0:00:02 > 0:00:05Hello, I'm Luke Franks and this is day three at Pet School.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Our nine Pet Heads have been working really hard to impress -
0:00:07 > 0:00:11some better than others - and still lots to be done.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Our animals won't make any allowances for slackers.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16At least that's what Smokey and Flynn told me.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18I am talking to ferrets!
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Nine pet-crazy kids...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24I would like to have a dog.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I would really like a rabbit.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28I really want a pet rat.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31..101 animals needing care and attention...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33ALL SHOUT
0:00:33 > 0:00:35..two incredible weeks.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38SCREAMING
0:00:38 > 0:00:41But have our Pet Heads got the animals know-how...
0:00:42 > 0:00:45..to persuade their parents they've got what it takes
0:00:45 > 0:00:48to have a pet of their very own?
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Has she proved to be a responsible pet owner? Is she getting a pet?
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Previously on Pet School,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17the gerbils gave the Pet Heads the run-around.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Lauren tried to face her "fowl" fears.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22I want to come out. I'm really scared.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25And star of The Dumping Ground, Noah Marullo,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27dropped in to say hello with his cat, Leo.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29It's about them loving you and you loving them
0:01:29 > 0:01:32and you sometimes have to do a little bit more for that.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Coming up today, things get tense in the reptile room.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38I didn't say that I knew everything!
0:01:38 > 0:01:41And a mystery guest spins a web of surprise.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- That's huge!- Oh, my God!
0:01:49 > 0:01:52It's nine o'clock and time for morning assembly.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- Hello, Pet Heads!- ALL: Hi!
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Grab yourselves a seat on a tree or a log.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- So, shall we find out our groups for Pet Practice today?- ALL: Yes!
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Group one, Sam, Faramarz and Lauren.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07You are going to be with the chickens.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Now, Lauren, how do you feel about going back there?
0:02:11 > 0:02:12I'm all right with it.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15You're the most experienced now,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- so maybe you can help the other guys out?- OK.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Group two - William, Thomas and Ananya -
0:02:20 > 0:02:24you are going to be with the tortoise today.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25What are you thinking?
0:02:25 > 0:02:27I'm all right with them.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Not too "shell-shocked"?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Yeah, thought so... Move on...
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Group three - Courtney, Chloe, Tommy.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38You are with the blue-tongued skink.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- What's...what's that? - Oh, I know what they are.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43It's a lizard, which, shockingly, has got a blue tongue.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Now, as always, Marie, our Petspert, is going to be checking up on you,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49making sure you're looking after the animals properly. Marie?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- Good morning, everyone. How are we today?- ALL: Good.- Super.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57So, we need to have a good read through your pet manuals.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00We were really missing out on quite a few key points yesterday.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Make sure you're taking it slow and really thinking about those pets,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05because they really want to bond with you.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08So, if you do not complete your Pet Practice on time,
0:03:08 > 0:03:12you're not going to lose time with your pet buddies,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16but you will miss out on meeting a special visitor later.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17ALL GROAN
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- You're going to need to finish those Pet Practices?- ALL: Yes!
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Let's not waste any time! The animals are waiting, crack on!
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Go, go, go, go!
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Ahhh, 99, 100. Done.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Our Pet Heads are learning that completing Pet Practice is key
0:03:37 > 0:03:39if they're ever going to persuade their parents
0:03:39 > 0:03:41to get them a pet of their own.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43But can they work together in teams,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46or is it just a case of, "How long can we spend in the storeroom?"
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Which is where team leader Sam, Faramarz and Lauren
0:03:49 > 0:03:52have flocked straightaway to find chicken treats.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54"Chicken pellets."
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Could you just get a bag to put them in?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59In the manual, it says fruit and stuff.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03They have 45 minutes to exercise the chickens on the agility course
0:04:03 > 0:04:05and to feed them treats.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08It says strawberries allowed.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11No apples, because apples need to be finely sliced.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Yes, what are we going to do then? - Eggs?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Eggs as a chicken treat?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18I'm not sure that's going to work!
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Sam, I think your team needs to LOOK harder.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Sam is 12 years old and lives with his mum.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29He loves card tricks,
0:04:29 > 0:04:33running and riding his bike.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Sam likes to play around, but he's serious when it comes to pets.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42I love pets, we use to have two dogs but when we moved here,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44it was two small for them, so we had to give them away.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46We've got goldfish, but I can't handle them,
0:04:46 > 0:04:48so I want something that I can.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Walkies! - BUBBLING
0:04:50 > 0:04:52HE SIGHS
0:04:52 > 0:04:54So, what's the problem, Mum?
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Samuel's great with dogs. Even picking up the poo.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59That's a good thing though?
0:04:59 > 0:05:03My worry is, having a small pet, he may get bored with that easily
0:05:03 > 0:05:06and I may be the one who ends up looking after it.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09That's why I want to go to Pet School, to see the different
0:05:09 > 0:05:12ranges of pets, so that afterwards I could see which pet I would like.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Samuel won't get a pet unless he's demonstrated to me
0:05:15 > 0:05:17that he is ready to take on the responsibility.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Meanwhile, over at the tortoises,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23team leader Ananya and Thomas are looking for bedding,
0:05:23 > 0:05:25leaving William with the dirty work.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Ugh, they've done a poo in there.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31In just 45 minutes, they must clean out the enclosure,
0:05:31 > 0:05:33give the tortoises a bath
0:05:33 > 0:05:35and plant them some herbs to eat.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Hurry up, we haven't got all day!
0:05:39 > 0:05:43They have to be bathed in warm water. Is that cold water?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Let me feel it. - I'm not taking it back now.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49On these plants? That's the only thing I can do.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I'll do the gardening, you need to go and get some warm water.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Now, if you could just remember where that tap was, Thomas?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- I think it's the door down there. - Let's go.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03- No, that's not it either. - This is bad...
0:06:03 > 0:06:06As things dry up for this team,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Tommy, Chloe and Courtney are meeting the skink.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12They have 45 minutes to spot clean the tank,
0:06:12 > 0:06:16feed Blue a mouse and clean the water bowl.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Let me just get the defrosted mouse.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21It's in the storeroom, it's going to be in the freezer.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Isn't a defrosted mouse going to be OUT of the freezer?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Just getting out a...
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Defro... Ugh...
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Oh, how many of these do we actually have to feed?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Well, if it's frozen, none.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43This is making me feel absolutely sick.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Blue would probably like ONE defrosted mouse,
0:06:46 > 0:06:48but we seem to be ignoring those.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49< TOMMY SIGHS
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Outside, with the chickens,
0:06:52 > 0:06:55feeding has become a surprise treat for Lauren.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I'm so proud of myself,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04cos I'm actually in the area where the chickens are.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I'm not really that scared any more.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Team Chickens, what's going on? Lauren, you're just here,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- just next to the chickens, just hanging out.- Yeah.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16You're no longer "chicken" about chickens. That's the idea, right.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Good. So, what are their names?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22There's Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, Scooby,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24and I've let them two name the other one.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25The Ghost Of Christmas Past.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Well, their names are actually
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Mo, Maisie, Laura, Victoria, Beth and Jessica.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34They were named after Olympians. And on the subject of Olympics...
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Scooby, come with me, we are going to the Chicken Olympics.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Just me and you, Sam, I'm racing, I'm winning.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Hurdles, hurdles!- There you go.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47What's your best time? What am I beating?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- Over the hurdles!- Usain Bolt.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Hello!
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Don't give up now!
0:07:53 > 0:07:54Oh, hello!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Sam, I'm lapping you, mate. Where you at?
0:07:59 > 0:08:03I will leave you to it, see you at the Chicken Olympics next year.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Bye, guys!
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Being in the group has really helped me up my game with the chickens.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12So, thanks to my group. I'll be confident.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14I've been in with them this morning
0:08:14 > 0:08:19- and I've got nothing to worry about now. Yay!- Good work, Lauren!
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Over at the tortoises,
0:08:20 > 0:08:24William is showing off his green-fingered skills.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Did you actually dig up the ground when you put the plant in?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Or lack of.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31It's a plant and I planted it.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Tortoises love eating herbs, so I think you're going to
0:08:35 > 0:08:37have to plant more than one to pass the task.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Team leader Ananya is doing an excellent job...
0:08:40 > 0:08:43of watching everyone else doing all the hard work.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- It's ginormous!- Oh, my days, that's heavy. I'll hold this.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50What has this been eating?
0:08:50 > 0:08:51There you go.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53There you go, fella.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Perfect temperature, by the way.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Oh, wee! That is disgusting.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Just let it wee, it probably hasn't had a wee for a while.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06That white stuff's the wee.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Don't forget to wash behind his ears.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13It says the smaller tortoise will also accept a bit of hay.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14Should I go and get some hay?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Don't do what's not on the task, because it might mean...
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Actually, do, because it said "Read the file," so go get some hay.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- Do it. Go.- Yeah, but doing it might mean we don't pass.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28No, it won't. It means we will pass. Just in case, go.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- You're ridiculous, Thomas. - You're ridiculous!
0:09:32 > 0:09:34So, I've got the hay.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37I still don't think we should have had the hay.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Right, give it. I need a little bit in there.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42A little bit in there.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Remember, only the small tortoise eats hay!
0:09:45 > 0:09:48You might be making a big mistake.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Over at the reptiles, the pet lovers aren't too sure of the skink.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56I don't want anything to do with that skink. What..so...ever.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00HE GROANS
0:10:04 > 0:10:06He is quite scary.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Poor Blue, maybe if you knew a bit more about him,
0:10:10 > 0:10:12you wouldn't all be so scared.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15When Blue isn't at Pet School, he lives at the reptile centre
0:10:15 > 0:10:18where he's cared for by reptile expert Gary.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23He came here when his owners moved to a smaller flat,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25and sadly, no longer had room for him.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Blue skinks actually originate from Australia
0:10:28 > 0:10:30and most parts of Indonesia.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32So they are used to a much warmer climate.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35If they released Blue into the wild in the UK,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37he probably would have attempted to brumate -
0:10:37 > 0:10:39which is a type of reptile hibernation,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42when the colder weather came - and probably would have perished.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Blue-tongued skinks are pretty chilled out,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47they like to take lots of naps during the day.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50He likes to be fed on locusts
0:10:50 > 0:10:54and he goes crazy for pinkies, which are a day-old mouse.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Blue is definitely going to bring a sense of exotic to Pet School,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00because of his strange shape, his lovely patterning
0:11:00 > 0:11:02and his bright, orange eyes.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05And don't forget the blue tongue. Thank you, Blue!
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Courtney and Chloe are trying to feed Blue,
0:11:08 > 0:11:12the only problem is his dinner is still frozen.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15It's "mice cream"!
0:11:15 > 0:11:16That's just bad.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Oh, it hasn't defrosted. You need to wait for it to defrost.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- You haven't defrosted it. - It needs to defrost.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24You should have told us that.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26You should have known!
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- Blue-skink team, hi. - Oh, gosh.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Now, there's a skink and a mouse.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- So, you've got a frozen mouse? - Yeah, but it hasn't defrosted.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39If you were going to have dinner, do you want a frozen ready-meal?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41That's it, put it back in there?
0:11:41 > 0:11:46- So, who's having this one? - It'll be ready within a half hour.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49In the next half an hour, I'm pretty sure it's not going to be done.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51He's not going to be tasty enough.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Have another search in the storeroom.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- OK, right, let's go and have a look. - Oh, no, I've done wrong.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- Strawberries, cucumbers. - Here we go, I've got it.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Good man, right, we're on! We're on!
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Found them, some defrosted mice.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06You don't need to put that.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Yeah, we do. It says with calcium, a pinch of calcium.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11No, it doesn't, look.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14It says here, just be offered a defrosted, fluffy mouse.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17It doesn't say anything about calcium powder.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- You're going to make us fail. - No, trust me, he does.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22You're not listening, it says you just need a fluffy defrosted mouse.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24No, trust me, he does!
0:12:24 > 0:12:25He does!
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Trust me, he does.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30It says he just needs a fluffy mouse.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33If it does need calcium powder, it would say.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37We don't want to miss time with the guest that's coming in later.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- I don't care, actually. - We do! But we do!
0:12:40 > 0:12:42You think you know it all, so you go and do it,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45but you don't follow the rules. You need to follow them,
0:12:45 > 0:12:50otherwise we're going to fail and it's your fault, and we lose out.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52You can't have too much calcium!
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Tommy, go ahead. Courtney, leave it.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Marie, I think this team needs your help.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- What's the issue?- Do the mice have to have calcium powder on them?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- No, the mouse won't need it. - See, Tommy?
0:13:05 > 0:13:10- Tommy, you should have listened. - I didn't say that I knew everything!
0:13:10 > 0:13:13That's it, time is up! Let's hope our Pet Heads
0:13:13 > 0:13:15have completed their Pet Practices properly.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Otherwise, they're going to miss out
0:13:17 > 0:13:20on meeting a few special visitors coming later.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Still to come. Faramarz get's a warm welcome...
0:13:23 > 0:13:25He just peed on me!
0:13:25 > 0:13:27..the Pet Heads hop into Pet Life...
0:13:29 > 0:13:32..and an eight-legged guest pays a surprise visit.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33- Oh, my God!- That's huge!
0:13:38 > 0:13:42So, how did our Pet Heads get on with Pet Practice?
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Lauren, Faramarz and Sam completed their tasks successfully,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48and are about to meet the surprise visitor.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52But it's not all coming up roses in the tortoise garden.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54You guys have failed this task.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56ALL GROAN
0:13:56 > 0:13:57In here, Marie, what's gone on?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59There's hay in with these guys.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02There should only be a bit of hay for the feed for this Horsfield,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- cos they like to have a little munch on it.- Told you!
0:14:04 > 0:14:07They should just have flat newspaper on the bottom
0:14:07 > 0:14:09and lots of shredded newspaper on top of them.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12What has today's Pet Practice "tortoise", Marie?
0:14:12 > 0:14:13GIGGLING
0:14:13 > 0:14:18So, as this team plod on, will it be better news for the skink team?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20You failed the task.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23The water bowl needs to come out and be scrubbed.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26If you're not cleaning that bowl, the bacteria is going to build up
0:14:26 > 0:14:28around there and give the skink a belly upset.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32The other point, the feeding. This mouse is laying here.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35The skink's over there, he's not really interested in it at all.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38In the wild, they'd have to be hunting out wild ones.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41You use the tweezers and wiggle it around in front of them.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44You got the answer, but you have got to finish your Pet Practice task.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46So, we'll leave you to it.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Now, we just need to get it done. If I get it out, will you scrub it?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56With two teams still to finish Pet Practice,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00it's time for Sam, Lauren and Faramarz to meet the visitor.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Pet Heads, you are here because you are the only three
0:15:03 > 0:15:06who completed Pet Practice today.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08We've got a special treat for you.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- Please welcome Gary. Hiya. - Hello, guys, how you doing?
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- Good.- Good. This is the part where I get a really scared feeling.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18ALL SHUDDER
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- Gary?- What is it? - Shall we have a look?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- I'm really scared now. - Are you going to scream?
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Oh, my God, ahhhh...
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Gary, who's this?
0:15:29 > 0:15:31This is Betty.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Uhhhhhh...
0:15:33 > 0:15:36She is a Brazilian black tarantula.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Lauren, what are you thinking? - Scared.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- What do you want to know about Betty?- How old is she?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Betty is actually four years old.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Female tarantulas can get to about 25 years old.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50What type of food does this spider eat?
0:15:50 > 0:15:54What Betty really likes is large locusts and crickets.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56She might even take the occasionally pinkie mouse.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58In the wild, she'll go up to it,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01she'll sink her fangs in, inject it with venom.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05The venom will paralyse the prey and break down the insides,
0:16:05 > 0:16:07and then she'd suck it back up through her fangs.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10So, it would be sort of like drinking a milkshake.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- Do they bite?- There are about 800 species of tarantula.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17There's only about a dozen that have venomous bites
0:16:17 > 0:16:19that can cause any serious harm to you or me.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23The rest of them, the potency is only comparable to a bee sting.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25She looks quite delicate.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Yes, even dropping tarantulas from a short distance,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29they can pop and explode.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Well, guys, you're here at Pet School
0:16:32 > 0:16:35to learn how to look after an animal properly. Anyone want to hold it?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- No, no way. - You hold it first. You hold it then.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Just to see! - ALL MURMUR
0:16:40 > 0:16:43If I hold it, you have to hold it.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Sam, up for it? All right, game on.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Let's persuade her to walk across your hands.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Oh, it feels... She's really light-footed.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57She's furry. Oh, hello, do I need to move?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00All right, well done, mate. Here she comes.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- Does it feel weird? - Yeah a bit...weird.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- Where do you want to go? Where are you going?- Up your shirt.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- Faramarz.- You're next.- It's time.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14That's lovely. Well done.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Ooh!
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Ahhh, I don't want to... Oh, my God!
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- At least I held him. - Good work.- What about you?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25I'm fine, thanks.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27As Betty creeps Lauren out,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29back at the tortoises,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32finishing Pet Practice is happening slower than... Well, a tortoise.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Didn't she say that you have to have flat pieces
0:17:36 > 0:17:38and then shredded pieces?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41That's what I've been trying to tell you him.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43But that's only flat! We need just some scattered around.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Scatter some around, then!
0:17:45 > 0:17:49I don't think Marie's going to be impressed by this arguing.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I've had a little peek,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I'm a little bit concerned about this one, if I'm honest.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Does that look dry? No.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Come on, guys, you can do this!
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Work as a team, get it done.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07With tortoise Pet Practice still not complete,
0:18:07 > 0:18:11over in the reptile room, Chloe is trying to feed Blue properly.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- It won't, no, it won't... - That was right on top of him.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I did say "trying".
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Marie said, if he doesn't look interested, you have to take it out.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I can't get it out, it's right at the back.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Well, at least Tommy's scrubbing the bowl properly.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- What's the issue?- It reminds me of a snake, which I'm scared of.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Skinks, right, they're really laid-back, chilled things.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37The worst he's going to do, he's going to go...at you.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40So, just reach in there, we need to get the mouse out.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Want to get this out?
0:18:42 > 0:18:46- I'll try, and if I can't do it... - I'll try, if she can't.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- Yes.- Brilliant. - Oh, I dropped it again!
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Just pop it back in the tub with the other mice.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- Pick it up.- That's it. There.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Let me take that. Well done.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- So, it's all scrubbed out? - Yeah. All scrubbed. Fabulous.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Make sure them doors are nice and shut?
0:19:05 > 0:19:09We've got the mouse out, water bowl sorted, he's nice and relaxed.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Good job. Let's head off.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Skink Pet Practice is finally complete!
0:19:15 > 0:19:17But I'm not through with the surprise guests.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22Oh, my God!
0:19:22 > 0:19:23I am not holding that!
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Luke just moved back!
0:19:26 > 0:19:27ALL GROAN
0:19:27 > 0:19:29That's huge!
0:19:29 > 0:19:33This is Suzy, she is a salmon-pink tarantula.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- She comes from the same area of Brazil as Betty does.- Massive!
0:19:37 > 0:19:41And she's considered to be the gentle giant of the tarantula world.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43We've got this special camera here
0:19:43 > 0:19:47so that we can zoom in on some of the special parts of Suzy.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50See these two bits sticking out? These are called the spinnerets.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54These are the parts of the spider that spin the web.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- What other bits can we see? - We'll see if we can get...
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Eyes...
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Can you see the eyes there?
0:20:00 > 0:20:01Whoa...
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Different species of spider have different numbers of eyes.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Half of them will be better used during the day
0:20:07 > 0:20:10and half are better used at night-time.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15So, right on the tips of their feet, they actually have claws.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Who wants to go first?
0:20:21 > 0:20:22I'll do it.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Tiny bit nervous, Sam?- No.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- How about now?- No.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31How is it different to the other tarantula?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34It feels more furry. Are you going now?
0:20:37 > 0:20:40OK, if Sam can do it, then I can obviously do it.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42There we go.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- Good job, man.- Oh, yeah!
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Oh, hello.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Me and Suzy...
0:20:53 > 0:20:55KIDS LAUGH
0:20:56 > 0:21:00When her mouth goes near your hands, that's what stresses me out.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Ah! It's a little bit spiky.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Yeah, the claws. The claws on her are bigger.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Do you want to do it? - I've got arachnophobia.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- I can look at spiders, but I can't touch them.- Are you joking?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19No, I'm not joking, I do have arachnophobia.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Gary, thanks for showing us the spiders. It's been a treat.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- You're very welcome.- Guys, it's time for you to go hang out
0:21:24 > 0:21:29with your animals that aren't maybe as creepy and crawly. Off you go.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33As Suzy waves goodbye, Thomas, William and Ananya
0:21:33 > 0:21:36are finally finishing their Pet Practice.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39We just didn't get it, we kept on making mistakes.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43You have to take your time and don't kind of rush.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45If you take your time, you'll pass.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Let's hope you do better tomorrow, Pet Heads.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53It's Pet Buddy time,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57and having conquered her chicken fears this morning,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Lauren is looking forward to spending time
0:21:59 > 0:22:01with her new feathered friends.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03I'm quite confident right now.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06I'm just going to let them out in the obstacle course,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10while I see if there's any eggs, or if they need any food.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11Be free!
0:22:13 > 0:22:15There's nothing in here.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20We need to get Big Daddy away first.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Those chickens think you've got food, Lauren.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Oh, sorry!
0:22:27 > 0:22:28I can't pick it up!
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- Ahhh, ahhh! - SHE SCREAMS
0:22:33 > 0:22:35SHE SOBS
0:22:38 > 0:22:40What's happened, Lauren?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- TEARFULLY:- It just came up to me, it just pecked.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45I got attacked by the cockerel.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49I am really scared stiff now because I was set back.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I need to overcome my fear.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Stay brave, Lauren, you can do it!
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Meanwhile, Thomas is looking forward to bonding with the guinea pigs.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01If he can catch one.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03They're fast!
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Hey...
0:23:08 > 0:23:10There you go!
0:23:10 > 0:23:12You're lively... Oh!
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Hi, Thomas, just be careful with your handling.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Let me give you a little masterclass.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20When we're picking them up off the floor,
0:23:20 > 0:23:22you pick them up like this.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Instantly, move this hand round onto her bottom and bring her in.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30So, sit her on her lap, so all four of her feet are flat on the ground.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Perfect!
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Maybe give her a little check?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Check that her skin looks nice, OK.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Use this hand, check through her fur, any dandruff in there?
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Does she look OK? - Yeah, she looks OK.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44This is all really important, as a pet owner,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46you need to be health-checking your pet every day.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48These are all good tips, Thomas,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51if you're going to prove yourself to Mum and Dad.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Thomas is 12 years old and lives with his parents and sister.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58He loves trampolining and playing basketball.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02So, what Pet would you like, Thomas?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04I would really like a rabbit.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06All you have to do is clean them
0:24:06 > 0:24:09and feed them and brush them and you're done.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11OK, Mum and Dad, so why is it a "no"?
0:24:11 > 0:24:15I don't think he has the time to look after a rabbit.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18I don't think he has the patience to look after a rabbit.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21What will Thomas have to do at Pet School?
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Thomas is going to have to work very hard.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26I don't think Thomas can cope. He'd have to prove it to me.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28I think it's just going to be a doddle.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Over at the ferrets, Faramarz is getting down to the business of...
0:24:32 > 0:24:34ignoring the ferrets' business.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38There's some really good surprises there, isn't there? Wow.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40- Any thoughts on them?- Realistic.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43It's realistic. Will you clean them up at all?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45No-one's actually told me how to clear it.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48They can play together, and they'll eat that food you left,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52- but they're not going to clean up the poo themselves, are they?- Hmm.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55OK, I'm just going to put him down
0:24:55 > 0:24:58and I'm going to try to figure a way to tidy the poo.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00I'm going to leave you to it, you crack on.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02That's part of being a proper pet owner.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I don't think poo is really for me,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08so I just thought, "Maybe I'll do it tomorrow."
0:25:09 > 0:25:10He just peed on me!
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Ugh!
0:25:13 > 0:25:15I feel really good that the ferret peed on me,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18because I think that's a sign that they like me.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21I think it's a sign you're going to have to clean them out tomorrow!
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Most of the animals at Pet School are rescue animals.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Pet Life is how we help our Pet Heads learn
0:25:30 > 0:25:34not to make the same mistakes the previous owners did.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36We've created a little course, so that you can experience
0:25:36 > 0:25:38what it might be like to be an overweight pet.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42You going to be doing it dressed like this.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44CHEERING
0:25:44 > 0:25:48One carrot, two carrot, three carrot, Go!
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Go, go, go!
0:25:50 > 0:25:52When an animal becomes overweight, it can't do normal things
0:25:52 > 0:25:54that are going to keep it healthy.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56It's not going to be able to exercise,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59and it's going to end up with breathing problems, back pain,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02and even possibly overgrown nails as well.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05CHEERING
0:26:05 > 0:26:06Overweight animals are lazy,
0:26:06 > 0:26:10they don't want to forage for food, and they rely on being bowl-fed,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12which can lead to them getting fatter.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16An animal often becomes overweight
0:26:16 > 0:26:19when it's living in too small accommodation.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Providing it with a big, spacious run, for rabbits and guinea pigs,
0:26:22 > 0:26:26it's going to be a lot healthier and a lot happier.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Watch out, you're about to be infested with bugs!
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Overweight animals can't groom themselves
0:26:32 > 0:26:34which leads to matted fur and parasites.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Rabbits also need to eat their own poo,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40which they can't do if they're overweight.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Instead, it gets stuck in their fur,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45which can cause life-threatening infections.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Get them off! Through here!
0:26:47 > 0:26:51CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:26:51 > 0:26:55Good job, man. I hope you've learned something, and I hope you've got
0:26:55 > 0:26:58a bit of energy left, cos you need to go tidy up. Off you go!
0:26:59 > 0:27:00Have fun!
0:27:00 > 0:27:03If you want to find out more about looking after your animals
0:27:03 > 0:27:04keeping them happy and healthy,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07check out the CBBC website, where there's loads of fact sheets
0:27:07 > 0:27:09and care sheets to help you out.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17As Pet School comes to a close for day three, some of our Pet Heads
0:27:17 > 0:27:20need to think how they are going to improve their performance
0:27:20 > 0:27:22if they're going to impress their parents enough
0:27:22 > 0:27:25to get their own pets. Don't be late for registration tomorrow
0:27:25 > 0:27:27when we'll have plenty more of this...
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Faramarz cracks bonding with the ferrets.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Pet Practice becomes a game of cat and mouse.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35That's why I hate cats.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37And our Pet Heads score some top pet tips
0:27:37 > 0:27:40from England women's football captain Casey Stoney.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42I train in the morning,
0:27:42 > 0:27:44so I get the whole day to spend with him and look after him.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Yes, yes! No, no, no, no!
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Oh, oh, oh!
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Oooh...
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Oh!
0:27:58 > 0:28:02ALL CLUCK
0:28:02 > 0:28:04He was just evil, evil...
0:28:04 > 0:28:06And a bit more evil.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd