This 4-year-old is so gentle with her bearded dragon, who has her very own pink Barbie Mercedes. We spoke to Vera's mom Lindsey about how she developed her love for cold-blooded animals and how the day she met Strawberry changed everything!
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00:00Strawberry is my baby, but I'm a mama.
00:04Vera and Strawberry are like soulmates.
00:07I'll give her a kiss.
00:09I'll give her a blue kiss.
00:12I think she catched it.
00:14They spend as much time together as possible.
00:18What are you guys doing?
00:19That's a carouse and that's a fox.
00:22Whether that's reading stories or, you know, playing with dolls.
00:26Wow, she's on the red panda.
00:28She always wants to include Strawberry in everything she does.
00:31What's that?
00:32That's you, Strawberry.
00:35Flowers.
00:36Who are they for?
00:37Strawberry.
00:39Maybe I will put it right in there.
00:43Vera's obviously a child she's four,
00:45but she's consistently thinking about things that Strawberry would enjoy.
00:48Her mustard greens are strawberry.
00:51That's perfect.
00:53She developed the interest all her own.
00:56Wow, it's cool.
00:59When she was small, she started showing a big interest in reptiles.
01:03I hope you have a great day.
01:07Before we knew it, I bought her a bunch of toy snakes.
01:10After that, we started looking into more of the reptiles
01:13and ended up getting her Strawberry.
01:16She's so cute, Mommy.
01:18She is cute.
01:19Do you love her?
01:20Yeah.
01:22I do love her.
01:25The thing that puts the biggest smile on my face
01:27is just how happy Vera is when she's with Strawberry.
01:32Can you give her a kiss?
01:34We have so many different animals in our house,
01:37but Vera always gravitates towards Strawberry.
01:41Vera spends a lot of time playing with her.
01:44Whenever we have Strawberry out to play,
01:46she just treats her very gently.
01:51It's pretty easy to see when she's feeling stressed,
01:54but she's a very relaxed bearded dragon.
01:57Look who came to cuddle her, too.
02:00I think Strawberry wants a hug.
02:03Come here, Strawberry.
02:05I think Vera's bond with Strawberry is so strong
02:07because they do spend so much time together.
02:09She thinks she wants to stay with me.
02:12Having Strawberry in her life has made her very compassionate.
02:16Strawberry has brown eyes like me.
02:19She takes that knowledge and she works with her little sister
02:22to teach her how to care for Strawberry.
02:27Vera says she wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up.
02:30I think I love this one.
02:33She has a very high interest in learning more about animals.
02:37Oh, there he goes.
02:39Aw, that's cute.
02:42And I think all of that kind of comes back to Strawberry.
02:45Strawberry's impacted our family very positively,
02:49and it just makes me so happy.
02:51She likes belly rubs
02:54and shin rubs
02:56and head scratches.
02:59And that's all the things she likes.