Kittens and the litter box

my kittens will be 4 weeks tomorrow and when they are in the cat box they eat the liter why would they do that? It can't be good for them and what would make them eat it? any advice will be helpful

Originally Posted by cupcake1234516

my kittens will be 4 weeks tomorrow and when they are in the cat box they eat the liter why would they do that? It can't be good for them and what would make them eat it? any advice will be helpful

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Eating the litter in normal. They all seem to do it. That is why you should be using something safe for their digestive tracts. No clumping litter. Yesterday's News is good. I am just using plain non clumping cat litter.

I'm useing special kitty liter it dont clump but i didnt knownif it would harm the babies

Like the other poster mentioned, you need to use something like Yesterdays News, Feline Pine or simply scraps of newspaper. If they are eating the litter you need to use something else. If the litter is a scoopable one (I have no idea what Special Kitty is) stop using it now because it can cause harm if they keep eating it. All kittens taste things, so it is up to you to provide them with safe things in case they do. Don't use clay litter until they are older.

i dumped the liter out and put newspaper in the box about an hour ago so we are trying that now so i will let you know if they use it

Originally Posted by cupcake1234516

i dumped the liter out and put newspaper in the box about an hour ago so we are trying that now so i will let you know if they use it

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When littertraining very young kittens, I use shredded newspaper and gradually add clay litter underneath as they get older (decreasing the amount of newspaper slightly with each changing)

:confused: They are trying to eat the newspaper i dont know what they are doing im confused when it comes to this

any other ideas