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Our Litterbox Set-Up
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Posted by Diane B. at 12:23 PM 0 comments
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(info to help find this particular box, if you want ... was it at Target?)...the removable top of the box (which I don't use) is a slightlygrayed, medium blue, with the word Sterlite embossed in the top... measurements are 22 1/2" x 16 1/4"The bottom part of the container is untinted translucent ...completely flat on the bottom...angles out (only slightly) frombottom to top (several Good Things)... height 11"...16" (front to back) at top...width (side to side) 19 1/2" at bottom ....22" at topA utility knife didn't work to cut out the step-over hole, justcracked the plastic. Think I used a cut-off wheel bit on theDremel... marked a guideline first with a marker. Cutting was alittle slow but worked fine, took 5-10 min.... then sanded the edgesa bit with sandpaper and/or a grinding wheel on the Dremel, can't remember.My step-over hole is 6 3/4 h x 5 7/8 w... and begins 5 1/4" abovethe floor (wouldn't hurt to make that 5 1/2" above the floor.If you put quite a bit of litter (3-4") in the box to start, itdoesn't have to be topped off that often...yayACCESSORIES I use:The square Scoop Away litter bucket is a good size/shape and color(white) for holding the poop and pee balls (though I may cover itwith shelf liner, etc., at some point)....The "small gargage" bags fit really well as liners inside thebucket, and hold tightly at the top (at least the ones fromSafeway... 4 gall., 9x8x18, 0.5 mil)... I burp the bag sides a bit tokeep them from ballooning inside....I keep a heavy duty metal scooper inside the bucket at an upsidedown and at an angle, so I can completely close the bucket between scoopings....(only need to remove and discard liner and poop about once ev. week or two)The rug is the smallest bath rug I could find... a cheapie... goesunderneath the box too.I also have a small whisk and dust pan between the box and the bucketto brush away the few bits of litter that don't get trapped by therug (some brands work better than others for us) and eventually endup in front of the box ..sometimes I just brush them under the rugtill there are enough to mess with though!One more accessory... I put a pump bottle of hand sanitizer near thelitter box so I can give my hands a quick go-over just in case there's any poop dust, etc., on them (it's sticking out of one of the drawers just above the litter area).Here are some pics (they may end up being in the next "entries). Keep in mind that Marble is a pretty stout kitty . . .
Posted by Diane B. at 12:23 PM 0 comments
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4533/1638/1600/catlitterbox_Mble1W9.jpg
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4533/1638/1600/catlitterbox_Mble2W8.jpg
(info to help find this particular box, if you want ... was it at Target?)...the removable top of the box (which I don't use) is a slightlygrayed, medium blue, with the word Sterlite embossed in the top... measurements are 22 1/2" x 16 1/4"The bottom part of the container is untinted translucent ...completely flat on the bottom...angles out (only slightly) frombottom to top (several Good Things)... height 11"...16" (front to back) at top...width (side to side) 19 1/2" at bottom ....22" at topA utility knife didn't work to cut out the step-over hole, justcracked the plastic. Think I used a cut-off wheel bit on theDremel... marked a guideline first with a marker. Cutting was alittle slow but worked fine, took 5-10 min.... then sanded the edgesa bit with sandpaper and/or a grinding wheel on the Dremel, can't remember.My step-over hole is 6 3/4 h x 5 7/8 w... and begins 5 1/4" abovethe floor (wouldn't hurt to make that 5 1/2" above the floor.If you put quite a bit of litter (3-4") in the box to start, itdoesn't have to be topped off that often...yayACCESSORIES I use:The square Scoop Away litter bucket is a good size/shape and color(white) for holding the poop and pee balls (though I may cover itwith shelf liner, etc., at some point)....The "small gargage" bags fit really well as liners inside thebucket, and hold tightly at the top (at least the ones fromSafeway... 4 gall., 9x8x18, 0.5 mil)... I burp the bag sides a bit tokeep them from ballooning inside....I keep a heavy duty metal scooper inside the bucket at an upsidedown and at an angle, so I can completely close the bucket between scoopings....(only need to remove and discard liner and poop about once ev. week or two)The rug is the smallest bath rug I could find... a cheapie... goesunderneath the box too.I also have a small whisk and dust pan between the box and the bucketto brush away the few bits of litter that don't get trapped by therug (some brands work better than others for us) and eventually endup in front of the box ..sometimes I just brush them under the rugtill there are enough to mess with though!One more accessory... I put a pump bottle of hand sanitizer near thelitter box so I can give my hands a quick go-over just in case there's any poop dust, etc., on them (it's sticking out of one of the drawers just above the litter area).Here are some pics (they may end up being in the next "entries). Keep in mind that Marble is a pretty stout kitty . . .
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