Dem bones
Question: Fluffy, my pet guinea pig, died recently. We buried him in a
cardboard shoebox about 75 centimetres down. I am driving my mom mad by asking
if Fluffy is just bones yet. Is he? And if he isn’t when will he become just
bones? And if he doesn’t, what will happen to him?
—Dimitri Maxwell
Fluffy was buried four weeks ago in the San Francisco Bay area, which has a
temperate climate. I am constantly being asked by Dimitri, “Is Fluffy bones
now?” I would appreciate some detailed information on decomposition and the time
involved in order…
