thank you those that replied and told me about the starch peanuts.... I don't think I have seen any as yet, but now I know how to tell what they are and where to get them..... aw, whatever they enjoy digging in, whether rice, dirt, or starch peanuts, or laundry, I suspect the item will be everywhere! That's why some use "enclosed" boxes.......but there is nuthing more fun, the Gang has told me, than digging with gusto and scattering the whatever EVERYWHERE Madeline and theHole n the Wall Gang: Mitten, Taffy, & Sadie, & Ely.; Meeska & Samii; & Charlie dog DIP Angie, Danny & Jesssie, Syd, Sammie , little Gadget, & Monte dog [Posted in FML 7606]