Blade the tortoise is no slowcoach anymore, after being fitted with a special Lego 'Wheelchair' to help him get around.

The tiny tortoise lost the use of his legs due to a litany of woes, including a growth disorder that caused his limbs to become so weak he couldn't hold himself up.

Blade's owner Iris Peste, from Germany, took him to the vet after noticing that he was struggling to move around.

Vet Dr Carsten Plischke then toyed with the idea of making Blade a Lego wheelchair.

Borrowing from his son's collection, Mr Plischke fitted two sets of wheels to the underside of Blade's shell so that he could then use his legs to propel him forward.

Thankfully, the solution is not a permanent one as Blade is expected to regain the use of his legs.

Dr Plischke said: 'For people there are walkers, rollators or prostheses but for animals there are no companies that produce something like that'.

Wheely good: Blade takes a movement to adjust to his Lego wheelchair; the tortoise was fitted with the device after a growth disorder left his legs to weak to hold up his weight

Moving forward: Dr Carsten Plischke borrowed from his sons Lego collection to make the wheelchair

Shell of a job: The Lego pieces were fitted to Blade's stomach, before the wheels were attached

Three wheeler: The third axle is added to Blade's belly as he readies himself to take his first spin

Unstoppable: Fitted out Blade takes a moment to steady himself before he tries out his wheelchair