What to do with them?

[CagneyDog]

You don't need betta's, You don't need a nintendo, a photoshop program, a hamster. YOU need to be responsible. You're dog is living on a chain eating food that is basically the equivalent to dirt and you are treating yourself to four betta's, a photoshop program, a new canon camera! Look, as Kay said, when you get older you will hope have the maturity to relize what you are doing right now is wrong.

I screamed because I'm tired of getting acused of not listening. I do listen. I do read, and I do care. Yeah, they're eating, but I don't want to feed them kibble in the first place. It sucks, it's not healthy for them, and my mom's not going to buy any higher quality kibble. As I already said I listen to every single piece of advice.

Reading advice and ACTING on it or two very different things.

[Roxyluvsme13]

You don't need betta's, You don't need a nintendo, a photoshop program, a hamster. YOU need to be responsible. You're dog is living on a chain eating food that is basically the equivalent to dirt and you are treating yourself to four betta's, a photoshop program, a new canon camera! Look, as Kay said, when you get older you will hope have the maturity to relize what you are doing right now is wrong.

A) You dont know my situation. It's not wrong of me to want more bettas.
B) I never said I was getting a Nintendo anytime soon. I said in the FUTURE.
C) I never said I bought photoshop.
D) It's my birthday in 25 days. I want a new camera.
You don't even know me, you don't know my dogs, and for all you know I could be lying about what she eats and how many pets I have, and whatever. (I'm not but just making a point.) I don't see how it can be wrong when I have happy dogs, happy cat, and the rest of my pets are pretty damn happy, too.

[CagneyDog]

A) You dont know my situation. It's not wrong of me to want more bettas.

Yes it is, it is very wrong to want to impulsivly buy more betta's when A) You have some B) You're mother is unemployed and cannot afford them C) You have a dog living on a chain eating crap while meanwhile you are caring for fish.

I wish I didn't know your situation Bri. I literally do because it makes me sick to my stomach. I'm not assuming things, I'm taking what YOU have said and commenting on it. I don't know the whole situation, but I am only commenting on the parts I do know.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Yes it is, it is very wrong to want to impulsivly buy more betta's when A) You have some B) You're mother is unemployed and cannot afford them C) You have a dog living on a chain eating crap while meanwhile you are caring for fish.

I wish I didn't know your situation Bri. I literally do because it makes me sick to my stomach. I'm not assuming things, I'm taking what YOU have said and commenting on it. I don't know the whole situation, but I am only commenting on the parts I do know.

It's not very wrong to want to impulsively buy more bettas when you been giving all your money to your mother so she can keep us clothed and fed. Yeah I had some, your point is? We can afford them. We have food to last a month, and we're using diluted water. She's not on the chain half the time. She gets walked almost every day. She eats crap, it's not the best, but she eats. She's a picky eater.

You really dont know my situation at all. You know nothing about me except I have 10 pets, and alot of stuff about Roxy. You haven't met her, you haven't met Lily, and you haven't met the rest of my pets.


Jadapit, thank you for putting it alot more nicely.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I know you're quite a bit younger than me, but even when I was your age I never, ever bought things for myself....Tango's needs always came before my needs and still do. I buy absolutely everything for her, I even pay for her vet bills as she is solely my responsibility. Of course, I probably have more money than you, but that's not the point. Instead of 'rewarding' yourself with new bettas (when you already have some), your dogs' needs should come first. You do not know that she won't eat a better quality food until you try it. Pet sotres DO take food back, even once its openened as long as you haven't used much of it. It never, ever hurts to try things. I understand that you don't have a lot of money and your mom doesn't either, but your dogs needs are important. There isn't really any reason that Lily needs to have a small breed food, nor is there any reason that Roxy needs to have a large breed food. Yes, in some ways they're beneficial, but a food for the both of them is obviously easier and cheaper. Tia eats regular sized kibble without a problem, Lily should be able to aswell. In a good quality food, the kibble really isn't all that big. And, as others have said, Roxy could jsut as easily it the small bites. I don't really know what else to say without repeating what everyone else has said already. Good luck, and I hope you'll understand that your dogs' needs should come before your wants (you don't need anymore bettas, and technicaaly, you're not saving them because other people will buy them).

[Roxyluvsme13]

I was suspecting my mom to have a new job by my birthday, and it's not like I'm on her every 5 seconds saying I want a new camera, I want a new camera . I currently don't know of any place around here that sells half the foods mentioned on here. We have a Petsmart, but that's about it. Unless our natural pet food store would have it..?

[Vela]

Petsmart carries the Nutro, and some other high qualty foods. They are the more expensive foods, but they last longer than the cheaper foods. If you can buy one kind of food they can both eat it will help your financial situation a bit. Roxy can eat the small kibble fine, especialy ifyou wet it down with a little water first.

[caseysmom]

Please don't take this the wrong way but your Mom paid 400+ for both Lily and tink and she buys crap dog food for Roxy. That part annoys the heck out of me..sorry just being honest.

[Vela]

A) You dont know my situation. It's not wrong of me to want more bettas.
B) I never said I was getting a Nintendo anytime soon. I said in the FUTURE.
C) I never said I bought photoshop.
D) It's my birthday in 25 days. I want a new camera.
You don't even know me, you don't know my dogs, and for all you know I could be lying about what she eats and how many pets I have, and whatever. (I'm not but just making a point.) I don't see how it can be wrong when I have happy dogs, happy cat, and the rest of my pets are pretty damn happy, too.

Actually you did say your mom got you photoshop...that's a hundred dollars right there. Money still spent when it was needed. I hear a lot of you want you want, as in you want a new camera. Your mom is out of work, you have supposedly been giving all of your money to your mom to clothe and feed you guys, why are you asking for a camera? Make a grown up decision Bri and tell your mom you'll get the camera next year, or wait on your present until she is working. That is a very expensive item and food for your mom and yourself and your pets is more important. That would be the responsible thing to do, honestly. You can take it as you will but if you truly gave a crap about the troubles your mom is having, and the troubles in feeding yourselves and the pets, then you would do well for yourself and could be proud of yourself for not being selfish and telling your mom you understand and could just wait and get the camera later. You can get angry with me if you want, but it's a hard fact of life that sometimes we can't always have what we want because it's our birthday or christmas, or we just want it, and have to sometimes just wait. It will happen a lot more in life so it's just some advice, not meant rudely, and take it as you will. I hope the situation is better soon, but it won't change the good advice you have been given here. Good luck.