Thank you all for your responses regarding my question about the scratching post. My kids do have a dig box, but they have not played in it for some time since Bilbo decided to eat the biodegradeable packing peanuts I filled it with. (He doesn't seem to understand when I tell him that just because he CAN eat them doesn't mean he SHOULD.) So, I will be going out this weekend to find something else to fill it with. I tried rice once but quickly found I was alergic to the dust it produced. (Eyes and throat swelled) Perhaps I will try beans... Any suggestions on a particular brand/type? Thanks! Crystal in Spokane, Wash. with Baby, Bilbo & Frodo Missing the Zigmeister, who waits at the bridge [Posted in FML issue 3848]