multiple boxes, now what?

[catnapper]

Most cats feel trapped in a covered box. Allen reuses to use one. She might also have started to do that even before Jake because many cats don't like to pee where they've pooped. So once she started to do it, she figured it was acceptable behavior and continued to do it.

Also the box might have been too small from the start. Or the litter level too low, etc. There are a hundred reasons why she started to do it.

[momtomany]

I have both covered and uncovered for my brood of 11. The option of both seems to make them happy and I have some that will use both and don't seem to have a preference. I used to only have covered ones. But one of my babies would sit on top and wait for her unsuspecting siblings to come out and then whack whoever a few times on the head. Well, when the some of crew got wise, they started doing the same to her. She got scared and stopped using the covered litter box and would do her business in the house. I had to retrain her to use an uncovered litter box. You know, we gotta and do just love them don't we!!