dooks all condolences to all with missing or sick bundles of fur. i had a close call over the weekend i found a piece of soft rubber that my kids were chewing on and got very worried for dear of blockage.(thank you Ron for your help and support) i watched them closely for almost 36 hours. and I'm happy to report they are safe, happy, healthy, and playing. also i thought i would list again some of the things i use for my kids for general cleaning the best thing I've found is natures miracle it gets up mess I've used it on and you spay it were the mess was and let it dry and it will remove any smell that would attract the little #$^% back to that spot again. for bedding aside from hammies, sleep sacks i use pet fresh (shredded paper) on the bottom of the cage it gives them something soft to lay on. on hot days or if they don't want to be to fare from the bathroom. and i use barn dry in the litter box these are wood pellets (similar to the ones in stoves)but these are treated so that they absorb moister they then swell up and turn to saw dust and best of all it even eliminates the smell you would have to get into the box to detect any oder of poop. the barn dry comes in a 40LB bag for about $3 to $5.00 and last me about 2 mouths. hope this helps a few of you . p.s. when i had my pogo cremated my vet went though a pet cemetery in Aberdeen WA it only cost me $40.00 with 4 days freezer use. rich samantha & barnaby & the ghost of pogo [Posted in FML issue 3944]