, a Gulf Coast box turtle named Moses.

0:47.3

That's coming up, it's cool stuff.

0:49.3

And now a story from Popular Science and Popsai.com, this one, courtesy of author Mack DeGieran.

0:56.6

A Gulf Coast box turtle named Moses, missing both of its back legs, is getting a second

1:02.5

chance at mobility thanks to a caring human and a 3D printer.

1:07.1

Using the printer at Aquarist going by the Instagram handle, Jaws Critters, designed a custom-made

1:13.6

wheelchair that supplements Moses' movement. After fielding feedback from a community of makers

1:19.3

on Reddit, Jaws Critters made several adjustments to the original design. Now, with the help of that

1:25.2

online community, Moses is moving around better than before, thanks to his pair of new wheels.

1:30.3

Jaws Critters has since shared the files for the design online, so anyone with the 3D printer can potentially help turtles in need.

1:38.3

Speaking in one of his post, Jaws Critters said, quote,

1:42.3

One of my coworkers asked if I could make something to help one of our

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