Can't bury pet?

[TidalWaves]

Hi guys, I've been hunting round the forums for a solution to my problem and although there are a few people with similar issues, I've not had any luck with the suggested fixes they were offered.
My specific issue is this: I have a pet rat that died of a heart attack. I immediately built a grave for him, but none of my colonists have the option to haul him to it. He's currently in my freezer.
I know that when others have had issues with not being able to bury colonists it's usually their permissions. However, I've checked, un-checked, re-checked, re-built, re-loaded to no avail.
I've even deactivated all my mods one by one to see if they're the issue.

I was wondering if anyone knows if this is a bug (game/mod), or if the game simply doesn't allow burying small animals? Thanks for your help all xxx

[CptMarko]

you could always keep him in the freezer till you find a Resurrector mech serum

[TidalWaves]

Genius! xxx :-D

[Jiala]

I don't think you can bury dead pets. The only options I've found is to drag them to the butcher table and butcher them into meat/leather, or put them in the crematorium.

[Jaasrg]

For game purposes graves are just one body stockpiles.
So for quick fix, copy your freezer setting into grave and up priority on grave/lower priority on freezer.

Originally posted by Cptmarko:

you could always keep him in the freezer till you find a Resurrector mech serum

What in the...

[Surmene]

You need to look at the settings of the grave and allow animals to be buried.

[Tinasbuddy]

eat the pet and let the essence of the dead animal flow through you

[M.K.]

To give a beloved Pet a decent burial:

Construct a grave, or better yet a sarcophagus.
Select the grave, select it's properties. Click "allow animals"
This grave can now accommodate animal burials, including your pet.

Note that you cannot quite "reserve" the grave for a specific pet, in the same way you can reserve a grave or sarcophagus for a specific colonist, even a non-dead one.

Sidenote:If you bury your pet in a sarcophagus, and put it in a room, that room becomes a "tomb". Visiting a colonist or pet's tomb gives colonist mood buff, and (i think) solitary recreation.

Here is my Hunter "huntsman", taking his bonded pet Robbie to his grave.
(robbie killed off for demonstration purposes, timewrap incoming to undo this)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1682967677

[TwoTonGamer]

Your desired grave for your pet needs to have a higher priority than the stockpile it is currently in so the colonists know there is a better place for it.

Try temporarily disallowing rats in the stockpile your pet is in and then issue the haul order.

I would first ensure the desired grave allows animals (rats in particular), fresh and rotten allowed correctly and throw in critical priority just to be sure.

[Jaasrg]

Originally posted by M.K.:

Visiting a colonist or pet's tomb gives colonist mood buff, and (i think) solitary recreation.

Yes for recreation, no for mood unless you're playing B18 or somewhere there.

[TidalWaves]

Thanks guys, I didn't think of priorities, I'll give that a whirl and report back xx

[TidalWaves]

You guys are the best, it was my priority screwing things up! Thanks so much! xx

[Dusty]

Originally posted by Tinasbuddy:

eat the pet and let the essence of the dead animal flow through you

You'll always be with us, Fluffles, in our hearts...

...And our digestive tracts.

[CptMarko]

Originally posted by Armoured-Lemming:

Originally posted by Tinasbuddy:

eat the pet and let the essence of the dead animal flow through you

You'll always be with us, Fluffles, in our hearts...

...And our digestive tracts.

don't forget on us in a nice fashionable coat