How far down should I dig to bury a betta fish?

Question

My daughter's betta just died and she wants to bury him. I was wondering how far down I should dig so that animals won't be able to dig him up.

Answer 1

When I bury small fish I usually try to make it around a foot. I dont think an animal will try to dig that far for something so small. I just buried one a few weeks ago and I put mine in a ziplock baggie and put it in one of those baby wipe containers, just to make sure no buggies got to it.

Answer 2

Typically the graves are 6 feet, the casket and vault together are approximately 3 feet, so there is 3 feet of dirt on the vault, not 6 like someone else said. Also, there hasn't been any graverobbing for a good number of years. When they stack them, they usually dig down 10 feet. The vaults are either double-depth (designed to hold 2 caskets) or the vaults are stacked directly on topof each other. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

dig far down enough, when youre done burying it, sprinkle some black pepper over the "grave" other animal (dogs,cat) wont dig there because the pepper stings their noses

Answer 4

put it in a bottle of some sort and bury it a foot deep that will keep the smell from attracting animals

Answer 5

10 feet 6 inches.... or just go with 3 inches, they shouldnt really dig it up, and if its a dog or a cat they will carry it off and eat it quick like anyways

Answer 6

8-10 inches

Answer 7

aww,,, so sweet that your not flushing him! let her decide how deep. bettas are cool fish! get her another! name it sarah!

p.s. I wouldnt worry about animals digging him up.

Answer 8

aww bless her heart..seal it in a zipplock back so the animals cant smell it.

Answer 9

6-8in should be enough.wont be much smell with such a small fish.