I tried this idea a few years ago - both my ferrets and my cats tended to use it as a litterbox. Potpie would dig and dig and dig and sneeze and sneeze and sneeze, then poop. Some types of play sand are too fine, and tend to get into their noses - be careful. We couldnt break them of the 'use the stuff in the box as litter' habit, so we stopped letting them have the sand. Hope you have better luck. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melissa Litwicki [log in to unmask] Radio Controlled Operation In Vivid Six Ways Of Movement With Reality! [Posted in FML issue 1272]