Has anyone used this with blue crystals, like Fresh Step? Or does it only work with clumping litter?
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I used it exactly as the booklet said with their litter which I loved because it locked the odors in and my house finally smells good. The cars liked their litter better as well. It is clumping. This product is just attracting herbs you just sprinkle in the litter. The cats jump in right away. I don't know why it wouldn't work with other litters as long as the litter isn't scented. But it is only guaranteed with their litter which is great.
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I have not used this with blue crystals, but here is my educated guess about it: The litter attractant has a scent that cats are drawn to, kind of an earthy sort of scent to me. Whatever the ingredients, the scent lures them to the box and I would imagine that the crystals would detract from the earthy/attracting scent. It may well work and could be worth a try. It can be a little bit expensive if not on sale, but Precious Cat Litter is excellent and well worth the cost. Check out the reviews and see what you think. Good Luck :)
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The ScoopFree Self Cleaning Litter Box system recommends clump free litter. The crystals function to dry out and eliminate urine and fecal odor. Regular clumping litter would make it difficult for the auto rake to move fecal material to waste containment hood.
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I'm not familiar with Blue Walnut Litter. If it clumps, this scoop will work fine. If it's like the pine pellets that dissolve into sawdust when wet, it won't work at all. For that you need a two tray litter box where the bottom tray is solid and the top tray has holes for the sawdust to sift down. Hope that helps! �
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I would only use crystal-type litter because of the fact that the urine needs to be fully absorbed in order for it to not smell for the week or two that it will sit there. The only problem will be the tray itself. They aren't exactly re-usable, although you can buy a plastic replacement tray (specifically for using with your own litter), but it must be washed each time you change it. If you're up for the hassle, it is possible, otherwise I would definitely not recommend re-using the cardboard trays as they will not hold up for long.
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We use Tidy Cats type (not clay) clumping litter and it works well. I don't know how big the granules of the walnut-based litter would be. There are slots that the litter falls thru as the tray turns on its side for the clumps to fall down past into the pan and then it fills back up when you return the handle. If the granules are about the same size it should work fine.
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This box only works with clumping litter. I have not used the litters you are asking about, so I am unsure if either are clumping. I no longer use this box and consider that it was a waste of money to purchase. The box does not empty the used clumps as advertised. The used litter got stuck in the slotted area and required that I use a scoop to move it to the bottom drawer area. Also due to what I consider a design flaw, the area that holds the litter was not tall enough internally and allowed urine to spill over into the bottom area of the box. I hope this helps.
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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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I have multiple cats so find the crystals expensive. I have done a lot of testing with other litters. I have found the clumping litter made from Walnut shells-from Blue works well and another reviewer mentioned the Worlds Best made from corn works for him. You have to play with the amount a bit to have it deep enough to function but not so deep as to hinder the raking motion of the machine. I think the clumping clay type litters might be too heavy to work with the machine. Hope this helps.
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I switched from Pearls to Fresh Step because the pearl crystals were just a bit too big to be easily scooped; It does just as good of a job of desiccating the feces as the Pearls did. I haven't noticed any issues with the Fresh Step, other than it makes scooping the litter box MUCH easier. I have two cats and one bag easily lasts 3+ weeks as long as I stir the litter at least once per day.
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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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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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You will have to use clumping cat litter. I have used brands Tidy Cat and Fresh Step.
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We used Arm & Hammer, which was okay, and then Cat Attract for two years after some litter use problems caused by recurrent UTI's, and now we've switched it over to Tidy Cat (Cat Attract being rather more expensive). We've had no problems with those three litters. The rake mechanism can get burnt out on clumps, but that really comes with any litter. Id say overall it worked fine with ours as long as i maintained cleaning put the waste compartment. Hope that helps. Test it put for a week or so and see how its working with yours, as every system can have its own issues.
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I use Natures Miracle intense defense clumping cat litter (PetSmart). It comes in a 40 lb bag (It may come smaller-- havent looked). I saved back a couple of Tidy Cats jugs (Tidy Cats DOSENT Work for me) and put the Matures Miracle in them for handy use. I have 2 litter boxes 1 upstairs and one downstairs and the stuff really works! if the hopper is stinky just put a cup or so of the litter in it the Contious Clean does a very good job of sifting out unclumped litter and only a bit of the loose stuff ends up in the hopper. Sometimes thats not enough to control the stinky stuff. Also I have the boxes on timers that runs 2 hours twice a day. I got those at Home Depot the 2 pack of GE times was only about $10.00. I think having the box run 4 hours a day instead of 24 hours a day will help extend the life of the things and having the waste sit buried with litter may help kill the odor. (Dosen't keep things stirred up all the time.)
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After some trial and error I found the BEST litter to use is Ultra/LitterPearls microcrystals! (I have 5 cats using this litter box and my visitors can't smell it!!). It absorbs great and they dont get scraped into the disposal hole by the scraper.
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The best litter I have found that works well is Petco's brand of scoopable clumping litter. However I have notice that on the Litter-robot site that they have thier own brand. I dont know if it works as well as Petco brand
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I've used a variety of crystal litters without problem. Still trying to decide which litter I like best :)