I use this litter regularly and like it but the tracking is a BIG problem. Does anyone have a solution for tracking?
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I have a covered litter box and a small carpet right outside the litter box. It helps keep the tracking down.
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We have two Brits and in the beginning the tiny litter pans just did not do!! So at the time we were building and I decided to use mortar pans, we have two of them and I clean one and use one - they are about 25"L x 20"W x 6"H and our kitties love them!! One of them does not dig, but MAC does pretty much dig to China, so these are just great!!! Of course all litter tracks some!!
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I find that all litters track but this one is less. It also doesn't have dust when you pour it in. I use a special mat that has little grooves and place the litter box on it. Keeps some of the litter in it but I don't think you can completely get rid of tracking unless you train your cats to wipe their paws :)
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Tracking was a huge problem for me from way back. My solution was to get one of the biggest hard plastic (very durable) boxes they had at PerSmart. This one's brand name is "Pet Champion". It's about three feet long; 18 inches wide; and about 10 inches deep. What I do is then place the actual litter box (which has high sides) inside this big box which catches whatever litter they track out of it, since they have to step into this big box before getting on the carpet. Occasionally, I have to empty the big box into the smaller, not a big deal. It's worked great for years; never wears out. This big litter box even has a place to hold the scooper at the end of the box so it's always handy without touching the carpet. Hope this helps! :) I actually found the exact same box (and dimensions) here on Amazon just now; it's Petmate 22040 Giant Litter Pan. Mine was a different brand name and it was a gunmetal color, but the design and dimensions are identical to mine.
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You'll need to figure out which litter works best for you. Certain litters don't clump solid enough and the convey belt will break apart the clumps, but I buy the big tub from Sam's Club and it works amazingly for that. The 'fast clumping' brands didn't seem to stay together well enough
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You MUST use premuim littler. I like to use the new lighter weight litter and have not had a problem. Had my first one for more than 5 year before the motor went out! KEEP the instruction manuel because I could have just called them and paid $14.00 for a new motor.. oh well.
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I really loved it and raved about it, but after about 6 months it would constantly get stuck with not being able to lift the soiled litter. I had to stop using it, but I never got around to contacting the company. I moved on to a automatic circular one, and it didn't work either. Moved on to a 3 pan system where one is a sifter type pan, and I sift it manually. I wonder how long yours lasted.
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I empty the receptical twice per week and I don't put in a new one for it will last for quite a while. The problem that I had was the difficult time finding the 'reset button'. It is on one of the tracks opposite the main motor and it is unmarked. (Mark it with a magic marker. Also spray the bottom of the box with Pam or veggie oil to make the clumps easier to remove when you weekly change the litter.---djk
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Not too bad, but keep in mind all crystal litter will track somewhat. I have tried almost ever litter on the market, because I have 4 cats. I don't like to smell the litter, and I want easy clean up. Be careful with the clumping litter, if it clumps in the box it can clump in their stomachs.
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I use the clumping saw dust type litter, it is more expensive but it is so much lighter when buying in the store or putting in the litter box. I have two cats and two boxes one inside one outside and they use them both with no problem. Also with this litter box there is very little tracking of litter.
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Unfortunately I just use regular litter from Costco, so I would just find the lowest dust clumping litter you can find for your situation and go that route.
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No. I use Scoop Free Litter Box. Fresh Step is the recommend litter. I have two cats using the litter box and no tracks.
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We've been using ours for over a month, and today was the first time. There were 3-4 small pieces of feces that fell through the scoop. I fished them out with the old litter scoop, and problem solved. We've run it roughly 4 times a day for 35 days...140 times with no smell. Once in a blue moon it'll happen, I can live with that. -I just turned on the exhaust fan and closed the door.
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I used some normal litter to stretch the "life" of litter before shipment of new stuff arrived. Not sure if you can completely replace for long term use. Maybe try a different litter catcher in front of the box I have my eyes on the fake grass like stuff haven't gotten to it yet so can't say it will work
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Hate to tell you but this happened to mine within the first month. Called the company let message because I could never get through. Matter of fact left several messages never received a response. Finally just threw mine away and bought a conventional litter box.
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There is some litter spill outside the box but other than that not much tracking, there is also no litter dust which is one of the reasons why I switched.
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one thing you can do is to rearrange the litter daily to "re-activate" the crystals. I have done this and it seems to help. If you are buying the premium kind, I know I haven 't had that problem.
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I've been using a Litter Robots for over ten years. I have never had that problem. The litter doesn't stick to the top area.
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If you are using the scoopfree do not use the clumping. It can jam the mechanism and burn out the motor. Walmart carries an inexpensive crystal litter that works great.
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Buy a better scoop. Try the Litter Lifter. Your box smells because the dirty cat pee clumps are not getting cleaned out. It could be the box holds too much litter and you can't get out all the dirty clumps with the current scoop you have.