I buried her behind house where ground was not frozen solid and before heavy snow. Did not open box to look at her, just dug hole till I hit rocks, pretty deep, and just wide enough 'for equal box.. wasn't able to dig by baby tree, too frozen, even using very hot water. So frustrated, nearly cried that she'd be stuck in my freezer like a hot pocket for who knew how long. It's snowing right now, feels like it hasn't stopped.
But I grabbed the shovel and made damn sure she's be at rest. My gallbladder needs to come out soon so it hurt but the next morning we had 6 to 8in of snow I think. So I'm glad she is at peace, in a way. Used dirt I'd saved from a tank cleaning, plus what I dug up. The grass will grow back more beautiful than ever. And she's right under the plug for heat wire with some stones that reminded me of her coloring. So I'll never forget.
Banjo seems fine, eating but not a lot, burrowing a lot, but soaking and pooping.