Okay, my friend needs me to take care of her pet birds while she's going away?

Question

i need help! she kinda pushed me into it, and ive only got til tomorrow til she leaves. i dont know how to explain it to her without her getting mad. i dont want to becuz i dont really understand how to! im afraid that they'll die and then she'll hat me for life! and my dad i alergic to birds and feathers anway. plz help me!

Answer 1

Hey thats ok just explain that your dad is alergic and if she says u have to then tell you cant because u dont know how and tell her it is not your falut if they die if she says ok its not your falut then just try to look after them as best as you can

AND ring her now and tell her u cant

and i have some typos

Answer 2

Can my pet cat come visit while your friend is gone?

Answer 3

its quite easy...simply change the food and water daily, give them attention when u are over or caring for them, and change their cage when it begins to look dirty...

Answer 4

Just give it food and water everyday. Get to know it and love it and give it attention. How long will she be away? Is this just a vacation or a long term absence? Keep the birds in 1 room, isolated from cats, dogs, etc. Make sure you get her cell phone number for specific things and don't be afraid to ask her the specifics of taking care of her birds. The only way you can kill them is by lack or knowledge and negligence. If they're tame birds that are usually out of their cage, make sure they have plenty of time out of their cage (atleast 2-3 hours a day). Don't be afraid of the bird, be bold with it, but gentle. When it hisses at you and tries to bite you don't pull your finger away, this will hinder the bird further (birds sometimes peck things to make sure they're stable to step onto). Make it a fun activity, not a chore! Birds can be fun if you take care of them right! Feel free to e-mail me if you need help.

Answer 5

tell her she will understand she may be upset but l think she would be mad if something were to happen to her bird.....

Tell her that you are afraid of the birds and feel like its not a good idea because of it. That you feel the birds may suffer because you will be afraid to put food and water in its cage because it seems like you are having a problem in this area from what l read.

Answer 6

If you really don't want to then tell her ASAP!!  Don't leave it til the last minute.  At least give her some time to find someone else.  Tel her your Dad said no as he's allergic.  Just do it!!!

Answer 7

Okay, a few things first.

You should have done it when she asked, because if you do it now, she's going to have virtually *no* time to find another home for them.  This will put alot of stress on her; don't worry about taking care of them.

If she's a real friend, she won't care if they die.  Yes, she'll be distraught, but she won't be angry or mad at you.  My friend's guinea pig died at my house, and the first thing she said to me was, "I'm so sorry, Phoenix, that you had to go through that."  I didn't appoligize because she gave me no time to--SHE was the one who's pet had died, but SHE was the one who appoligized to me first.  She cared more for me than for her pet.

It's not that hard to take care of a bird.  Just change their food and water daily, and that's really it.  Since you said "birds", I assume that there are more than one.  That's fine.  They can have each other for company, so you don't need to take them outside or socialize with them, like some birds need.  All you need to do is just change the food and water.

She won't hate you for life.  Like I said, if SHE'S a real friend--she won't care.  If YOU'RE her friend--you wouldn't care either.

All it comes down to is just making sure that you change the food and water.  Just keep them in a place where you father doesn't come that often, maybe like your room or someplace else.

Like I said, if she was pushing you into it, then she was probably desperate to find someone.  If she was begging you, you should read the signs that say, "Please take care of them, you're my last hope, you're my birds' last hope, and I don't have anyone else to take care of them."  If you tell her now that you can't do it, she's going to feel like you betrayed her, because first you say you can--then you say you can't, and you've given her less than 36 hours to find another homes.  I know that sounds like a lot of time, but believe me--it isn't.  I've had that happen to me.  I was more mad at my friend for pushing this stress on me than I would have been if my birds had died at their house!  

Anyways, it's your choice,

Phoenix