Have been ferretsitting for two that use pellets. THe best way I have found to clean the box is to first remove the stools from the box using a slotted cat litter scoop. This leaves saw dust and the pellets. Then I use a deep fry basket to sift out the saw dust by pouring the pellets in small heaps into the deep fry basket held over a waste can. THen put the sifted pellets into a spare container till the whole pan is clean where the sifted pellets are returned for reuse. On the ferts, I clip the fur under the tail closely. This prevents the inevitable 'dingle pellets' from gathering on the fert. Gordon, Byte-me, Nibble-ed, Kodo, But, Pamba, Kepri and Diz [Posted in FML issue 3637]