Help With Litter
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:19 pm
so usually when im interested in a pet i do my research first and then get the animal but we found a kitten and its my first cat ever and im trying to figure everything out but i am having the hardest time understanding about litter and litterbox maintenance. i know these are probably stupid and basic questions but im lost so i need to ask.
ok quick background on what ive tried. i have a rabbit and a ferret and they use newspaper litter which im not a huge fan of but its safe for them and its cheap. i did try this with her when she first came home because it was what i had on hand but i just dont really like paper pellet litter. i have also tried pine litter in the past not with her but with them and i liked the odor control but its so dusty and i can barely lift the bag so i really dont like pine litter. right now she's using tofu litter which it says one bag should last a month but idk if im doing it wrong but one bag only lasts like two weeks at most. i have to constantly add more to the box and a lot of times it gets all goopy and stuck to the bottom and sides so i just dump it and wash the box. so thats where we're at now.
i know that a lot of people like walnut litter but i read that it stains and my house is entirely hardwood so i definitely dont want her to track little walnut stains all over or for her little paws to get stained. before having her i just assumed all cats used clay litter for the most part but when i actually looked it up it seems that clay litter is bad for them? not sure if thats true or just people online posting opinions as facts so please let me know about that. anyways id love recommendations or even just some examples of your experiences with different litters to help guide me in the right direction.
and ok so this makes me feel extra dumb but like how are you supposed to maintain a litter box? im really lost here. with my ferret and rabbit i scoop it daily and top it up the rabbit gets a whole fresh box once a month and the ferret gets one weekly because he's a stinky little angel. i guess i thought the rabbit approach would work for a cat but that doesnt seem to be the case? like i mentioned before, after scooping i always have to refill it and it gets stuck to the bottom a lot so i end up dumping and refilling the whole box frequently. which kinda makes me feel like maybe im scooping wrong? the litter bags are always like "just scoop solids daily and stir and itll last a month " my assumption would be that solids means poop and the urine that clumps up so thats what i scoop and then the box gets so low i have to pour more in like every two days. maybe i have the wrong kind of scoop and im just scooping too much litter because the soy is large pellets or maybe the tofu litter just isnt good? im not sure but please tell me how you maintain your litter boxes cuz im so confused
ok quick background on what ive tried. i have a rabbit and a ferret and they use newspaper litter which im not a huge fan of but its safe for them and its cheap. i did try this with her when she first came home because it was what i had on hand but i just dont really like paper pellet litter. i have also tried pine litter in the past not with her but with them and i liked the odor control but its so dusty and i can barely lift the bag so i really dont like pine litter. right now she's using tofu litter which it says one bag should last a month but idk if im doing it wrong but one bag only lasts like two weeks at most. i have to constantly add more to the box and a lot of times it gets all goopy and stuck to the bottom and sides so i just dump it and wash the box. so thats where we're at now.
i know that a lot of people like walnut litter but i read that it stains and my house is entirely hardwood so i definitely dont want her to track little walnut stains all over or for her little paws to get stained. before having her i just assumed all cats used clay litter for the most part but when i actually looked it up it seems that clay litter is bad for them? not sure if thats true or just people online posting opinions as facts so please let me know about that. anyways id love recommendations or even just some examples of your experiences with different litters to help guide me in the right direction.
and ok so this makes me feel extra dumb but like how are you supposed to maintain a litter box? im really lost here. with my ferret and rabbit i scoop it daily and top it up the rabbit gets a whole fresh box once a month and the ferret gets one weekly because he's a stinky little angel. i guess i thought the rabbit approach would work for a cat but that doesnt seem to be the case? like i mentioned before, after scooping i always have to refill it and it gets stuck to the bottom a lot so i end up dumping and refilling the whole box frequently. which kinda makes me feel like maybe im scooping wrong? the litter bags are always like "just scoop solids daily and stir and itll last a month " my assumption would be that solids means poop and the urine that clumps up so thats what i scoop and then the box gets so low i have to pour more in like every two days. maybe i have the wrong kind of scoop and im just scooping too much litter because the soy is large pellets or maybe the tofu litter just isnt good? im not sure but please tell me how you maintain your litter boxes cuz im so confused