Litter Box Hack

by Denise Elkins

$00

20 Minutes

Easy

Recycle your plastic kitty litter containers and have a little less wasted litter when you scoop. I have a supply I keep for many uses....watering plants, storing cleaning supplies. I decided to experiment with an idea I had- a sort of sifter for when I scoop SweetPea's litter box.

This isn't rocket science but it recycles an old container and actually does make the scooping process a little neater.

Ask your kitty permission to use his old litter container😽

Supplies: some kind of marker, scissors, box cutter or anything you have to cut plastic

Draw a reference area to cut away the area around the spout and below.

Cut away and remove that portion. It should be large enough to accommodate the size of your scooper.

I would suggest using an awl or a drill but I'm temporarily without either! Make several holes in the bottom to allow the clean litter to sift out.

I found I could set it right in the litter box and scoop the litter directly into the sifter. After filling it with SweetPea's deposits(!), I sifted away!

I was pleased that the fresh litter went into the litter box while sifting (instead of on the floor where it usually ends up) and I could then easily dump the waste into a trash bag.

Voila! A clean litter box, a clean floor. Like I said, it's not rocket science but if I can sweep and vacuum a little less at the end of the day, I'll take it😊

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Kendra McCorvey on Jul 25, 2017

Sorry didn't finish my question. Could the box below sprayed with teflon.

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Kat on Aug 02, 2017

when you empty the sifter, what keeps litter from dropping out all over the floor while you're carrying it to emptying place?

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Jeff on Aug 31, 2017

I am in Australia can I use other products , similar to American ,as we do not have some of the things mentioned

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Laura M. Ginn on Aug 19, 2017

This widow and one 🐱 have worked out a plan.

box is kept in the bath tub
use flushable litter
pick up box
carry to toilet
use scoop , dump litter in toilet
set box on floor
run water in tub and broom down the tub
place box in tub

periodically wash the litter box

works for kitty
works for me

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Korbankat on Aug 21, 2017

when I was breeding Siamese and had up to 12 in the house, I found a huge, plastic cement mixer box at Home Depot. Can hold 2 adult cats at the same time as long as they don't mind. Holds a lot of litter. I still have it after 15 years in the garage. I cut a hole in the door from the laundry room into the garage and hung little thermal curtains across it, both sides. If there is smell, which is almost never, at least it's in the garage.

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