My cat's automatic litter box has recently broken and I bought the Cat Genie litter box to replace it. I still have the old box in the basement as the Cat Genie instructions say to leave it near by until the cat starts using the new box on his own. Its been a week and the cat has not used the new box at all. The instructions on the Cat Genie say to not clean out the old litter box and the cat is sure to use the new, clean, litter box. This is not true as my cat hasnt seemed to care how dirty it is and its just causing a bad smell in the basement.

I dont want to get rid of the old box completely because i'm afraid he might find a new place to "go". I was thinking of just emptying it out and leave it with no litter.

Do you guys think this is a good idea or is there something else I should try?

Thank you in advance!