so...ummm...gross question about dead pets
kit_kats_mom wrote: What do you do with them? I buried him in the rose garden but I know we have animals that dig stuff up around here. I have a large armadillo hole in my butterfly garden to attest to that.
Do I let the girls think hes still there in his box but un dig him and put him in the trash? Do I leave him there and hope nothing comes up to eat him? I mean really...ewwwww!
Now that I'm on that subject, how do they keep animals from digging up people?
Ok brain...step away from the morbid stuff.
~Roo'sMama~ replied: we always just buried our pets when I was growing up, and I don't think any of them ever got dug up. I would know if they had because I had a corner of our grove that was our little pet "cemetery" and I visited it quite regularly to bring flowers. Also when we had our cat put down a couple years ago we just buried her in our back yard, and it never got disturbed. I'd just make sure you buried him deep enough and pack the dirt nice and tight on top of him.
gr33n3y3z replied: My fish go down the hopper like its a final resting place ya know what I mean If the fish are to big to go down then they go in a bag and into the trash they go. Buster went to the Vets and they took care of him
MomToJade&Jordan replied: We used to make a rock memorial on top of ours just big enough so if an animal did come along they were going to have a hard time digging the pet up. The slightly bigger and heavier ones will do. We had a big wooded area behind our house in Naples so there were all sorts of wild life back there.
amynicole21 replied: Did you put him in a box? I don't think you'll have any issues, but the rocks on top might be a good idea.
Bamamom replied: I would say depth too - if the hole is deep enough the animal won't smell the decay. The rocks are a great idea too.
A&A'smommy replied: I definitely suggest putting some rocks either on top or in the dirt it will stop any animal from digging them up. Its also a well know way to keep dogs (particularly labs) from digging holes in their yards!!
coasterqueen replied: That's what i was going to say. I've had to bury two cats now (while Ryan was out of town) - one myself and one with the help of my dad. Both times we just buried them deep and never have we had critters dig them up and we live in the country where we have a lot of critters.
Teesa®© replied: Because we're either in sealed coffins or sealed urns.... or tossed at sea, if you're a fisherman, lol
Kentuckychick replied: So sorry to hear about your little pet We've had hamsters, gerbils, a rabbit, a ferret and a dog that are all now buried in our backyard. The small animals were all buried in boxes and my dad dug down enough that the box was covered with several inches of dirt. The bunny and ferret he dug down several feet so that they were covered with at least a foot of dirt.
In many areas it is actually illeagal to bury your pets, especially large pets (dogs, cats, etc...) without permission and in some you can't bury them period (you have to put them in pet cemetaries or have them cremated). We had to get permission from the city to bury our husky in our backyard and even then when we did we had to make sure that she was in a large enough box and that the hole was 6 foot deep.
kimberley replied: i agree... animals won't dig that deep. no less than 4 feet but usually 6.
we buried my cat about 5-6ft down in the yard and nothing dug her up.
luvmykids replied: Ditto to the depth, I've only had to do it once but I made sure it was about five feet deep and still put rocks on top. Sorry you have to deal with it
Crystalina replied: We've cremated ours and are throughout the house. Our Rottweiller got buried though but we used a backhoe to dig that hole. The same with our horse. We have no teeny animals. They are all cat size and up.
Jackie012007 replied: It has always been my understanding that the whole reason for 6 feet under is that is the depth at which it is believed that decay cannot be detected by wild animals... but I could be wrong. But that is what came to mind!
My parents have a bunch of urns on their mantle with the remains of our pets. One of them was spread in our garden where our dog liked to lay.
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