Happy ghasts don't drown or suffocate
Drowning
Make a 5x5x5 cube out of glass but leave a 3x3 hole in the top
Place water in the 3x3 hole
For suffocating repeat steps but use sand and/or gravel
Happy ghasts don't drown or suffocate
Drowning
Make a 5x5x5 cube out of glass but leave a 3x3 hole in the top
Place water in the 3x3 hole
For suffocating repeat steps but use sand and/or gravel
It sounds like your hole is too small for the happy ghast to fit inside. Please provide complete steps to reproduce the issue along with a screenshot.