First, I just want to tell everyone that has lost their precious fuzzy to accident, loss, or illness, that my thoughts and prayers are with ALL of you. I lost my fuzzy to adrenal cancer 6 weeks ago and reading many of your posts often makes me cry for both your pain and loss as well as my own. There is an excellent book for helping deal with grief. My desk has eaten it (it will eventually surface--I think) but the title is "Pet Loss." I have found it very helpful, especially the sections on dealing with "non-animal people" that try to help by saying things like, "I don't understand, it's just an animal. It's not like it was a person." Love is a precious commodity--regardless of its source. Enough said, please stand by while I'm climbing down off of my very high soap box. Now, here's my litter question and I would really like to know what people think. I will be getting a new fuzzy baby soon and we are getting everything ready. There is a new litter product on the market called "Crystal Clear Litter Pearls." It claims to have superior absorption and odor control. It is made from silica gel and claims to be nontoxic, even if ingested. It claims to be biologically inert and hence, I am assuming it is probably non-biodegradable. What do you guys think--ferret safe or not? Teresa [Posted in FML issue 2770]