yes, 10 years ago. 1996. Shawn Michaels and Diesel were WWF champions. It's been a long time. I no longer watch Wrestling, But the turtles of the same names live on. They're a couple of Healthy Red Eared Sliders. Both about 8" in Carapace Length. They spend their lives now quite differently. Growing up together they seemed fine together But sadly like the real wrestlers grew apart.
I got these turtles as a trick. I had always wanted a Dog or Cat and my parents said no. So i decided to get something like gold fish. I got to the store and saw they had these little Quarter sized hatchlings for $8 / turtle and figured that it'll be a nifty little pet for a bit. They'll last a few months and then i can act so upset over them dieing i can convince my parents to get me that Dog.
I was in the for a shock. within months, they had grown huge compared to the original size. They were active and showed personality. Thats when i decided to start reading up and figure out exactly what i got myself into. I was doing everything wrong. According to the books and the website. My gals should be dead. but they kept thriving and growing. 1 year... 2 years. then 5.. and now. 10 years later. They're fully grown beasts who have taken over the house. when a cat finally came into our house the turtles made quick work to scare the cat into knowing whos boss.
These two guys strut their stuff with no fear of people walking around. although they live seperate lives now. Unfortunately when i used to keep them in the same 60 gallon tank they tried to kill eachother everytime i wasn't looking. they live seperately now. Shawn spends her days basking on her Turtle dock under the UV rays and heat lamp. You can find her there all hours of the day. night time, day time. spread out and stretched. Or sleeping at the bottom. Diesel however has grown a little distate for being submerssed. she panics and freaks out, splishing and splashing every way and freaking out when placed in her water. She enjoys being placed on the floor and having free roam of the house. She can be often found sitting stretched out infront of a heater. Climbing up dangling bedsheets to sit on someones pillow on their bed, or banging against my chair while i sit in it till she gets picked up. once put on my lap when i'm sitting she'll almost aways fall right to sleep.
well without further adew, Here are my little babies
