Please excuse the general tiredness happening up here

請原諒我一臉疲憊的樣子

because I've just got back from America.

因為我剛從美國回來

So I may or may or may not have brought a new baby home with me....

所以我可能有，也可能沒有，帶個新寶貝跟我回家

Tada! Just kidding. [giggles]

登登！開玩笑的 (輕笑)

So yesterday, I went into my local pet shop,

昨天，我去了附近的寵物店

and I went to go and buy myself some supplies

我去那買一些補給品

because with all my animals to feed at home, I always need supplies.

因為家裡所有的寵物都要餵，我總是需要補給品

I need frozen mice for my snakes, I need new seed mix for my hamster,

我需要給蛇的冷凍鼠肉，我需要給倉鼠換新的混合穀物

my two geckos, my tenrecs, my possum, my foster ferret, and my cockroach.

我的兩隻壁虎、我的馬島蝟、我的負鼠、我領養的雪貂、還有我的蟑螂

Cockroaches.

蟑螂們

I have a lot of animals at home. Okay. Let's just get that clear.

我家裡有很多動物，好吧，講得清楚點

I love my local pet shop because they do really, really good work.

我喜歡附近的寵物店，因為他們真的不錯

Unfortunately for me, they have a rescue section.

但很不幸地，對我來說，他們有個援救區

I've got a bit of a thing where I don't like to buy animals if I can rescue or adopt.

我有個小原則是，我不喜歡購買動物，如果我能以援救或領養的方式

I far prefer to do that, and it's kind of my kryptonite.

我更喜歡這麼做，這是我的死穴

I go into the shop, I walk past all the animals that are for sale,

我走進商店，走過動物販賣區

I go straight to have a look at what might be available for adoption.

我直接走去看看有沒有可供領養的動物

And usually I just wanna look at them and my friends in the shop will let me play with them

而通常我只是想要看看牠們，然後我朋友就會讓我跟牠們玩

and cuddle them and love them and ponder them and where I could fit them at home.

抱抱牠們，然後愛上牠們，然後開始思考…家裡有哪裡可以容納牠們的地方

I just want to shout out all the animal girls out there. The struggle is real.

我想跟所有愛動物的女孩們說，這真的很掙扎

You know the struggle. Hit that like button if you know the struggle.

妳懂這種掙扎。按下喜歡，如果妳懂這種掙扎

And yesterday I walked straight to the feed section,

在昨天，我直接走向飼料區

which happened to be the reptile section,

某件事就在爬蟲類區發生了

and I went to go pick up my locusts for my animals at home.

我去幫家裡的動物選蚱蜢

And then I made the biggest mistake ever.

然後我犯了有史以來最大的錯誤

I glanced to my left.

我向左邊瞥了一眼

That's my right. I glanced to my right. [giggles]

那是右邊才對，我向右邊瞥了一眼 (輕笑)

And in the corner of this little vivarium,

在角落的小型動物櫥櫃

I see the cutest little crested gecko.

我看到最可愛的睫角守宮 (註：又稱鳳頭壁虎)

Just squished, peeking behind a leaf at the glass at me.

壓扁一片樹葉並躲在後面，透過玻璃看著我

And anybody who doesn't know what a crested gecko looks like they are just the cutest geckos ever.

如果有人不知道睫角守宮長什麼樣子，牠們是最可愛的壁虎了

He was so tiny. I work with crested geckos which are, you know,

牠好小一隻，我跟睫角守宮相處過，你知道的

full adult size, sort of like, you know, 9-10 inches long.

完全成年的尺寸，大約 9-10 英吋長

This one is like this big and he's peeking at me.

這隻只有這丁點大，然後牠在偷看我

And there was a post-it note on it which said "For adoption." I was like...

上面貼著便條紙寫著「認領中」，我就…

Oh my God. So I had to ask my friends in the shop.

老天鵝啊！我一定得問問我朋友

I said, "What is the deal with this crested gecko?" And they said that he got dumped.

我說：「這隻睫角守宮是怎麼回事？」他們說牠被丟出來了

Yeah, she was sold a couple of weeks ago,

沒錯，牠幾個禮拜前賣掉了

and then got returned because they changed their mind.

但過沒多久就回來了，因為買家改變心意

So she's up for adoption.

所以牠現在正等待領養

I was just like... [heavy breathing]

我就…(大力呼吸)

Insert heavy breathing!

深呼吸！

They said, "Em, do you wanna...

他們說：「Em 妳想不想…

hold him?"

抱抱牠？」

Yeah, I do! [laughing]

當然，我要！(笑)

I had him in my hands, and he was just ,you know, super quick because he's not used to being handled,

我把牠捧在手上，牠動得很快，因為牠不習慣被捧住

but he's just the most gorgeous thing and I turn around after a little bit of time,

但牠真的是最美麗的小東西，過一陣子後我轉過來

and my friend who works in the pet store there.

然後我那在寵物店工作的朋友

He's standing there with a tub and he's like, "I knew you were gonna take it home."

他拿個桶子站在那，一副「我知道妳要帶牠回家。」

And I was like, "Yeah I am!"

我說：「我要！」

So I wanna introduce you guys to my new gecko Hold on. Wait. Do not move.

所以我要跟你們介紹我的新寵物壁虎，等等，別走

So this little guy is my new Gecko. He doesn't have a name yet,

所以這個小傢伙就是我的新守宮，牠還沒有名字

so if you have a name suggestion, please pop it down below.

所以如果你有什麼建議，請在下方留言

I would really appreciate a couple of suggestions.

我會好好看看那些建議

I think he's a boy. He's really good.

我想牠是個男孩，牠真的很棒

I can tell that he's been handled a little bit.

我告訴你，牠已經被我捧在手上一段時間

Because you know he's not flighting, and typically you get baby geckos

因為牠現在已經不怕了，通常你帶回一個幼年守宮

and they're leaping off into the abyss at every chance they get.

當牠們逮到機會就會往任何地方跳走

They will literally be what like this and just leap off into nowhere. and just, splat, on the ground.

牠們就會像這樣，跳到其他地方去，啪搭一聲，跳到地上

So if you have a little crested gecko, do be careful not to hold them too high up

所以如果你有隻小睫角守宮，小心別捧得太高

because they do have a tendency to leap.

因為牠們很有可能會跳出去

Oh, hello. Are you handsome?

你好，你是帥哥嗎？

I think you're very handsome.

我覺得你很帥

Oh, okay, let's let's walk on Emma's nose. This is a very fun game.

好吧，我們來 Emma 的鼻子上逛逛，挺有趣的

I have a gecko on my nose.

有隻守宮在我鼻子上

Okay, this this is a good look right here.

好，現在這樣看起來還不賴

I need this tattooed on immediately.

我要馬上刺上這個刺青

Oh my God.

天啊！

Gecko eyebrows. They're gonna be the new thing on Instagram.

守宮眉，放在 Instagram 上一定很酷

Oh, where are you going? Come back!

你要去哪裡？回來！

Ah! Oh my God, you're adorable.

啊！我的天，你太可愛了

Oh, he's getting ready to jump.

他準備要跳了

Here, jump here.

這裡，跳過來這裡

You gonna jump? I'm launching in 3, 2 — oh.

你想要跳了？我來倒數，3、2

That's okay. That happens to the best of them.

沒關係，對他們來說這樣最好了

Crested geckos are really commonly kept as pets.

睫角守宮經常被當作寵物飼養

They're quite easy to keep.

牠們很容易養

It's not to say you should rush out and buy one, you should give it serious consideration

這不是說你應該馬上衝出去買一隻，你應該要認真考慮

and I've kept these guys extensively. I always know my limits,

我養了各式各樣的寵物，我知道我的極限在哪裡

I never bring home more than what I can afford to look after, both in time as well as financially.

不論是時間上或經濟上，我如果無法照料，我就不會帶回家

So it is a responsibility. I just want to throw that out there.

這是個責任感，我只是想告訴你們這一點

Please don't feel that it's okay just to rush out and buy something because it's cute.

請不要因為某樣東西很可愛就衝出去買，不要認為這種觀念是沒問題的

Because it's not fair. Ultimately, it's a life that you're responsible for.

因為這是不公平的，這終究是一個你要負責任的生命

Everything that happens to him from now on is my responsibility.

從現在開始發生的任何事都是我的責任

Equally, any animal you bring home is your responsibility.

同樣地，任何動物你帶回家後，就是你的責任

No, they can't tell you when they're in pain,

不，當牠們痛苦地時候牠們無法告訴你

or what they need, so you have to be able to provide them with as much care as possible.

或是牠們需要什麼，所以你必須盡可能提供牠們所需要的

Everyone thinks that crested geckos have like suckers on their legs.

很多人覺得睫角守宮的腳上有吸盤

He's actually got microscopic little hairs that help him to climb up vertical surfaces and hold on.

其實牠有非常微小的茸毛，可以幫助牠爬上垂直表面並且維持身體

So that's a fun fact for you.

告訴你這個有趣的小知識

if his progress continues and I think it will,

如果牠繼續成長，我想牠會

because he's just such a lovely, laid-back gecko, then he'll be coming with me

因為牠是隻如此可愛、慵懶的守宮，然後牠會繼續跟我

on shows to meet children in schools to teach them all about

到學校教孩子有關

exotic pet care and about the environment, and yeah just to be loved by people of all ages!

外來種寵物的照護與牠們的生存環境，牠會受到大人小孩的喜愛

We're going back on my face. That's okay because you can.

要回到我的臉上嗎，沒關係，因為是你

Oh, maybe not the mouth. Do not repeat at home.

噢，不要爬到嘴巴，別再做這種事

Yes, you could just.... ah! Bleugh. Not recommended.

對，你可以…啊！不建議這樣

And that is Emma's perfect example on how to catch salmonella.

這就是 Emma 完美示範如何得到沙門氏菌的範例

So I will let you guys know what name I choose and thank you in advance for your suggestions.

所以我會讓大家知道我選了什麼名字，再次感謝你的建議

I do think he's a boy but I could be mistaken.

我認為他是個男孩，但我可能是錯的

It could be a girl, but the paws are looking quite large

牠可能是女孩，但牠腳掌看起來很大

so I would say it's a male offhand.

所以我就認為牠是公的

But you know, that can change! Still, I would be quite happy for him to be a little boy.

但你知道的，我的想法是可以改變的！儘管如此，我還是很開心牠能成為一個小男孩

Typically people always want pretty geckos to turn up being female

通常人們總是希望漂亮的守宮會是雌性

because females can lay eggs and make you money.

因為雌性會下蛋，然後讓你賺錢

But he's not gonna be a breeder under any circumstances.

但牠不管什麼情況下都不該成為種畜

Oh, I'm being rude! So a little bit of exciting news that I wanted to tell you guys is that

噢，我有點失態了！所以我要告訴你們一個令人興奮的消息

I'm going to start featuring some of my workplace animals in my videos.

我的影片中會開始出現我工作地點的動物

For anyone who doesn't know, I basically work in animal education, animal encounters.

跟不知道的人說一下，基本上我在動物教育中心、體驗中心工作

So taking animals into schools, giving talks... It is very exciting,

所以會帶一些動物到學校，做講解，那很讓人興奮

I'm gonna start featuring some of my workplace animals in my videos,

我的影片裡面要開始出現一些工作地點的動物

so let me know what you'd like to see!

所以讓我知道你們想看什麼吧！

If you follow me on my social media,

如果你有追蹤我的社群網站

you will know that I work with a lot of different animals.

你就會知道我跟許多不同動物工作

Animals like fruit bats, armadillos, meerkats, birds of prey.

像狐蝠、犰狳、狐獴、猛禽

Let me know what you would like to see a video of, and in particular.

讓我知道你們想看甚麼樣的影片，可以詳細一點

if there's a particular kind of video you'd like,

如果有你特別喜歡的影片類型

like the reproduction of the animals or how to handle them

像如何繁殖動物或如何碰觸牠們

or just like general showing them off. Just let me know.

或只是普通的展示牠們，都可以讓我知道

I'm gonna pop this guy back now. Because you are a superstar for your first time out.

現在回來這個傢伙身上，因為你是個明星，這是你的初登場

Yes, you were. I'm so happy with him,

是的，你是。我很開心跟牠在一起

he is so cute!

牠好可愛！

He's got this really lovely little fat belly and, you know, he's just in great condition.

牠有著超可愛的小肚子，而且牠現在狀況很好

So although he is a rescue, you know, he wasn't neglected or anything, I don't think.

雖然牠是被我救出來的，但我不覺得牠有被疏於照顧

He seems in great condition, and he still got his tail!

牠看起來狀況很好，牠的尾巴還在

These guys can lose their tail, so if you're handling a crested gecko,

這些傢伙會斷尾，所以如果你捧著一隻睫角守宮

do be careful not to pinch them or to stress them out too much

請小心不要捏牠們，或是壓太大力

because they will drop their tail, and they won't grow it back.

因為牠們會斷尾，並且不會長回來

If they do drop their tail,

如果牠們的尾巴掉了

you know, it's not the end of the world. Some people actually prefer it

這不是世界末日，有的人其實比較喜歡這樣

and call crested geckos who don't have their tails "frog butts."

並且叫那些沒有尾巴的睫角守宮「青蛙屁股」

In fact, my boyfriend, Danny, and I,

事實上，我的男朋友 Danny 跟我

just two weeks ago in America,

兩週前在美國

Adopted a frog butt crested gecko with a bulgy eye.

領養了一隻眼睛突出且有青蛙屁股的睫角守宮

I have to show you him, he's the funniest thing. His name's Ziggy, as in Ziggy Stardust.

我一定要給你們看看，牠真的超有趣，牠的名字是 Ziggy，就是 Ziggy Stardust 中的 Ziggy

This is Ziggy, and one of his eyes is a bit special.

這就是 Ziggy，牠有個眼睛比較特別點

We think it's because of head trauma but we don't know for sure. He's an adoption.

我想那是因為頭部創傷，但我們不確定，牠是被領養的

But yeah, this is my little dude. Let me know what your thoughts are and what his name could be.

但，對，這是我的小兄弟，讓我知道你們的想法，還有你們覺得牠要叫什麼名字

And for my current subscribers, thank you so much for subscribing to my channel.

還有已經訂閱的你們，非常感謝你們訂閱我的頻道

It means amazing things to me to see my subscriber count go up every single day.

每天看著我的訂閱人數上升真的很開心

My whole...

我…

The whole reason for my channel. This is kind of just like a creative outlet for me,

我開設頻道的原因，這就像一個展現創意的管道

I like to talk, I like to talk about animals.

我喜歡講話，我喜歡談論動物

So I have actually hidden my subscriber count because it's not about the numbers for me.

所以我其實把訂閱數藏起來了，因為對我來說數字不是重點

But I just wanted to say thank you to each and every person who does watch my video. It means a lot.

但我就是想跟你們每個訂閱的人跟看過影片的人說聲謝謝，這意義重大

And if you think that anyone would enjoy this video, please share it.

如果你覺得還有人會喜歡這個影片，請分享出去

If you liked it, hit the like button.

如果你喜歡，按下喜歡

And if you didn't like it, then you can put the down button.

如果你不喜歡，那你可以按不喜歡

But why would you do that?

但你為什麼這麼做？

Thanks so much for watching guys, and I will see you in another video again,

感謝你們的收看，我們很快就會在其他影片見

I hope very shortly. See you later. Bye!

我希望不會太久，再見

Psst! Don't forget to subscribe!

噓！別忘了訂閱！