Couple Dresses Up Pet Tortoise Named Ethel, Internet Panics

Some people dress up their dogs or cats for social media to revel over. Other people dress up…their tortoises, apparently. This is the first time we’ve seen a tortoise play dress-up, and the beautiful Ethel is going viral on Instagram because of her cute looks. Most people are showing support, but some have decided that because Ethel can’t speak up, she shouldn’t be placed in these outfits. Here is some photographic proof that Ethel is living her best life, and is taken care of very well by her parents.

1. The whole family wore pink on Valentine’s Day, and Ethel decided to eat pink too, munching on a delicious flower. We prefer to put our roses in water, but to each their own.  The pink bow is too cute, and her dress is lovely as well.

2. We all need a spa day once in a while – even creatures with shells need a day off. Here is Ethel matching her mom with an adorable towel turban. While mom and dad are putting cucumbers on their eyes, Ethel has decided that hers are much more useful in her noisy little mouth.

3. Welcome to Ethel’s yoga day. Everyone wears matching coral shirts, but Ethel has some extra sweet knots around her shoulders to keep that fabric out of her face. This pose is called one-arm-tortoise, obviously.

4. This miniature beanie was created just for Ethel, so that she could match her parents with ease. They’re also wearing matching sweaters, of course. Ethel was not happy about the fact that there weren’t edible props for this holiday photoshoot.

5. Thanksgiving is for gratitude, and Ethel is definitely giving thanks to her pumpkin and sweet peppers on this holiday. She’s dressed comfortably for the holidays, as we all should – more room for that food baby!