Current Events > Does anyone here own an automatic litter box/litter robot?

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I'm interested in getting one but they're pretty expensive so I want to vet people's opinions on the different brands.

Ive owned 3 of the version 3 versions before upgrading to 3 of the latest version 4 litter robots. Theyre amazing, a time saver, super convenient, and save on litter. I recommend anyone with a cat getting one even if its the version 3s that are cheaper now.

We have two Litter-Robot 3, and it's great. Literally don't have to deal with shit anymore.

How can you be sure your cats will use it?

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Ive owned 3 of the version 3 versions before upgrading to 3 of the latest version 4 litter robots. Theyre amazing, a time saver, super convenient, and save on litter. I recommend anyone with a cat getting one even if its the version 3s that are cheaper now.

Thanks for the input! My only concern with the actually Litter Robot3/4 brand is that it's so open, so if you have a kicker, litter will go everywhere. How is it in terms of preventing smells?

I'm interested in the PetSnowy one for the form factor.

Cocytus posted...

How can you be sure your cats will use it?

There's a training process with them, and I believe most have a 60 day money back guarantee if the cats don't acclimate to it.

Cocytus posted...

How can you be sure your cats will use it?

You can't, and mine didn't. She hated the sounds and was terrified to go anywhere near it. She's also a very skittish in general so I think most cats are more chill than her

I ended up giving it to my mom and her cat uses it at least.

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My friend that I cat sit for has one for 3 cats. Doesn't seem to be an issue, though the tray needs to be emptied every 2 days, 3 at most.

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Ours works pretty well for two cats. Typically need to empty the bin weekly-ish.

C_Pain posted...

Thanks for the input! My only concern with the actually Litter Robot3/4 brand is that it's so open, so if you have a kicker, litter will go everywhere. How is it in terms of preventing smells?

I'm interested in the PetSnowy one for the form factor.

There's a training process with them, and I believe most have a 60 day money back guarantee if the cats don't acclimate to it.

Ive got 4 cats and 3 litter robots. The bin at the bottom has to be emptied about once every 5 days and some more litter usually needs to be added around the same time to keep it from getting too low. When it comes to kickers there is a shield guard but IMO it doesnt block it completely. If a cat wants to kick litter out of a box theyre going to do it regardless lol. I think it does pretty good at preventing smells since the waste goes in a bin under the device. Any smells is usually from if some clumping gets stuck on the sides that just needs to be knocked back into the litter for the next rotation. Theres also filters that help with the smell as well.

Do any of them work with wood pellets? I would hate to go back to regular litter

I got a Litter Robot 3 about a month ago for a two cat household. Only one cat will use it and the one that doesn't will piss in the corner if we take away all of the traditional boxes.

If your cat uses it, it's pretty great. Very easy to operate and upkeep. It will also do weird shit like send me alerts to make sure that I know it's being used

refmon posted...

Do any of them work with wood pellets? I would hate to go back to regular litter

I wouldn't recommend that.

Jiek_Fafn posted...

I got a Litter Robot 3 about a month ago for a two cat household. Only one cat will use it and the one that doesn't will piss in the corner if we take away all of the traditional boxes.

If your cat uses it, it's pretty great. Very easy to operate and upkeep. It will also do weird shit like send me alerts to make sure that I know it's being used

I always thought the wifi feature was useless so I turned those off.

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Ive owned 3 of the version 3 versions before upgrading to 3 of the latest version 4 litter robots.

It took me like 5 tries to parse this sentence. XD

My friend has one of the big expensive ones in his dining room and his dining room/kitchen always smells like cat shit lol

Mine was terrible and I spent good money on it, that was a decade ago though

Aristoph posted...

It took me like 5 tries to parse this sentence. XD

In my defense, I was just waking up while still in bed with one eye open while typing that on my phone lol

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I always thought the wifi feature was useless so I turned those off.

The best use of it is to name it something funny and then laugh when it messages you. My wife named ours "Piss Slut"

Jiek_Fafn posted...

The best use of it is to name it something funny and then laugh when it messages you. My wife named ours "Piss Slut"

lmao gonna tell mine to do that now

Jiek_Fafn posted...

I got a Litter Robot 3 about a month ago for a two cat household. Only one cat will use it and the one that doesn't will piss in the corner if we take away all of the traditional boxes.

If your cat uses it, it's pretty great. Very easy to operate and upkeep. It will also do weird shit like send me alerts to make sure that I know it's being used

See this is what I'm afraid of.