My babies are 6 weeks old as of 6/13/12 and are leaving "presents" all over their room. My parents have had experiance with kittens before ( when I was between the ages of 7 and 10 we had multiple litters from a cat they never spayed) and according to them they never had this problem (earlier kittens where born in closets, inside chairs, etc. so they were in the house and quickly learned how to use the litter box).
The current batch have two litter boxes in low traffic areas (one bigger one with a step for mama and any kittens who want to use it, and a large, but lower to the ground one that they can just step into). I know they can climb, they can get onto a bed and a chair with no problems. The litter is lightly scented (same litter used for years, two cats who when adopted where kittens used it with no problems) and the litter is always clean.
When we put it in there we gently set each kitten inside it so they would know where it was and they all dug around a little. When they would go off to a corner and squat/dig, I would set them in the box. No luck with that.
They are starting to "go" closer to the box, pooping in the litter mama has kicked out. So they have the instinct, it just needs to be adjusted a little bit .
Any suggestions?
The current batch have two litter boxes in low traffic areas (one bigger one with a step for mama and any kittens who want to use it, and a large, but lower to the ground one that they can just step into). I know they can climb, they can get onto a bed and a chair with no problems. The litter is lightly scented (same litter used for years, two cats who when adopted where kittens used it with no problems) and the litter is always clean.
When we put it in there we gently set each kitten inside it so they would know where it was and they all dug around a little. When they would go off to a corner and squat/dig, I would set them in the box. No luck with that.
They are starting to "go" closer to the box, pooping in the litter mama has kicked out. So they have the instinct, it just needs to be adjusted a little bit .
Any suggestions?
