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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Any recommendations on an automatic cleaning litter box?

  • 2 cats
  • Don't really care about smart features, but prefer NOT to be required to use Wifi/Smartphone.
  • Not interested in changing litter or using proprietary litter formula
  • Not interested in models that require replacing consumables (filters, sprays, mats, etc)
  • Covered preferred but not required.
  • Under $500 Thanks!
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[-] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

I have a litter robot 3 (the version without the wifi connectivity), and it does work, but honestly, I'm not sure I'll get another (I have multiple litter boxes and just the one automatic one, as I initially planned to replace one at a time as I had the spare money). It saves some amount of effort, but not a whole ton, it seems to let more smells out into the room than a regular covered litterbox, one of my cats doesn't like it as much as the other boxes, and once or twice it's randomly gotten stuck upside down until I reset it.

Ive not tried any others, but from what I hear, they're probably about as good as you get with these. (Ive also heard that one should definitely not get one of the cheaper devices that can be found on Amazon under a lot of different throwaway brands, that has a vertically spinning drum instead of an angled one like the litter robot, because they apparently have a design flaw that can kill cats).

this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2025
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