"Bubble butt" can leave turtles struggling to swim normally — or unable to submerge at all. A 3D-printed harness can help.

Charlotte is one of many endangered turtles suffering from bubble butt syndrome, a serious injury which has partially paralyzed his back flippers and causes him to swim with his backside up ...

The harness was made to help the male turtle named Charlotte, who resides at Mystic Aquarium, deal with positive buoyancy syndrome, known as "bubble butt syndrome." According to The Turtle ...

Charlotte is one of many endangered turtles suffering from bubble butt syndrome, a serious injury which has partially paralyzed his back flippers and causes him to swim with his backside up instead of ...

Bubble butt syndrome, or positive buoyancy syndrome, is typically caused by trauma, often from boat collisions. For Charlotte, it has been a persistent issue for years. Mystic Aquarium’s team of ...

The accident damaged his shell and spinal cord, which led to a condition called positive buoyancy syndrome, also known as "bubble butt syndrome," according to the aquarium. This can cause pressure ...

The accident damaged his shell and spinal cord, which led to a condition called positive buoyancy syndrome, also known as "bubble butt syndrome," according to the aquarium. This can cause pressure on ...

He suffers from a condition known as “bubble butt syndrome,” where air trapped in his shell causes his rear end to lift unnaturally out of the water. This makes swimming and feeding difficult ...

“When you work your butt off every single day ... and then just continues to bubble and then once you see the results show, that confidence just skyrockets.” As Kamara mentioned, the root ...