Well, we did it now....we changed to the wood stove pellets yesterday. I used a trick that was suggested and put in a few pieces of wet clumps and a few poops. The first thing they did was....naturally started digging tunnels. I only had about a 1 1/2" layer in the box. All 4 were having fun until...WAIT! Pogo dug his tunnel right into the goodies I left for him and turned right around...hissed at the other 3 and proceeded to go potty! I guess he wanted his privacy, right? haha After he got done....the other 3 went too. They normally go potty right next to the box on a paper towel. I only have one box for them which is hooked to their cage (I use a second one for the insert) and then in front of that (another corner) is where the paper towel is. They all are real good about just using those 2 places. Well, this morning I was in for a major shock! I was doing the first of 3 cleaning sessions (per day) and the whole box was full and mostly saw dust. Not a single smell! And the best part was....not a single drop of anything was on the paper towel! So I took the whole box full and dummped it and started out with a fresh batch. There was no smell at all. I will never use sand again! These wood pellets are extremely cheap so I'm convinced. Are you? Cheers, chuckles, dooks and a howl from the crew...... Rascal (chief in charge and mama's main lover boy), Brandy (still way too busy to pay attention), May-wee (such a frail wee little baby girl but fiesty!), Pogo (mama calls me Bubba cause I'm a real CHUNK!), Lobo (the Guard Wolf) and their mama too! [Posted in FML issue 1774]