blu wrote: “How do I fly with my grandson’s goldfish about 3500 miles, 4 airports?”
Should be pretty easy. Get a good strong plastic bag. Using water from the fish’s tank, fill the bag a couple inches deep. Dump the fish in and seal the bag, taking care to leave plenty of air. Put the bag in a strong box and ship normally in checked baggage.
As long as the bag contains enough water to cover the fish and there’s plenty of air, the fish will last a long time. I’m talking about 20% water / 80% air in a tightly inflated bag. Make sure the bag don’t leak of course, even if it’s upended. Oh, put the fish in right before you leave home so it has fresh air/water.
This is the same method used to ship exotic fish every day. As long as the box doesn’t freeze or cook in a very hot warehouse along the way, everything should be fine. You should probably also check with the airline to make sure all of the above advice is OK for them as each airline has their own way of dealing with pets.
Wow, thanks!!! I was picturing myself, sitting in one of the seats that make you want to scream at the flight attendents “Hey, Greyhound bus company called, they want their vintage seats back” with the tray table in the down position, with Fishy sitting in a plastic cup in the cupholder!! (gawd, is there anything I won’t do for my grandkids???!)
Maybe I’ll go to Petsmart and get one of their boxes...and heat seal the poor thing in.