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My sister is going out of town for two months What should she do about her Beta fish2007-11-24 23:39:28

My sister is going out of town, and won't be back for another two months. She has not yet found anybody willing to take care of her Beta fish. Anybody have any suggestions about what to do?

( P.S. I won't be able to take care of it either ).

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They are really low maintainance .Does she not have even 1 friend to help?My little girl had 1 for years that she took care of herself and she was a preteen at the time.Surly there is someone that can do this for your sis.Let them know if it DOES die she won't blame them or offer to a petstore as a last resort.They just can't be placed in the same tank with another beta as they will fight.

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put him in a pond

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Zoo

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why wouldn't you take care of it? has your sister taken care of things for you in the past when you needed?

beta fish are relatively easy, just listen to how she attends to it.. then do as that.. they don't need much food, water transfer isn't all that. keep away from other fish and keep the water temp cool.

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see if a pet store wants him, otherwise you might just have to flush him

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Well then I guess the beta will be belly up when she gets back. Why can't you take care of it? A fish is the easiest thing to take care of when someone is on vacation. You change the water in the bowl (unless its in a tank) a few times and wash it out to get the gunk out. Fill it back up and put the fish back in. You don't have to let the fish out several times a day to go to the bathroom and you don't have to scoop the litter box. Does she have a neighbor who might be able to keep an eye on the little swimmer? Schools are starting back.Find out if one of the teachers would like to have a class pet for 2 months. Or a pre-school class. Do you know any teachers?

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She can take it with her.Look at the betta's in wal-mart and most pet stores.They exist in a tiny amount of water, in a little plastic dish.She can carry him to her destination in a very small covered container,. and buy a vase or something when she gets whee she's going.

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They have feeding tablets that you can drop in but only problem is I think the longest one last one month. Call a pet store they might have ideas.

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she can put him in a jar and tie it around her neck like bill murray in the movie 'what about bob'! lol jk, if the tank is small maybe she can take it withher, they arent that big of a fish. im sure she can carry him in jar on her trip and set up the tank where ever she is staying. other than that im not sure. good luck though!