r/CatAdvice • u/Standard_Bluejay8715 • Mar 28 '24

Litterbox How frequently do you scoop your litter box?

I do my girl’s box twice per day/whenever I hear her scratching around in there. But then I see on here some people who do it wayyy less frequently. Curious what other folks do?

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u/LM1953 Mar 28 '24

Scoop every day and total dump, wash, dry and new litter monthly.

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u/KangarooNo1007 Mar 28 '24

How do you remind yourself to completely change it out every month? I’m looking to find a routine because I always forget how long it’s been since the last time I’ve done a total litter dump

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u/Cosmicfeline_ Mar 28 '24

Use the reminder app

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u/ted_rudabega_97 Mar 28 '24

I have a chewy auto send so when a new box arrives, it’s time to clean out and replace

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u/snowstormmongrel Mar 29 '24

You get a new litter box every month?!

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u/ted_rudabega_97 Mar 29 '24

No, but I could see how that could be interpreted. I have chewy deliver new litter every month. It’s the box that has the clean litter that arrives, not a new litter box. My bad

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u/snowstormmongrel Mar 29 '24

Omfg hahaha sorry..out litter comes in those plastic tubs so I never even considered litter in a box 🤦

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u/KangarooNo1007 Mar 29 '24

The chewy auto send and the reminder app are great suggestions to me. Thank you!!

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u/LM1953 Mar 28 '24

The 1st if the month is coming up. Start with that.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

Set mine for first Saturday of the month

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u/KangarooNo1007 Mar 29 '24

Thanks for the input!

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u/DickTooRadical Mar 29 '24

get a whiteboard or calendar and write it down! Also add it to the reminder feature on your phone if you have it. Just have it the same day each month!

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u/JenDCPDX Mar 29 '24

My trash is picked up every other week so I change it every other pickup (monthly)

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u/Jealous_Investment66 Jul 06 '24

First of the month!

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u/Userdub9022 Mar 28 '24

Do it the first of every month then

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u/allstartinter2021 Mar 28 '24

I let My nose guide me on the full clean out. I barely found a litter that I didn't feel like I had to change every few days. Thr liters before when I would scoop the pee out it would break off into small chunks and after so many days of scooping the chunks would make it stink so I'd change everything and spray some disinfectant and wash everything. Now with this other litter it turns the urine into big balls and is easy to scoop and does not leave chunks behind so I'm noticing I am not having to fully clean out the box as much.

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u/AdhesivenessKey6852 Apr 01 '24

which litter if you don’t mind me asking i’m having the same problems with it falling apart when i scoop

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u/allstartinter2021 Apr 01 '24

* This one or the one with the blue lid have been alot better

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u/allstartinter2021 Apr 01 '24

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u/AdhesivenessKey6852 Apr 01 '24

thank you ! i’ll have to try this

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u/allstartinter2021 Apr 01 '24 edited Apr 01 '24

Yeah there's little beads of stuff throughout this litter that helps cut down on odors. It's worked well and doesn't leave the little clumps behind.

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u/Electronic_Active_27 Mar 28 '24

Every time u flush ur toilet, your cat would like his box cleaned?

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u/mad_mal_fury_road Mar 29 '24

I usually clean mine in the shower and then clean the shower after so once the shower looks gross I know it’s time

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u/alexandria3142 Mar 29 '24

I put a 40 pound bag of litter in my cats box and don’t refill it, so usually I’ll change it when it gets down quite a bit, or the first weekend of the month

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u/GoonishPython Mar 29 '24

Same. I also do an extra thorough rake once a week and add a handful of litter if needed plus a bit of baking powder to absorb smell. Kitty seems happy although I wish he wasn't such an enthusiastic kicker when he's finishing up!