How often should you replace litterboxes??

I think I misunderstood the original question here ... ! I was talking about the maintenance of the boxes and the question was about when to "REPLACE" the whole box ...

Well , I replace them , when some part is breaking , when it gets to small ... , when the bad smell is staying put , no matter how much it is being cleaned ..!

Sorry !

[moosmom]

Lut,

No problem. My boxes really don't hold the smell so I think I'm safe for a while. I did go and buy a couple of boxes (larger ones for Casey ) about 6 months ago. I'll tell ya, it's nice to have a room for all the cat's boxes! In my other apt. I used to keep them in closets.

[moosmom]

All Creatures,

Not to change the subject, but I LOVE your avatar!! It brings back fond memories of when I was a kid and used to spend weekends at my Nanny's (grandmother's) house. Every Saturday night she and my Bumpy (grandfather) would watch Lawrence Welk. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[Felicia's Mom]

How do you get rid of the litterbox? I have to put the box out for

the recycle/garbage men to take, but they won't take it. (it is

clean too). I don't drive so, I can't take it myself.

[moosmom]

I usually wash them out with hot water, soap and bleach and then donate them to the animal shelters. If they're really in bad shape, I'll just toss them. In CT where I used to live, I'd put them out for recycling and they would pick them up. In Michigan (I've been here 3 months) they don't recycle which I find very unusual. But every state is different.

[All Creatures Great And Small]

xx

[moosmom]

No, not sad. Just reminscent of our childhoods. They still have reruns of Lawrence Welk and every once in a while I'll turn it on.

Let me know how the litterbox works out.

[Lachesis]

Whats the round, roly-poly litterboxes? Ive never heard of such a thing
We have 2 litterboxes but my sister just gave me a third one (I have one big box and one small and this one is big as well).

[Cataholic]

SOME people wake up on Sunday mornings, and go to church.
SOME people wake up on Sunday mornings, and read the paper.
SOME people wake up on Sunday mornings, and eat a big meal.

What do I do? CLEAN/SCRUB/SCOUR SIX LITTERBOXES SO I CAN POST ON PET TALK THAT I "REGULARLY" CLEAN THEM OUT!!

PEE-yew, my hands still smell like bleachy cleanser.

[All Creatures Great And Small]

xx

[boscibo]

I have one like that too, ACGAS, and I think it was less (either 19.99 or 24.99) at Target - for the smaller sized one.

One thing I learned - clean it out daily, because if there are a lot of "goodies" inside, they won't all fit into the tray, meaning I have to roll / empty more than once to get them all. At that point I find it easier to empty the whole thing into a plastic bag and start over.

But I like it a lot, I only have one but would like to buy more of them. Except Hanna is the only one who uses it, the other two cats insist on using clay litter.

[Vio&Juni]

Hooray! I threw the old litterbox that was falling apart and Juni just started using this one (with litter). If you remember, I said before, Juni was using her boxes only with paper or nothing. Now, I just bought some litter, poured it in the litter box and she used it like this was not the almost 2 years old litter box.
I liked the covered ones, but I am not sure if Juni would use it.
About cleaning them, I wash them with bleach or some other washing liquids at least once a week.

[All Creatures Great And Small]

Boscibo, you're right about the frequent cleaning with this style of litterbox. I don't know if it would be good in a household with multiple cats, because the surface area of usable litter is only 12" x 14" in the larger box. My kitty is one of those who can tolerate (and use) a box that hasn't been cleaned often enough . I know some kitties will protest if their box isn't fresh every day (like my mom's RB kitty, who pooped down the bathroom sink drain once ).

Vio, if Juni adapted so quickly to the new litter, she probably wouldn't have a problem with a covered box, either - maybe you could experiment by putting the litterbox under some type of cardboard box enclosure, to see what she thinks before spending money on a covered box. (I don't think stores let you return used litterboxes - so I'm glad the one I bought worked out!)

[moosmom]

WOW!!! Geez guys, thanks for the testimonials. I went and scooped all my boxes just now and I think I'm convinced that those boxes are far better than the ones I currently have (the cloud of dust was the main factor, cough, cough).

[moosmom]

I took a ride to Petco to look at the rolling litterbox. They had one which was regular size. I sat on the floor and put it together to see exactly how much space the cats actually have to do their thing. The space is approximately 12"x14", which ain't a hell of alot of room when you're trying to squat and go (from a cat's perspective that is). I'm going to look around for the jumbo size and do the same thing . If it has more room, I'll try it and let you know.