My Pet and Me S2 E17 Bearded Dragon
Rory goes to meet Esme and Bingham, the bearded dragon. They clean out the vivarium and provide fresh food, water and calcium to keep Bingham's bones strong. Later on, they take Bingham to visit the vet to finally find out if Bingham is a boy or a girl!
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00:00Hello and welcome to My Pet and Me. I'm Rory.
00:07And I'm Fern. We've been hoping you would join us. We've just been getting the barn ready for the animals.
00:12Lots of different animals make excellent pets and we love meeting you and yours.
00:16We certainly do. What are your plans Rory?
00:18I'm off to meet some new friends and you can come with me too. Let's go.
00:21Have fun.
00:22See ya.
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00:31Down every street
00:34Are pets to meet
00:36Some big, some small
00:38Some skinny, some furry
00:40Some keep very still
00:41Some are always in a hurry
00:43Some have four paws
00:46Some have sharp claws
00:48Some quack, some bark
00:50Some purr, some moo
00:52Some grunt, some squawk
00:53Some cock-a-doodle-doo
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01:01My Pets, My Pets and Me
01:03Have you met My Pets and Me?
01:10Hello. Today we're in Cheshire to meet Esme and her very special pet, a bearded dragon.
01:15Let's go and say hello, shall we? Come on.
01:21Hi, Mum.
01:22Hi, Rory.
01:23Hi, Esme.
01:24Hello, Rory.
01:26Do you want to see my pet?
01:28Yes, please. Let's go.
01:33Hop up there.
01:36Well, a bearded dragon.
01:38What's your bearded dragon called?
01:40Beemo.
01:41That's a lovely name. Now is Beemo a boy or a girl?
01:43We don't know.
01:44That's right, isn't it? It's actually very hard to tell if bearded dragons are boys or girls until they're older.
01:50You can take them to a vet, though, to find out.
01:52Shall we do that later?
01:53Yeah.
01:54That'll be fun.
01:55How old is Bingham?
01:56Eight months.
01:57So still quite young. Yeah.
02:00And what do you love about Bingham?
02:02I like it when she crawls on me.
02:06When she crawls on you? All over you?
02:08Where does she crawl?
02:10My tummy.
02:11On your tummy? Is it tickly? Do you laugh?
02:14There's a very important question I haven't asked you yet.
02:17Do you know why they are called bearded dragons?
02:20Because it's got a beard.
02:22Yes. Do you know anything else that's got a beard?
02:24Mmm.
02:26Yes.
02:27What do you think of this beard? Who's got a nicer beard? Bingham or me?
02:31Oh, thank you.
02:33Bearded dragons are called bearded dragons because they've got a very different beard from me.
02:37If you look very closely, just under the mouth of a bearded dragon, you'll see lots of spiky scales.
02:42And that's where they get their name from.
02:44If they ever feel in danger or threatened, they puff that out nice and big.
02:48And that's why they're called bearded dragons.
02:50Ferran, can you give us some more fun facts about our new beardy friend?
02:54Of course, Rory.
02:56One. Bearded dragons are reptiles and they are cold-blooded.
03:01This means that they need to lie in the sunshine or warm places to heat up so they can move.
03:08Two. When a bearded dragon lies in the sunshine, it's called basking.
03:14Three. This funny hole is actually an ear.
03:18Bearded dragons have very good hearing to help keep them safe.
03:23Four. Bearded dragons are famous for their spikes.
03:27And if they feel in danger, then they will display them to frighten off any predators.
03:37Bear time!
03:45Bearded dragons are known as exotic pets because they come from somewhere very different from here.
03:50And that means that it takes a lot of time, care and commitment to look after them properly.
03:55And we can see here we've got a lovely tank.
03:58Has this got a special name?
04:00Vivarium.
04:01Yes, of course, a vivarium.
04:03And this is where you should keep lizards, bearded dragons and snakes as well.
04:08And if we look inside, you can see there's loads of space for Bingham to run around.
04:12Lots of places to hide and nice places to relax as well.
04:15What temperature is it in here? Is it warm or is it cold?
04:18That side's cold and this side's warm.
04:20Ah, and what's making this side warm?
04:22Well, because it's got a big lamp.
04:25That's right, a big hot lamp.
04:27And that's very important, of course, because bearded dragons come from a very warm part of the world.
04:32So we need to keep the tank nice and toasty.
04:34But it's good that you've got a cold part as well, isn't it?
04:36Because if he gets too warm, he has gone too cold.
04:39Yeah, a little chill-out zone.
04:41And if she gets too cold, where does she go?
04:43She goes to the lamp again.
04:46Yeah, and what does she do under the lamp?
04:48Sheds her skin.
04:50Yes, of course, these guys shed their skin, don't they?
04:54It's perfectly natural for bearded dragons to shed their skin.
04:57And when they're younger, they shed it more often because they're growing so quickly.
05:01I'm going to take some of this skin out so we can look at it more closely.
05:05Oh, wow, there we go.
05:07Look at that, isn't it cool?
05:09What does it feel like?
05:10It feels rough.
05:12Yeah, it feels rough, doesn't it?
05:13No wonder.
05:14Bingham's very scaly, isn't she?
05:18Mum's going to take Bingham and keep her nice and safe while we clean the tank out.
05:22Good girl.
05:26Very good girl.
05:27What shall we do first, then?
05:29Clean out the bowl.
05:30Good thinking.
05:31Right, let me just pick up some of these bits of spinach here.
05:36Looking a bit crusty, I think we need to change those.
05:40Put that over here.
05:42This wee bowl here.
05:44Pass that over to you as well.
05:46Right, and we've got a big heavy bowl over there.
05:49Right, we've got the bowls out.
05:51Time to clean them out, then.
05:52Let's go.
05:53Right, I'll help you down first.
06:00There we go.
06:06Right, we need to get these bowls emptied out and cleaned, don't we?
06:10There we go.
06:12And now this old spinach.
06:14Right, that's that old stuff.
06:16I've emptied the water out.
06:18Let's give it a clean.
06:19This nice warm water.
06:23OK, you dry that one off.
06:27That nice and dry, good work.
06:29And I'll use one of these special wipes afterwards to take any nasty bugs off.
06:36There we go.
06:39Give it a good scrub.
06:42OK, dry that one off now.
06:47OK, and now for the last one.
06:49That really needs a wash.
06:51That needs a proper clean, doesn't it?
06:52Right, good scrub.
06:56That's looking good now.
06:58Drying.
07:04And a little wipe.
07:05Yep.
07:06Just to make sure.
07:10Right, what goes in the big bowl?
07:12Fresh water.
07:13Right, let's put that in now.
07:19Nice, well done.
07:20OK.
07:21I need some spinach in that one.
07:23Some spinach.
07:24Are you going to put that in?
07:26I like spinach, do you?
07:28No.
07:29I love spinach.
07:30That looks like plenty, doesn't it?
07:32Now we need some clean calcium in there.
07:35Of course.
07:36This white powder here.
07:38And why is the calcium important?
07:40Because her bones will get all soft.
07:42Yes, if she doesn't have enough calcium, her bones will not be strong enough.
07:46Very important.
07:48Now, I heard that Bingham has a very special diet.
07:51What food do you feed Bingham?
07:53Worms for a special treat.
07:55Oh.
07:56Only for a special treat, though.
07:58Crickets.
07:59Crickets?
08:00Grasshoppers.
08:01How many crickets does she eat a day?
08:03Twelve.
08:04Each day?
08:05Sounds delicious.
08:07What do you think?
08:08No.
08:09Not for you.
08:10And it's very important to get an adult to do that feeding as well.
08:13Right, shall we take all these things back to the vivarium?
08:16Yeah!
08:20OK, there we go.
08:23Now, what are we going to do next?
08:25Let's get me a one for Bingham for a treat.
08:28Yes, that sounds good.
08:30Looks like we've got some here.
08:32Oh, wow.
08:34This is a very special treat, isn't it?
08:36Now, where are you going to put them?
08:38In there.
08:39So you put them on top of the spinach.
08:41Will that mean that she'll eat it as well?
08:43Yep, she'll eat the spinach.
08:45OK.
08:46Now, we've got everything in here.
08:49We've got everything in here.
08:51Someone's missing.
08:52Bingham!
08:53Yes, Mum can bring Bingham through.
08:56Hello, Bingham.
08:58Oh, wow.
09:00We've got some nice new calcium powder in there,
09:02lots of food, plenty of fresh water,
09:05and all her bowls are nice and clean.
09:08What do we have to do now?
09:10Wash our hands!
09:11Yes, come on!
09:16Woo!
09:17Wash your hands!
09:21If Bingham could do anything, anything at all,
09:23what do you think she would do?
09:27If my pet can do anything,
09:30she'll go to a wishing tree.
09:33She'll make a wish.
09:35She'll wish to have wings.
09:39She'll fly to a magical purple castle in the sky.
09:45At the castle, she will have tea and cakes with the king and queen.
09:58We've come to meet Molly,
10:00who's a vet with a special interest in exotic reptiles.
10:03We're going to finally find out if Bingham is a boy or a girl.
10:06Come on!
10:10Hello, Rory. Hello, Esme.
10:12Hello, Molly.
10:13And who have we got here?
10:15Bingham.
10:16Bingham.
10:17Oh, this is a beautiful bearded dragon.
10:20Do you know how old she is?
10:22Eight months.
10:23Eight months.
10:24Right, so I think we need to check whether Bingham's a boy or a girl, don't we?
10:27Yeah.
10:28Okay, so I'm just going to pick her up and we'll have a look.
10:31Okay, and see if we can tell.
10:33All right.
10:34Now, I'm looking at Bingham,
10:37and can you see those little dots?
10:39Mm-hmm.
10:40Okay.
10:41They're called paws,
10:43and that means that Bingham is a boy.
10:48Wow!
10:50We have been calling Bingham a girl all this time,
10:52and actually it's a boy.
10:54It's a boy.
10:55Wow!
10:56So shall we listen to his heart?
10:58A lizard heartbeat.
11:00This is exciting.
11:01Yeah.
11:02Now...
11:04Right, now can you hear in there?
11:08I can hear the heartbeat.
11:11Fantastic.
11:19I think it sounds fine.
11:21Good, that's the main thing, Molly.
11:22If you think it's fine, we're happy, aren't we?
11:25And now shall we clip his nails?
11:27Why are you clipping his nails?
11:29So that they're not too sharp when you hold him.
11:32Bingham has ten claws on his front feet and ten on his back.
11:36They're longer than our nails.
11:40So now we know Bingham's a boy,
11:42and he's a very healthy bearded dragon.
11:44Well done, Bingham.
11:46Thank you, Molly.
11:47You're welcome. It was nice to meet him.
11:50We'd better get him home now.
11:51Let's go.
11:54Esme, thank you very much for letting me meet
11:57your wonderful bearded dragon, Bingham.
11:59Have you had a wonderful time?
12:00Yeah!
12:01Thank you, Molly.
12:02You're very welcome.
12:04I'm so glad we got to find out that Bingham's a boy.
12:06He's amazing, isn't he?
12:10Hi, Esme!
12:19Hi, Fern.
12:20Hi, Rory.
12:21You've got a big smile on your face.
12:22What have you been up to?
12:23Oh, I've had a great time with my new friends.
12:25It was so much fun.
12:26That's fantastic.
12:27Well, Rosie and Millie are just getting a bit of a brush.
12:30Do you want to help out?
12:31Definitely.
12:32Looks like you need a hand.
12:33I do, thanks.
12:34There we go.
12:35Lots of tangles in here.
12:37There we go, Rosie.
12:39Pets are brilliant, but remember you shouldn't touch an animal
12:42unless the owner says it's okay.
12:44But two pets you can definitely play with are ours.
12:47Go onto the CBeebies website and play the My Pets and Me game.
12:50Thanks for spending time with us.
12:52We hope you've had lots of fun too.
12:57Today we met
13:00a lovely pet.
13:02Wendy, how much you care for them.
13:05Thank you so much for sharing them.
13:08Time for us to
13:11just remind you
13:14after you've played with your pet
13:17wash your hands, don't forget.
13:20It doesn't matter what pets you've got.
13:23You might have one, you might not.
13:26It's still fun finding out
13:29what having a pet is all about.
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