Self Cleaning Cat Litter Box, Automatic Litter Box for Multiple Cats, Integrated Safety Protection with Open-Top Design

I am thoroughly impressed!!! I originally got this so my boyfriend won’t have to do too much maintenance with my cats’ boxes when I’m gone for three weeks, and I waited til prime day to look again after weeks of eyeing these and reading reviews, and I was super nervous to commit, but after almost a week I have NO REGRETS!! I have four cats, 9lbs (female), 12lbs, 16lbs, and 17lbs (males). Two are 4 years old, the other two are 6 and 7 years old. I did NOT expect my chubby boys to be able to fit in this thing because it LOOKS too small. But it’s honestly the absolute perfect size!!! Don’t judge it until your cats use it, because I was VERY close to sending it back before my big boys used it and saw it suits their size wonderfully. They go potty, it does a leveling out of the litter to cover the waste - so rolls back halfway, forward a bit, then back in place - , then in a few minutes, it rolls all the way and dumps out the clump in the bin attached underneath. You can put it in manual mode too so you can press the leveling and cleaning buttons yourself if you want to. And there is a shield it comes with that you place over the grate so you can empty all the litter at once as well. My litter still doesn’t stink whatsoever since it cleans the waste up right away. There are min and max lines so you put the correct amount of litter in and add more when needed. I use the cheapest clumping litter from Walmart - Special Kitty, and it works great with it. I’ve changed the bag once so far in just under a week (about to change it again today) and you can’t smell any of the waste whatsoever except getting a waft when it empties the newest waste into the bin, which is expected. My cats sit and watch it every time it spins in absolute wonder. Hahaha. One of them took a couple days to use it but once I removed the other boxes and he saw the other cats all use it, he used it also! He a was afraid at first because the barrel DOES shift/lean/wobble forward a little when they get in from their weight. But not much, just startled him a bit. So skittish cats can take a bit longer to warm up. But it is also super quiet!!! My house doesn’t smell like I have cats anymore. It’s amazing. :D Mine do tend to jump out and fling litter everywhere (as opposed to stepping out) but I think that’s a personal issue. Haha! Minor dislikes: 1. How the bag is held in the bottom; there are two rubbery pieces on one end but not on the opposite end so you have to spread it and make it stay in place with your hands and put the loop through a little gap by the front clip. So there’s a possibility of it slipping off the unsecured corners, but it empties into the more secured end so it hasn’t been an issue. I would just prefer the assurance that it will stay in place fully once I slide the drawer back in. They do suggest using only those bags (of course $$ lol) but I haven’t tried with any others because it comes will a full roll. 2: The grate that the clean litter goes into when it rolls back can get little clumps stuck on the other side of it so maybe making them closer together would help. But very very few have slipped through so it hasn’t caused any smell or dirtiness concerns, and I feel like this happens with scoops and other sifting boxes I’ve used waaaaay more. Kind of an unavoidable thing with litter. These feel very minor to me, though, because it’s still doing everything I hoped it would. No real issues with it yet, though, and two of my cats SERIOUSLY dig and haven’t punctured the soft litter bed…as of now. Honestly if there’s one thing I do not regret stretching my budget for (I paid around $160 I think, on prime day and I’m wildly cheap, admittedly), it’s DEFINITELY this and it’s definitely the most affordable of the ones I’ve looked at with decent reviews. Get it! Promise you won’t regret it unless you happen to get a dud. :P

This litter box has turned out better than I expected, considering how inexpensive it is. I have had a brand name Litter Robot for 8 years, and I love it. But when I needed to add a second litter box, I could not stomach the $800 price tag to buy another one. So I looked for an alternative and landed on this one. It is very efficient, super quiet, and works great for my cats who all started using it without a problem. The litter pan itself is a little small, but my biggest cat doesn't have trouble using it. If you have a really large cat, it might be too cramped for them. One feature I like about this one that my Litter Robot does not have is that immediately after the cat gets out, it does a half sweep so that the waste gets covered in litter to prevent odor and to make sure the waste is completely covered and dumps well after it hardens. Then it waits before it does a full dump. In the video I share, I ran a manual dump, so the first sweep is followed immediately by the second sweep. But in actuality, it has like 5 or 10 minutes between them. Safety; If the cat gets in the box or touches the box during the dump, it stops completely and waits until it's clear and then resumes. It's surprising how much waste it will hold before you have to change the bag. It's super easy to clean out. Although I just use small trash bags with my litter robot, I bought the bags that specifically go with this litter box because it just seems easier to me with the box shape. The one drawback is that it is not connected to Wi-Fi the way my Litter Robot is, so I can't keep track of how full it is without actually opening the drawer , and I can't monitor how much it's being used. But those are small features to miss compared to how much I saved getting this unit instead of another Litter Robot. If I have to buy another one, I would buy this one again.

First one arrived, put together and waited for one or both of my not-so-little guys to check it out. Willie was first and as soon as the cleaning cycle started, he ran out of the bathroom, into the bedroom and onto the dresser. From his safety perch, he watched the box with great interest. Ever since he got the hang of it, he now jumps in the box, does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, jumps out and watches it work. Great entertainment for him, but it leaves his brother (from another mother) sitting with his paws crossed waiting for his turn! They both use it now and it is better for time-consuming cleaning than regular litter boxes. At some point, it just stopped working. It jammed in the closed, cleaning mode and I thought, "what if the cats were trapped in there?" I bought a second one and one for my son's house. Second and third one are working. Once you get the procedure down, changing the litter is very simple. So far, I'm happy with it, but would be VERY hesitant to leave it when going out for more than a day. I didn't want one with all the bells and whistles to be operated by a cel phone or other new age technology. Just not for me. This one is simple, just plug it in.

I got this to replace a self-cleaning box that required crystal litter, as that option stopped being very cost-effective. The crystal litter initially seemed good, but lately the litter needed to be changed almost weekly--definitely not cost effective. I read a lot of reviews and this was the box I chose. I purchased it a few weeks ago and waited to write my review till I had seen what it would do over time. I purchased a 42 pound box of clumping clay litter to go with it. Initial set up was not difficult really, but had a few challenges. I had trouble putting the first leg in place--but once I figured it out, the rest went on easily. You MUST read the directions--and keep reading them as you go. It isn't self-explanatory, but that's not bad, just a statement. Putting the bag into the box at the bottom seemed a bit of a challenge for me--I think it was just me. It is simple--but the pictures made it less clear. Open the bag completely, lay it in the bottom lengthwise according to the shape of the bottom of the tray. Pull the yellow draw string through the slot at the front and hook it around the notch below. The back draw string just stays where it is. Simply position the upper edge of the bag around the top "shelf" or edge of the tray, replace the lid, and clip the handles closed to hold it in place, then slide it under the litter box. Takes about a minute the second time you do it! I read reviews about how awful it smells when you open the box to clean it. Look, you have a cat. They smell. Supposedly you can unclip the handle and pull the yellow draw string to close the bag before you remove it, but I haven't tried that. I just open it, remove the lit, pull the drawstring closed and replace the bag and lid. It takes all of a few seconds. I did have one bag split open as I was doing it and I had to carefully place it in a different trash bag. Things happen. I had also gone more than a week without changing it and it was very full. With one cat I have to empty it every week. The week I went more than a week without emptying it, the round part turned upside and the cat couldn't get in and came to find my husband. He had to unplug and reset it. We think it happened because the bottom was full. Just a warning. It never happened again once I started doing it weekly. The outlet we are using is half-way up a wall and over about a foot from the box and the cord is plenty long enough to reach. We did put a little set of steps below the box for the cat. It seems very high to jump into. And she does track a lot of litter out, but she is also the messiest cat I have ever met in my life. Even her food is all over the kitchen! But she got into it and used it from the time we set it up without any problems. I definitely recommend it. I calculated the use of this litter to crystal litter for the other box and I will save in litter the cost of this box (I did get it on sale) in less than a year. I have added litter twice in a month and still have at least two more "adds" left in the 42 pound box. I can get a 42 pound box of litter at Costco for less than $17, and I calculated the savings based on the Amazon price which was about $25.

BUY THIS NOW!! I have 2 cats and they both started using this litter box right away. I change the bag 1 time a week! YES, that's right, 1 time a week. I've only used an 18 pound bag of litter and I will not need to by more for at least another week. That means I now will only spend $8.00 on litter a month instead of $30! THERE IS NO SMELL!!! There has been NO small clumps of used litter left after it cycles. The only thing I had to do is put a small step stool in front of it because my larger cat does not like jumping out of it, but the step stool has worked so good I'm glad I did. They can now walk right in and out of it and just walk off the step stool.

I have this litter box for 3 months and it's great. I only have one cat and he's a superstar. I used to clean the old box twice/day because I hate smelling anything when I walk in the house. He used it from day one, no problems. Easy to clean and and makes just enough noise to let me know he's using it. He's actually fascinated by the process and likes to watch when I add litter or clean it. I've only cleaned it once. The videos are helpful.

I have 2 automatic boxes. The first one is a fully enclosed rotating drum style with the open hole in the front. This one I got because it is open top and my larger cat, 15.8 lbs was a little too big for the other one and I needed something he could just jump in and out of. This works for that purpose only but I like the other box much better and would just have 2 of those. Pros Open top easier for larger cats to get in and out of. Cleans its self Price Cons The way it cleans is dangerous. The box fully fits on its self and could crush or hurt a cat if the sensors failed. The nylon on the bottom seems to absorb smells and liquids more than ny other more expensive box. My other cat likes to pee like cats spray and I have to have a high walled box or he over shoots the walls. This box is high enough but his pee sprays to the back inside the area that traps the clean litter so when it cleans the non clumped "clean" litter goes there and clumps where his pee hit and doesnt go into the collection bin. I have to try and scrape it back through the grates. The sides where the box rotates is open and the urin collects there. This box seems to absorb the cat urin smells more or it has more places to collect and I have to deep it it more. Overall this box feels like it gets dirtier than the other one and needs more maintenance.

TLDR: If you're reading this stop reading and buy this litter box. You won't be sorry. We have 5 cats, we love our cats but... 5 cats is a lot of cats and a lot of cat poop. I'm tired of scooping cat poop or ignoring the cat poop scooping and dealing with smelly cat litter boxes. Last year before Christmas there was a sale on one of the cylinder style automatic cat litter boxes, it was cool because it would tell you when a cat when to the bathroom their weight and would tell me when it was full. It was not cool because it was a pain to clean and the bags liked to come loose making a mess. We needed a second automatic litter box because well, we have 5 cats and one of them is a bit fluffy and had trouble using the other style (or I was worried he would). I saw this model on sale and liked that it was more open, got good reviews and was a good price. I've replaced all of my litter boxes except for one traditional one because I don't have power nearby with this model (including the more expensive cylinder one which has now broken). What I Like: -Ease of emptying litter: You pull the tray out, pull the bag out, insert new bag put tray in throw bag in trash done. -Ease of cleaning: It is much easier to disassemble to deep clean and really just about all of it can be surfaced cleaned without any disassembly. -Software (or lack of): It turns out that I don't really care when my cats poop and I don't need a notification about it. Instead of a notification that it's full it rotates closed so they can't use it anymore and I empty it. Easy, simple. -Cost: If you're buying it on sale it's probably between $160 and $200 dollars, worth it, no hesitation. I'd probably pay $250 for it but with a bit more hesitation. What I Don't Like About it: -Plastic thing to empty the litter: If you want to empty the litter there's a diverter shield thing you put in the machine to route the litter into the tray area instead of the holding area when it cycles. It doesn't hold in place well and will come loose so not all the litter goes into the tray. It's mildly annoying but really for the cost saving compared to more expensive units I don't care. I usually do it twice or pull out the shop vac and vacuum out any extra litter. -It's a bigger than a traditional litter box, make the space for it. It's worth it. Summary: Why are you still readying this, haven't you gotten the message that you should buy this? It will make your life so much easier.