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Litter Boxes
We have 4 of the rascals and they are big boys (neutered). Regular litter
boxes were too small so we experimented with plastic storage containers. They are 15"x21"x5" and work pretty well but could be better. My wife has suggested the plastic under bed storage containers. They are 20"x39"x6". We have plenty of room as the boxes are in the basement. Anyone have any thoughts or better solutions? |
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i hav an electric box for the smaller ones, i have 2 other boxes, what i did
was start with regular litter pans, then started buying the next size up and replacing the smaller one, now i have a regular storage container similar to a rubbermaid 18 or maybe more gal, lid is off sides are high so no Manly cat misses... the one in the bathroom is an old rubbermaid size i am not even sure they make anymore, is width and length of the standard sized rubbermaid but only about six inches high, if i had it to do over i would buy a storage container and make a walk in notch... is what i will do when these are to be replaced... my cats range in size from just under six pounds to almost twenty, Lee "James Dent" wrote in message ... We have 4 of the rascals and they are big boys (neutered). Regular litter boxes were too small so we experimented with plastic storage containers. They are 15"x21"x5" and work pretty well but could be better. My wife has suggested the plastic under bed storage containers. They are 20"x39"x6". We have plenty of room as the boxes are in the basement. Anyone have any thoughts or better solutions? |
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:47:40 -0500, James Dent wrote:
We have 4 of the rascals and they are big boys (neutered). Regular litter boxes were too small so we experimented with plastic storage containers. They are 15"x21"x5" and work pretty well but could be better. My wife has suggested the plastic under bed storage containers. They are 20"x39"x6". We have plenty of room as the boxes are in the basement. Anyone have any thoughts or better solutions? I use Sterilite 35 quart storage boxes - they are a couple of inches larger than yours each way, but more importantly, they are eight inches deep and work well with about thirty pounds of litter. I think six inches is a bit shallow. -- T.E.D. ) |
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At one point I thought about getting my mom a kiddie pool and filling it
with litter. Now if they just made a huge scoop the size of a pitchfork.... |
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"ScratchMonkey" wrote in message .. . At one point I thought about getting my mom a kiddie pool and filling it with litter. Now if they just made a huge scoop the size of a pitchfork.... To me, that is the limit on the size of a liter box. I have to be able to empty the darn thing. Well, that and we need to have more than one. Now if I could just convince Charlie that they need more than an inch of liter in the pan. Jo |
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James Dent wrote:
We have 4 of the rascals and they are big boys (neutered). Regular litter boxes were too small so we experimented with plastic storage containers. They are 15"x21"x5" and work pretty well but could be better. My wife has suggested the plastic under bed storage containers. They are 20"x39"x6". We have plenty of room as the boxes are in the basement. Anyone have any thoughts or better solutions? Yes, mortar mixing pans. I just bought 3 for my crew, and paid 5 dollars each. They are VERY large, and have slightly rounded corners so nothing gets stuck. DH says he thinks the size is 2' wide by 3' long (or there abouts.) |
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"Ted Davis" wrote in message
news On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:47:40 -0500, James Dent wrote: We have 4 of the rascals and they are big boys (neutered). Regular litter boxes were too small so we experimented with plastic storage containers. They are 15"x21"x5" and work pretty well but could be better. My wife has suggested the plastic under bed storage containers. They are 20"x39"x6". We have plenty of room as the boxes are in the basement. Anyone have any thoughts or better solutions? I use Sterilite 35 quart storage boxes - they are a couple of inches larger than yours each way, but more importantly, they are eight inches deep and work well with about thirty pounds of litter. I think six inches is a bit shallow I use several regular size and one storage box size. I had to add a regular size next to the big one when one of my cats stopped pooping in it. I honestly think it is too high for her to climb in. She'd poop next to it. She still does even with the second box next to it, but it isn't every day like it was before. I think she got used to doing it on the floor and now is getting used to doing it in the box again. |
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:47:40 -0500, "James Dent"
wrote: We have 4 of the rascals and they are big boys (neutered). Regular litter boxes were too small so we experimented with plastic storage containers. They are 15"x21"x5" and work pretty well but could be better. My wife has suggested the plastic under bed storage containers. They are 20"x39"x6". We have plenty of room as the boxes are in the basement. Anyone have any thoughts or better solutions? The girls are pretty big and they tend to 'miss' with a standard litterbox... we use the biggest size low-sided plastic box we could find in Target and it works much better. The sides are low enough for it to be easy for them to get into, and it's big enough for the longest cat to have plenty of room! |
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"Jofirey" wrote in message
"ScratchMonkey" wrote in message .. . At one point I thought about getting my mom a kiddie pool and filling it with litter. Now if they just made a huge scoop the size of a pitchfork.... To me, that is the limit on the size of a liter box. I have to be able to empty the darn thing. Well, that and we need to have more than one. Now if I could just convince Charlie that they need more than an inch of liter in the pan. I was in the process of cleaning out the litter boxes, and Pickle went in one that was *empty*, totally devoid of any litter whatsoever. I just took the box off to the toilet, tipped and flushed.... too easy. Wish it were that easy all the time. Then again, I wish Shadow was trained to something other than paper and also wish that Pickle went in the Out so that the first thing he does when he comes back in is head for the Box. While I"m spending my cat wishes, I also wish Suki didn't feel it necessary to do the Highland Fling with the litter. We have a covered box with a little door included just for her, and yet litter pebbles still end up throughout the house. Cats. who's have 'em? Yowie -- If you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes can you fit in a doghouse? None, icecream doesn't have bones. |
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fine tooth plastic garden rake, Lee
"ScratchMonkey" wrote in message .. . At one point I thought about getting my mom a kiddie pool and filling it with litter. Now if they just made a huge scoop the size of a pitchfork.... |
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