Does anyone have any experience with self-cleaning cat litter boxes? I’m curious if any particular model of self-cleaning litter box is any good. We now have 4 cats and it would be nice to not have to clean litter boxes manually 1-2 times every day.

Do they separate pee/poop from litter well? Are cats afraid to use them? Do they stink more than regular litter boxes because pee/poop are in them for longer periods? Are they a hassle to clean? Do you have to buy propietary supplies (custom litter? special trays?)?

Thanks for your input.

  • undercrust@lemmy.ca
    102·
    8 months ago

    This sounded fantastic until I looked it up and it’s A THOUSAND DOLLARS???

    I love my cat and I hate scooping litter, but definitely not a grand worth of either…

    • Devi@kbin.social
      11·
      8 months ago

      What dollars is that?

      Mine was £350 which is under $500 US, just looked at the site and the brand new model is $699.

        • Devi@kbin.social
          5·
          8 months ago

          Ah, yup, the new one is indeed that much. Second hand are widely available but tbf, it’s worth the cost to me. Around the same price as a new washing machine and I’d probably choose the litter robot first if I had to choose.

        • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          There are still some places with some leftover LitterRobot 3s in stock at lower prices ( here ), but they’ve always been expensive. We have a 2, and it cost $700 CAD at the time.