PintoBean
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I wondered this too, thought it might be a fan or other household appliance! I need to get one of these for my bunny......
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I tell my friends that my cats pee in a spaceship.
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Be sure to read the website before you purchase. The auto clean function works for animals of a certain minimal weight -- I think it's 10 lbs. Even if your bunny isn't heavy enough to trigger the self-clean cycle, you can easily do it. It would be easier than the usual way of dumping out everything.
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She was wondering who would be the first to ask. 
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This is a huge moment captured on "film"! At this point it seemed like 3/4 cats had embraced the litter-robot, and Honda (the white cow cat) was the last hold out. She was afraid of the litter-robot and thought mama was trying to put her in a space pod and launch her to Mars. I was so excited when I happened to witness Honda voluntarily step into the litter-robot to go potty so I snapped this pic to share with Mr. Bean. This pic meant that from that moment forward we could get rid of the clever cat in the den and stick with the litter-robot!
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Whoa! I asked about this is your 'Studs' thread. I was sure - and still am - that its a spaceship.
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No just electric socket. There is a bottom drawer that you place a garbage bag in. I just bought a box of 500 waste basket liners 8 gallons? From Costco and they average 4 cents each - much much less than those litter genie refills.
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No, no sh*t odor. My cats' litterboxes are in my basement, so there's really no odor. I have a bad back and plantar fasciitis and bending over or squatting causes pain. I can definitely bend over to open a drawer and pull out a bag of poop, though. Thank goodness for things that make our lives easier. I think the cats will like it, too. It's arriving by FedEx today, by the way.No shit?
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When I got the litter robot, I kept one of the boxes out in the same room. I immediately noticed a decrease in clumps in the box. Within a couple of days, I was down to 2 pees and a poo in the box within 24 hours, from 4 cats. What I discovered was that at least one (the one I witnessed) cat was alternating going between the robot and the box because she had options lololol!
Now I only have 1 litter-robot for 4 cats. But every cat is different, and every home is different.
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I have 4 cats and 3 litter robots but that's because 1 cat has to be isolated from the rest and needs one in his room. I would need 2 in any event because they all want to use the litter box at the same time in the morning and after dinner and sometimes one will get impatient and jump in when it's in the midst of a cleaning cycle. Although the litter robot will stop mid cycle, the position of the globe can make it awkward for the cat to do its business properly. I went from 6 large litter boxes to 3 litter robots and I love it.
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For those of you who have the litter robots, what are your thoughts? Does it really keep the odor away?
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Yeah it keeps the odor away bc I'm not hovering over it scooping lololol! Of course I can smell when someone's pooped for a bit just like how the scent lingers after we flush our toilets . The only downside is holding my breath when I have to pull the drawer out to tie up the bag.
I've had people come over and be shocked that my house doesn't smell like cats. I also use unscented litter.
. The only downside is holding my breath when I have to pull the drawer out to tie up the bag. I've had people come over and be shocked that my house doesn't smell like cats. I also use unscented litter.
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We have one and it works great. It is pretty large, but that is mostly from it taking up vertical space whereas a normal, manual box would not as much. I would definitely recommend it. We also have the automatic box with like the rake that goes through. The Liter Robot I think is better for both smell and mess.
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Me too!
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I keep coming back to this thread too to decide if I can justify the cost of one of these! We currently have one cat - she's allowed out in the day but we have a manual litter tray for nights, although she generally poops outside so it's not too bad to manage.
We're getting a kitten in a couple of weeks though and will probably need to keep her permanently as an indoor cat. I can't bear the thought of the smell and having to regularly scoop poo, but I'm loathe to spend so much on a cat toilet (albeit a fancy, high-tech one)!!
If anyone has one of these robot litter trays and their cats either don't like it or they regret buying for some other reason - speak now or forever hold your peace, before I pull the trigger!
We're getting a kitten in a couple of weeks though and will probably need to keep her permanently as an indoor cat. I can't bear the thought of the smell and having to regularly scoop poo, but I'm loathe to spend so much on a cat toilet (albeit a fancy, high-tech one)!!
If anyone has one of these robot litter trays and their cats either don't like it or they regret buying for some other reason - speak now or forever hold your peace, before I pull the trigger!
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