0:00:02 > 0:00:04- I'm Ferne.- I'm Rory. We love animals.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Some animals make brilliant pets and pets are great.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10We really like meeting you and your pets.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I'm off to meet some new friends today,
0:00:12 > 0:00:14but I'll be back to tell you about it.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- Would you like to come with me? See you!- See you!- Come on!
0:00:18 > 0:00:22# My pet, my pet and me
0:00:22 > 0:00:25# My pet, my pet and me
0:00:25 > 0:00:30# Down every street are pets to meet
0:00:30 > 0:00:33# Some big, some small, some scaly, some furry
0:00:33 > 0:00:37# Some keep very still, some are always in a hurry
0:00:37 > 0:00:40# Some have four paws
0:00:40 > 0:00:42# Some have sharp claws
0:00:42 > 0:00:44# Some quack, some bark
0:00:44 > 0:00:45# Some purr, some moo
0:00:45 > 0:00:47# Some grunt, some squawk
0:00:47 > 0:00:49# Some cock-a-doodle-doo!
0:00:49 > 0:00:52# My pet, my pet and me
0:00:52 > 0:00:55# My pet, my pet and me
0:00:55 > 0:00:57# My pet, my pet and me
0:00:57 > 0:01:00# Have you met my pet and me? #
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Today we are in North London to meet lots of new friends at this
0:01:07 > 0:01:11nursery and I hear they have a very special pet.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Let's go meet them.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Wow!
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- Hello, everybody!- Hello, Ferne!
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Hello! What are all your names?
0:01:23 > 0:01:28- Jarimar.- Momo.- Elysia.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- Adam.- Hannah.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- Hello!- Hi, Ferne. I'm Charissa.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Hi! Thank you very much for inviting me here.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Who's this?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- Turbo.- Turbo? And what is Turbo?
0:01:41 > 0:01:42An African land snail.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45That's right.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Giant African land snails originally come from Africa
0:01:48 > 0:01:51and they can get up to 20 centimetres long.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- That's huge, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- Shall we take him out and have a closer look?- Yeah.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00We just wet our hands so we don't hurt him.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04You can tell me all about Turbo.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07So, Adam, what are these?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- Eyes.- Yes, they're his eyes and they're on stalks
0:02:10 > 0:02:15so he can move them around and have a good look around everywhere.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18And what about these in the front, what are these?
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Tentacles.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Tentacles? And can anybody tell me what he needs them for?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- To feel.- To feel, that's right!
0:02:25 > 0:02:30- His tentacles touch everything in his tank, don't they?- Yeah.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Can anyone tell me what this on the back is?
0:02:33 > 0:02:34His house.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37His house, and it's his shell as well, isn't it?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- And is his house important?- Yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Why is it important?
0:02:42 > 0:02:47Because if an animal's coming to eat him, he has to hide in his house.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Yes, that's right, and did you know that as a snail grows,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52the shell grows too?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I wonder if he has a couch there.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59I wouldn't say so. I don't think he's got enough space for that!
0:02:59 > 0:03:01I really, really like Turbo.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Rory, can you tell us some more facts about our shelly friends?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Of course, Ferne!
0:03:09 > 0:03:13The bottom of a snail's body is called a foot.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16The foot has lots of muscles in it to help it move.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Snails can curl their bodies up into their shell
0:03:23 > 0:03:24and hide or have a rest.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Very clever!
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Some snails live underwater.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Snails need lots of looking after, just like any other pet.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45In fact, because they're in a tank, they are entirely dependent on their
0:03:45 > 0:03:49owners, so we have to take extra special care of Turbo, don't we?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- Yeah.- What do we do? - We clean out his tank.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58- Well, I think we should take Turbo out first, shouldn't we?- Yes!
0:03:58 > 0:04:01We'll keep him in there while his new house gets cleaned.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- And we'll put the lid on as well, won't we?- Yes.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Because he's really good at climbing.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Right, I'll take this out.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- And we start digging. - Start scooping, good job.
0:04:17 > 0:04:24Nice big scoops, well done. You're both doing a very good job.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29- It's getting empty.- Should we clean it with a little bit of water?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Get all of this stuff.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Make sure there's no old soil left.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Can any of you girls tell me what this is on the side?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- A heating mat. - And why do we need a heating mat?
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- Because he wants to keep nice and warm.- Exactly.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Do you know what happens when a snail gets very cold?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- He sleeps.- That's right.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57He hibernates, which is a very, very long sleep.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58SHE SNORES
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- We wouldn't want that to happen to Turbo, would we?- No.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05No, so what should we do? Cos now his tank is empty
0:05:05 > 0:05:07and he's not going to have anything.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13- Put soil.- While you do that, shall I clean out his bowl?- Yes.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16It's very important that you get lots of nice,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20clean soil without any stones or chemicals in it.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Great job!
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- So what do we do now?- We have to make the soil nice and wet.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Yes, we do. Should we spray it?- Yes.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34So Turbo doesn't dry out.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38It's very important not to make the soil too wet or else it would
0:05:38 > 0:05:40just end up being a big, messy mud bath.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- Should we put his water bowl in? - Yeah.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46With the pebbles so he can get out.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Brilliant. And now what are we missing?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53We have to put food out.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Good idea. We've got lots of nice, yummy snail food here, don't we?
0:05:58 > 0:06:03We've got some spinach and banana, apple and cucumbers.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07That's perfect, but we need something that is very,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09very important for snails.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- Cuttlefish bone.- Yes!
0:06:11 > 0:06:14And do you know why he needs cuttlefish bone?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17To make his shell really strong.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19That is exactly why.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- Should we show Turbo his nice, new tank?- Yes.- OK.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26We have a surprise for you!
0:06:27 > 0:06:30What do you think?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Do you think he's happy?- Yeah.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Make sure the lid is on.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Let's go wash our hands.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39Yucky and ducky!
0:06:46 > 0:06:50You might think that snails don't really need to be played with
0:06:50 > 0:06:52but actually, they can get quite bored
0:06:52 > 0:06:55if you don't keep things interesting.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58So what do we need to do before we pick up Turbo?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Wet our hands.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03That's very good, so it's more comfortable for him.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Lovely. Wow.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08We have to be very gentle, don't we?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Hello, little Turbo.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- He's very different from garden snails, isn't he?- Yeah.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Cos they're very small.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- Shall we see if we can find some garden snails?- I can find some.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22OK, let's go! We'll put Turbo back.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25See you in a minute, Turbo!
0:07:27 > 0:07:29One behind.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33No snails here.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35No.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36No snails here.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39No snails here.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41I found one, I found one!
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- Yeah! Shall we bring it to Turbo? - Yes!
0:07:48 > 0:07:50What are we going to do?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- A snail race!- Brilliant!
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Right, come on, Turbo. Turbo against the garden snail.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59What are we going to call this snail?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- Amelia!- That sounds good.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Turbo against Amelia.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- On your marks...- Get set... Go!
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Come on, Turbo! He's just looking!
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Amelia's kind of going.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17- Shall we put some lettuce at the end?- Yes!
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Go, Amelia, go! Go, Amelia, go!
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Go, Turbo!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Come on, Turbo! Go, go, go!
0:08:24 > 0:08:26He's going the wrong way!
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- Can you see the slime that's being left there?- Yeah.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Slime is really important for snails
0:08:33 > 0:08:36because it protects their bodies when they move.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39She's so fast, isn't she?
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Come on, Turbo! Amelia's winning!
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Go, Amelia, go!
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Yay! Amelia's the winner!
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Turbo, no!
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I'm going to put you back. Right.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00So what do we do with Amelia, the winning snail?
0:09:00 > 0:09:01- Put her back.- Let's go!
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Do you like having Turbo as a pet?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- Yes.- Why?
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- Because he's so adventurous. - He is, isn't he?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22If Turbo could go on any adventure in the entire world,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25what adventure do you think he'd go on?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Hmm...
0:09:30 > 0:09:33If my pet could go on any adventure,
0:09:33 > 0:09:37he would go on a safari in the desert
0:09:37 > 0:09:44and take his binoculars so he could spot all the animals.
0:09:44 > 0:09:51He would see lots of wild animals, like jaguars, lions and elephants.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- I think Turbo has been really good today, do you?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Should we give him a treat?- Yes.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07Well, I have a very special surprise for Turbo.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- Eurgh!- Eww!
0:10:09 > 0:10:11It is yummy!
0:10:11 > 0:10:12Can anyone tell me what it is?
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- Soup!- Yes, but it's special snail soup.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Ahh!
0:10:18 > 0:10:21It's OK, there's no snails in it, there's just
0:10:21 > 0:10:23cucumber, spinach and lettuce.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27With this soup, we're going to paint Turbo's tank
0:10:27 > 0:10:29and then we can see him eat it.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33So if we all dip our paintbrushes in...
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Yuck!- Have a good dip.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Nice green, yummy, soupy paintbrushes
0:10:38 > 0:10:40and we paint them on the side.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43If you paint there... Perfect.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53- Brilliant! I think that's enough. Shall we put our brushes back?- Yeah.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Thank you.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Did you know that Turbo doesn't really have teeth or a tongue?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00He has something really special
0:11:00 > 0:11:05- so it's kind of like a tongue with teeth all over it.- Wow!
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Really strange, isn't it? And it is called a radula.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Look, there it is!
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- I saw it, I saw it! - I see his mouth!
0:11:14 > 0:11:16I can see his tongue.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19I've never seen his mouth before.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23He's licking the soup because he likes it.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Look, his teeth!
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Radula.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- Radula.- Yeah.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30What does it look like?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32White.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35And his teeth are very nice and interesting.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Scraping up all the yummy snail soup. Do you think he likes it?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- Yeah!- I hope so.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- So are you going to make snail soup again?- Yeah!
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- Will it be really yummy?- Yeah!
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- Are you going to eat it?- No!
0:11:53 > 0:11:57No. It's just for Turbo. His special soup.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59I've had so much fun meeting Turbo.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Thank you very much for introducing me to him.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- Hi, Rory.- Hello. How are you doing? How was your day?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Oh, it was so much fun. Let me tell you all about it.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Today, I went to a nursery to meet some children
0:12:24 > 0:12:29and their class pet, Turbo, a giant African land snail.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32We cleaned out his tank and gave him fresh food.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38Then we had a snail race between Turbo and a garden snail.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42And we saw Turbo's unusual mouth, which is called a radula,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45eating some snail soup off the glass.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Wow, that sounds amazing! And you made some great new friends, too!
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I did, but it's really important to remember
0:12:52 > 0:12:56that before you pet any animals, ask the owner's permission.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59One pet you definitely can play with is ours.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Go to the CBeebies website and play the My Pet And Me game.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06It is so much fun and we just love meeting you and your pets.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09I've had such a wonderful day.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18# Today we met a lovely pet
0:13:18 > 0:13:21# We see how much you care for them
0:13:21 > 0:13:24# Thank you so much for sharing them
0:13:24 > 0:13:30# Time for us to just remind you
0:13:30 > 0:13:33# After you've played with your pet
0:13:33 > 0:13:36# Wash your hands, don't forget
0:13:36 > 0:13:39# It doesn't matter what pet you've got
0:13:39 > 0:13:42# You might have one, you might not
0:13:42 > 0:13:48# It's still fun finding out what having a pet is all about
0:13:48 > 0:13:51# My pet, my pet and me
0:13:51 > 0:13:54# My pet, my pet and me
0:13:54 > 0:13:56# My pet, my pet and me
0:13:56 > 0:13:59# Come back and see my pet and me. #
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Bye!