Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is wordy, but if you’re doing as much research as I did before dropping $$$$ on a d*** box, here’s EVERYTHING I WISH THE HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS I READ HAD INCLUDED: ACTUAL DIMENSIONS (If you want it in a cabinet, instead of in the open) 18.75” W 26.5” L 13” H THE POWER BUTTON IS ON THE SIDE, AND YOU WILL NEED ACCESS TO IT. Add that to your width requirements. The power cord has a springy section that travels with the unit the length of the box. You’re gonna have loose cord at the back, and it needs space to travel without getting caught. — Many negative reviews come from people having to maintain this box daily. This is not supposed to be a litter box you only tend to once a week/month. It’s not a litter robot, it’s not supposed to be a litter robot, and it will never be a litter robot. It is a box with a small motor that rakes cat litter into a smaller box. Similar to a toilet in an RV, if it didn’t “flush” between uses, you probably wouldn’t want to use the toilet more than a couple times either. So, it “flushes” the mess to a nearby, out-of-sight container. You still need to empty it pretty often. Sometimes your cat will pee on the rake, and if you’re using clumping litter, it’s gonna clump around the rake. A clump of pissy cat litter doesn’t rake very efficiently, so you’ll need to address this manually from time to time (or switch to a non-clumping crystal litter). If you have multiple cats, it’s obviously going to fill faster than not. Also, it’ll have a hard time keeping ahead of them if they take turns in increments less than 30 mins apart- the amount of time it waits before it goes to work when motion is sensed. The permissible depth of the litter pan (2”) will not necessarily be enough litter for one larger cat. You might need a different box than this. Specific to me: My cat is huge, and he’s got early kidney failure. His favorite pastimes are drinking water and pissing it all out. When this is the only box, he fills the waste container, to capacity, every single day. His size and habits are both atypical for an “average” cat, so daily seems fair in comparison to the manufacturer’s “weekly” estimate. Due to his size and habits, plus the box’s litter depth restriction of 2”, his urine basically makes a 2” cement litter puddle almost every time; even with the fastest clumping litter in town, too much volume for this depth of litter will reach the bottom of the pan before it can clump. (The litter’s recommendation is 3-4”.) I have switched to the Slide litter, and this has seemed to helped the issue some; rather than cementing to the floor of the pan, the puddle can be knocked loose with a little nudge from the rake, if it’s deep enough. (The rake will skim over clumps that lay below the rake line, about .75” or so.) My cat loves peeing on the rake. The rake has a small gap behind it when at rest, which it obviously cannot capture to scoop. That’s his favorite spot to go. Design flaw? Broken cat? Who can say. Theoretically, absorbent, non-clumping crystal litter would absolutely resolve these issues. The rake would work harmoniously with the crystals to stir them and activate their absorbency, and the turds would solidify on top and get raked up. Unfortunately, my cat is a cat, and refuses to use crystals. Grocery store t-shirt bags fit in the waste container, you just need to shift them a bit to not leave any gaps. They’ll be too big, honestly, but you can tuck them under themselves before putting them in the spot (they’ll be BAGGY, hahahahahha). Anyway, don’t buy the manufacturer’s bags, just reuse grocery bags. For the video, I pre-loosened all the stuff to see how tough the motor would work. It worked hard and only missed a couple pieces. When the rake is “out” raking, I’ll try and knock the rogue litter back out from under the place where the motor/waste box parks. Takeaway: This box is great for scooping throughout the day, so that my cat will keep using a litter box instead of my couch or carpet. You should put eyes on it at least once a day, however, in case it needs maintenance. It is not “maintenance free.” You will have to scoop pee, bag litter, and clean stray litter from places. It is a great box for one cat; depending on size and habits. Large cats who pee a lot will need more than one, if you choose this box as I have. The motor will work well, granted you install it properly. The whole thing is big, bulky, and awkward. They’re cheaper than the robot.