0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello. Welcome to My Pet And Me. I'm Rory.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06I'm Ferne. We hoped you'd join us.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09We've been cleaning the barn for animals.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Lots of animals make excellent pets and we love meeting yours.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15We do. Rory, what are your plans?
0:00:15 > 0:00:16I'm off to meet new friends
0:00:16 > 0:00:20- and you can come with me. Let's go.- Have fun.- See you.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24# My pet My pet and me
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0:00:27 > 0:00:32# Down every street Are pets to meet
0:00:32 > 0:00:35# Some big, some small Some scaly, some furry
0:00:35 > 0:00:39# Some keep very still Some are always in a hurry
0:00:39 > 0:00:42# Some have four paws
0:00:42 > 0:00:44# Some have sharp claws
0:00:44 > 0:00:46- # Some quack - Some bark
0:00:46 > 0:00:47- # Some purr - Some moo
0:00:47 > 0:00:49- # Some grunt - Some squawk
0:00:49 > 0:00:51# Some cock-a-doodle-doo
0:00:51 > 0:00:54# My pet My pet and me
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0:01:02 > 0:01:04WOOF
0:01:04 > 0:01:06HISS
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Today we're in Surrey to meet Sophie and her guinea pigs.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11I absolutely love guinea pigs
0:01:11 > 0:01:15because they're so cuddly. Shall we go and find them? Come on.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22THEY SQUEAK
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- Hello.- Hi, Rory.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26- Hi, Sophie. Hi, Mum. - Hello, how are you?
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I'm good. How are you guys?
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- These are my guinea pigs. - They're very lovely.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- What are their names?- Lolly and Ben.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Oh, they're so cute.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Now, which one is which? We've got one in a tunnel here.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40That one's Lolly. That one's Ben.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Oh, they're very, very sweet.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Now, are they brother and sister?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- How do they know each other? - They're mummy and baby.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- Oh, mummy and baby?- Yeah.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- But wait a minute. One's called Ben. - Yeah.- Ben's a girl?
0:01:53 > 0:01:55We thought he was a boy, but he had a baby,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57so we found out he was a girl.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Hello. Hello, guys.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02They're too busy.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Now, I tell you what, these guys must like playing.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07What games do they like to play?
0:02:07 > 0:02:11They like to go through some tunnels, like that one.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- So they like playing and hiding in tunnels?- Yes.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17That's not a surprise because guinea pigs are prey animals,
0:02:17 > 0:02:22which means, in the wild, there are other animals that try and eat them.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Now, I would like to pick the guinea pigs up.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- Do you think we can do that?- Yes.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29We have to be careful, cos they're prey animals -
0:02:29 > 0:02:32they get a fright if you swoop down from above.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36You've got to carefully pick them up with your hands from beneath.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Oh, there we go. Look at these two.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- They're lovely, aren't they?- Yes.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- So, I've got Ben and you've got Lolly there. Is that right?- Yes.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Listen to them chattering away.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Can you hear them? THEY SQUEAK
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Yes.- What is your favourite thing about your guinea pigs?
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- I like holding them and looking after them.- Do you?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- Do you like giving them strokes and cuddles?- Yes.- Lovely, isn't it?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Have you seen how shiny the coats are? Look at that.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Look at how shiny it is.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20It means your guinea pigs are very healthy.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- That's good, isn't it?- Yes.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24What do you think of their little feet?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Have you seen? Look here.- Yeah. - What's on the end of those?
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- Sharp nails.- They can dig and move around with those, can't they?
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- Yes.- That helps them crawl through tunnels and hide.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- And they're very quick at running. - Are they?- Yeah.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Faster than you?- No.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- You must love them very much. Do you?- Yes.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Ferne, can you give us some fun facts about our furry friends here?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Of course, Rory.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50MOO! MEOW!
0:03:50 > 0:03:53A female guinea pig is called a sow,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56and a male guinea pig is called a boar.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Guinea pigs are cautious little creatures
0:03:59 > 0:04:02and they approach new things carefully.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07They use their whiskers first, so they can run away if they need to.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11They can also freeze very quickly
0:04:11 > 0:04:16if they are scared or worried about anything.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Guinea pigs are very chatty and they love to make lots of noise.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22THEY SQUEAK
0:04:25 > 0:04:28WOOF!
0:04:29 > 0:04:30There we go.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Guinea pigs are very cute,
0:04:32 > 0:04:36and they need lots of looking after, just like all pets do.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38How do you look after your guinea pigs?
0:04:38 > 0:04:42We give them nice food, make sure they don't run off,
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- and make sure nothing scares them. - That's very good, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Do you keep the hutch nice and clean? - Yeah.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Shall we give theirs a clean now? Yeah, come on.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55We'll leave the guinea pigs to exercise in the run
0:04:55 > 0:04:58while we clean out the hutch, where they sleep and eat.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01THEY SQUEAK
0:05:01 > 0:05:05We need to take everything out.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Everything? All this dirty stuff out?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13We'll take them out the way.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16'We have to give my guinea pigs fresh hay every day,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20'and clean them out completely every week.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24'Guinea pigs need a nice big hutch,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27'with room for them to run about and stretch up.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33'We put in newspaper and pet-safe wood shavings...
0:05:35 > 0:05:38'..and then hay for their bed.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40'They can eat the hay too.'
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Hey, that reminds me.- Yeah. - Looking at this hay -
0:05:44 > 0:05:47did you know that guinea pigs' teeth grow for ever?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50They keep growing so they need to have hay
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- so they can grind them down so they're short. Did you know?- Yeah.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57They sleep on it but also chew it to rub down their teeth.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Imagine if we had teeth like that.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Can you imagine how big our teeth would go?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- They'd be huge, wouldn't they?- Yeah. - THEY SQUEAK
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- This is looking nice and clean. Are we all done?- No, look.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- We need to empty out the old food and give them new food.- Yes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Tip out this old food.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- Got it.- Oh, you're very strong.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- There we go. - That's enough food for them.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Pop that in there.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37OK, let's take this off.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38Right, let's go.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42THEY SQUEAK
0:06:43 > 0:06:46'Guinea pigs need fresh water every day.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51'Guinea pigs mostly eat grass and hay.'
0:06:51 > 0:06:54There we go.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59'They also eat fresh fruit and veg, like broccoli and kale.'
0:06:59 > 0:07:02THEY SQUEAK
0:07:04 > 0:07:08So, we've got the fresh water here. I'll pop that in first.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- And we also have here some fresh vegetables.- Yeah.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15It's a good idea to give guinea pigs fresh veg every day,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18so they get the vitamins they need.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20It's a treat, so don't give them too much,
0:07:20 > 0:07:22and their main diet is grass and hay.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- Shall we pop a couple of bits in? - Yeah.- We've got broccoli here.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Do you want to put that in? - Yeah, good idea.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32It's a good idea to hide vegetables around the cage
0:07:32 > 0:07:35so guinea pigs can explore and find them,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37but don't forget where they are.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Look out for them so they don't go rotten.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42THEY SQUEAK
0:07:42 > 0:07:44It's looking fantastic.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- I think it's time we put the guinea pigs inside, don't you?- Yes.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53It's OK. That's it.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Right, I'm going to pop Ben in now. OK, there we go.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Ben's straight in there. Right, let's do all this up.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05And the bottom ones.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- There we go. All done. Look. Do you think they're happy?- Yeah.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Look, somebody pinched that bit of broccoli.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- Who was that?- Ben.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Was it Ben?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Well done, Sophie. Those guys look very happy.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22High-five.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Whoa!
0:08:26 > 0:08:28MEOW
0:08:31 > 0:08:34THEY SQUEAK
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- Sophie, Ben and Lolly are very chatty, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Now, if Ben and Lolly could do anything at all,
0:08:41 > 0:08:43what do you think they would do?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45DRUMROLL
0:08:45 > 0:08:47If my pets could do anything,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- they could be in an orchestra. - CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS
0:08:50 > 0:08:53They would play the recorder,
0:08:53 > 0:08:54and the guitar,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56and they would sing.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58# La la la la la... #
0:08:58 > 0:09:03And they would play in big concert halls to big audiences.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Me and my family will all go and watch them
0:09:07 > 0:09:10and at the end we'll give them big claps and cheers.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13APPLAUSE
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Sophie, what's your favourite thing to do with your guinea pigs?
0:09:22 > 0:09:26I like to play with them and I like to build them a maze.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- That sounds great. Shall we build one now?- Yeah.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- We've got some food here for them to look for.- Yeah.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35I bet they'll love that. Let's get started.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40Yeah, I'm going to put this here.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42A statue right in the middle.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Yes.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55They can run this side of the run, like that.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Yeah, great idea.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Another statue next to where the food's going to be.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21They will definitely not be able to fit under that.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Far too big to squeeze under that. - Yes.- Isn't she?- Yes.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Ha-ha-ha! Right, let's put the food out, then.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Now, remember, it's a treat, so we won't give them too much.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39I'm going to put a little pile of kale on here.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Ha-ha! Good work.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Does this, like, look like it's done?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51I think that looks absolutely perfect.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Shall we put the guinea pigs in? - Yeah.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Lollipop.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Come with me, Lolly. Yes, girl.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Wow.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- Lolly!- Are you going to share it?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Ha-ha-ha!- Ha-ha!
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- What happened there? Lolly pinching it.- Ha-ha!
0:11:19 > 0:11:23Ben doesn't mind. Look, he's found another piece.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Oh, look, Ben's found the kale.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Lolly's found some parsley. Look, it's disappearing.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Chomp-chomp-chomp. Did you see that?
0:11:37 > 0:11:38Yeah.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41Hi, guys.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Oh, what a mess.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Ha-ha-ha!
0:11:45 > 0:11:47They're creating chaos.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48Yes. Tee-hee-hee!
0:11:48 > 0:11:51They're walking around and not noticing
0:11:51 > 0:11:53they're knocking everything over.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57I think they've just got a one-track mind. They're chasing the food.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Now, Ben's following Lolly to see where she's going.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Oh, Lolly.- Ha-ha-ha!
0:12:03 > 0:12:07There's a block. There's a traffic jam.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Ha-ha-ha!
0:12:11 > 0:12:15That was great. They really enjoyed that, didn't they?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Yes, it looks like they did.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- They've made a mess, haven't they? - Mm-hmm.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Sophie, thank you for letting me come and visit.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Thank you for visiting.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26It was lovely to meet Ben and Lolly.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- They are absolutely marvellous. - Thank you.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31Hmm...
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0:12:46 > 0:12:50- Hi, Ferne. Hi, wee Jellybean. - Hi, Rory. You're looking happy.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- What have you been up to? - I'm very happy.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55I had a great time with my new friends.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- We had fun together.- That is amazing.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Jellybean is having a bit of a cuddle at the minute.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03He looks very happy. Pets are brilliant,
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0:13:07 > 0:13:10Two pets you can definitely play with are ours.
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0:13:25 > 0:13:27# We see how much you care for them
0:13:27 > 0:13:31# Thank you so much for sharing them
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0:13:37 > 0:13:41# After you've played with your pet Wash your hands
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0:13:49 > 0:13:55# It's still fun finding out What having a pet is all about
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