I'm looking into building a better mousetrap when it comes to litter boxes and litter management. I was just looking at some of those custom litter boxes that look like furniture. I noticed there was no liner. So I have to ask.. All of us cat people use liners for their litter box don't we? I also saw litter boxes for sale that had no tops. Anybody manage the litter without liners?
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Litter Boxes
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I do. We bleach and wash out the boxes once a week. Both of my cats dig the liners out and it just makes a huge mess.
I have two BoodaDome boxes. The curved ramp keeps the litter in the boxes. I don't use liners, either, just scrub and bleach once a week.
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What do you do with the litter? You pour it into the rubbish? With a liner we just twist it up and throw it out as a unit. I never realized there were linerless boxes. I have the same problem with the cats clawing at the liner.
I use a clumping litter and scoop twice a day. Then on Sundays I toss all the litter and start fresh for the week. Also I pay attention to the level all week and fill if it's getting low.
I don't use liners either-just put litter in a garbage bag & out with regular trash-have 3 boxes I rotate-wash & bleach the one in use -fill one of the others for use.
We don't use liners either. The litter just goes into a trash bag and out with the trash.
We also do not use liners. My cats just tear them up and then their litter is full of plastic.
I have the litter lockers they work great for me, just take out the part of the bag and dump it
Where do you get thoes?
I've never used liners. I use clumping litter and scoop twice a day into scented nappy sacks. Until recently I just dumped them in the bathroom until I could take them outside but now I've bought a litter locker. Still using the nappy sacks for now but I put them in the litter locker rather than dump them on the bathroom floor. I clean out the whole tray about once a fortnight (scrub and disinfect) although sometimes it's less often than that. I fill the tray quite deeply so the waste doesn't really touch the bottom of the tray. I change the tray every 1-2 years as plastic absorbs smells no matter how well you clean it.
No liners, no box covers.
I scoop twice daily into teeny sealable plastic bags and toss 'em in the garage garbage can.
I scoop twice daily into teeny sealable plastic bags and toss 'em in the garage garbage can.
I tried using liners but one of my kitties kept scratching at it and playing with it so it ended up just making a big mess! So for now I'm going without liners and I just throw the litter in a garbage bag and toss it in the trash. I think I may try liners again sometime though, I really like the idea of them!
Just type litter loskers in the browser, and then you can get compared prices, I can't remember
but online is cheaper then petsmart or the other ones, I buy the refills online also there about 1/2 price but 1 lasts a good while, there work great keeps the oder away
I used liner with first cat-was given one to try from my friend. He ripped it apart and half the litter was on floor. Never used them again. I use rubbermaid storage totes for thier litterbox so doesn't matter anymore. RJ
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I scoop daily, don't use liners, nor does our box require bleaching. I use Arm & Hammer clumping, and it works so well for me that the box never stinks unless she's just dropped a fresh one!
Oh, also, there is a high side attachment that connects to the box to keep mess to a minimum, but I do not have a cover on it. I read a LOT of articles that stated that cats prefer not to use covered litter boxes - the covers are more for humans' sense of asthetics than privacy for the kitty.
Oh, also, there is a high side attachment that connects to the box to keep mess to a minimum, but I do not have a cover on it. I read a LOT of articles that stated that cats prefer not to use covered litter boxes - the covers are more for humans' sense of asthetics than privacy for the kitty.
I don't use liners either, I tried once and it made a bigger mess
all my boxes are covered as I have a dig to China cat and without the lid I would have litter everywhere! I scoop once a day, I have 4 cats with 4 boxes right now and thank heavens none of mine have box problems
so everyone's happy
