So, we have attempted to acquire and sustain various pets in our almost 6 years of marriage--Nate has thus far been our most successful regarding longevity. We have been a bit dismayed at our unsuccessful attempts at maintaining a functioning, by that I mean breathing, fish who does not end up as swirly material. Thus, in order to overcome our inept fish skills, we have turned to a pet who has the potential of outliving us, yes, we have welcomed a brand new, hard-shelled, will pee on you if you scare him too much, Sulcata tortoise (yes, we are well aware that they can grow up to be over two feet long and 150 pounds, but then again, so can Nate).
We have yet to give him a name, but for labeling purposes we have given him the temporary call-sign of Lightning McQueen. So far he has been a very low key addition to the fray that is the Ross family. The only issue we have is when he gets stuck in the small space between the couch and the wall. Please take a moment to welcome the newest member of the Ross family. Likewise, we are currently taking suggestions for awesome tortoise names, so if you have any ideas feel free to share them.
Here are some pictures of the little shelly bundle of joy.
Don't be fooled by the typical tortoise stereotypes. He is pretty quick; he fast enough to move out of the frame before we could take the picture
6 comments:
That is so fun!!! I'm sure Nate loves the tortoise. We have/had (well, they're being cared for in AZ) two box turtles. They're names are Rockford and Coronado. Not the most exciting turtle names. Josh's parents have a tortoise named Rocksy. Have fun choosing a name!
Sounds like Nate and the turtle have a lot in common.
"Whoa, a surtle" Josh said. "Yes, A turtle!" How exciting! He would be a fun pet! Good luck with him and keep us updated on how he's doing.
Justin says you should name it Speedy...I think Tucker or George or Henry or Milton or Herman...something like that. Good luck with him...I bet it will be an adventure!
What a cool idea. Nate should have a good time with that. I guess that you could call him Crush and he could catch some tasty waves. Send me an email and I will invite you to our blog
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You guys are brave. Michael and I were just having the pet conversation and mutual agreed that we never want a pet. Maybe this tortoise will change our minds.
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