What litter is used with these boxes? Do we have to use the Nature's own or can we use other brands?
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I use Arm & Hammer but I believe that any comparable litter would work out fine. The Nature's Miracle is merely a receptacle for the litter & adds an impregnation of baking soda as an adjunct for odor control. Works very well for my cats & me!
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I use the Nature's Miracle Crystal litter. I get a little over 3 weeks for one cat then throw the whole thing out. I tried using the Swheatscoop clumping that I had used with plastic litter box but it seemed to get the box wet and was hard to scoop out due to the uneven texture of the cardboard. The crystal litter absorbs the urine and changes color so you only have to scoop the poop. It is probably more expensive but I'm in a wheel chair and it's been a lot easier for me. Hope this helps.
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Any litter works, although I do like any brand that clumps. The pans are great.
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I use another brand of scoopable clay that I used to use in plastic boxes. Not Nature's own. And it works well in these.
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I used feline pine and sometime ago noticed the re-branded bag recently and was wondering why it smelled so much worse in the litter. Buy a bag of pet/animal bedding from your local tractor supply store or other similar farming supply stores. It's a fraction of the price and works well. My cat breeder uses the horse/animal pine bedding instead of this stuff.
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I use Fresh Step and the sifter works well with that brand. None of the sifters is perfect and a cat with claws will find it tempting to rearrange so keep plenty of litter in the box.
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My advice--do NOT buy the Ultra Micro Crystals!!! It is a very dusty litter and after the cats use the litter box, the tiny crystals go everywhere on the floor and the particles are so tiny, it is one big hassle to clean up! Plus, I worried about all that dust going in my lungs and also my cats' lungs. Just go with the Ultra Pearls, which is just fine.
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they do sell a special tray if you want to use your own litter...i bought it but have yet to try it so i don't want to mislead you as to its use and effectiveness...i just love the ease of the disposable crystal litterbox and have been too spoiled to try it!!
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These will only work with clumping litter. If you use the non clumping kind, the urine soaked litter will break apart and stay in the box - leading to bad odor.
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I highly recommend a good clumping litter. I personally use Tidy Cats. Just getting the solid waste into the tray defeats the purpose because the strong ordor of the urine will remain in the non clumping litter...
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I think it is compatible with any type of litter. I use fresh step crystals. Fresh step has been my favorite brand of crystals, all the others don't seem to block odor as easily.
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I don't use any. I figure my kitties would just tear it apart during their enthusiastic burying so why add more plastic to the land fill? However, the other thing that I really like about this litter pan is that it is made out of a hard plastic, making it very easy to clean with little or no scratch marks left on the bottom.
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I would recommend using any kind of clumping litter. If the pine litter is not clumping, then I wouldn't recommend it. I currently use Scoop Away Clumping Litter. It seems to do a really good job. The biggest difference between the Litter Robot and a normal litter box is there is no smell with the Litter Robot. We have it in our laundry room, and before my wife was afraid to hang clothes to dry in there when we had a regular litter box because they would smell like the litter box. Now, you wouldn't even know it is there.
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You can totally use non-crystal litter, it just needs to medium to big grained. I made the switch because after years of being happy with crystals, my cat suddenly started hating it and refused to do his thing in it. Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract totally works (medium grains) but you do have to clean it more often.
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Yes, it is made to be used with or without a traditional litter box. My cats did not like those boxes and I used them without the lids for a long time until I came across these. Changing litter is much faster now that I don't have a box to clean.
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These are made of cardboard--I actually use a plastic liner with mine...and works thru a couple of changes with a new liner. I do not think you would want to use without a liner-if your cats pee on sides where there is no litter. If they are peeing outside the box? Sounds like a cat litter issue...I used Cat Attract for a feral cat that had never used a box...he used it within minutes of me putting it down--was amazing. They sell Cat Attract litter on amazon-and at PETCO-it really works.
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Petco has pretty cheap crystal litter if you order online they have different amounts you can pick from. That's what I recommend. Also use arm and hammer cat odor elemiater baking soda it has a fresh sent and keeps the litter from smelling too bad.
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I keep going back to PetCo's brand litter. I buy refills (save the bucket and bring it back to the store and fill it up -- saves a few $$). It is one of the least dusty litters I can find and it clumps well.
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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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I use http://www.petco.com/product/120072/Royal-Pet-Fresh-Kitty-Super-Jumbo-Drawstring-Litter-Box-Liners.aspx?CoreCat=LookAhead