How to Make a Homemade Cat Litter Box

There are different kinds of litter just as there are different kinds of litter boxes. Get three different kinds of litter to try in your cat’s box.

If you use this homemade litter box, you can make extras and try all the homemade litter boxes at the same time in different locations of the house to find your cats preference. Make sure to change out the litter boxes in each area. Chart how many times each box is used.

To clean a litter box use a slotted litter scooper, remove feces and urine from each box and write down how many times each box is used in a four day period.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Litter scooper
• Litter
• Box
• Bags

1. At the grocery or convenience store, find shallow cardboard boxes that are 12 by 12 inches. Line the boxes with litter box liners or bathroom garbage-size bags. Then add litter about an inch deep.

2. Lay out newspaper on the floor then place a litter box on it. If you prefer extra thickness inside the litter box then line it with extra papers before adding the inch of cat litter. Tuck the extra plastic under the box.

3. First, experiment to find the best type of litter for your cat by making a chart. Title the first column with Type of Litter and in that column number down the paper 1-4. There will be four more columns across the page with Day 1 to Day 4. Split the Day 1 column into to half columns marked Feces and Urine. Do this for Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4. Each day log the results then tally them on the final day. Then you will see what type of litter your cat prefers. Throw away the extra litter boxes. A cat prefers a quiet place away from others to do his business.

Tips & Warnings

• Clean the litter box everyday.
• The most common cat behavior problem is using the bathroom in the wrong place instead of the litter box.
• To keep a cat from tearing a litter box liner with its claws, place some newspaper in the bottom of the box between the liner and the litter.
• You can use clay, recycled newspaper, sand, dirt, sawdust, or purchased litter for your cats litter box. Some clay is scoopable.
• Do not handle cat litter if you are pregnant. Cat feces is dangerous to an unborn baby by a bacteria it carries.

Resources

• How to Groom Your Cat into a Purr-tiful Pouncer
• How to Be on the Prowl for the Perfect Cat
• How to Protect Pets from Harm

[writeitout]

on 5/18/2009 Good idea, especially for anyone with spring kittens.5*

[ilivetoteach]

on 5/14/2009 Thanks for the idea. I'll give it a try. 5*

[godfather25]

on 5/13/2009 Great article on making a homemade cat litter box. 5*

[cclofmead]

on 5/10/2009 Great idea for how to make a home made litter box !! I will give this a try! 5*

[sonni57]

on 5/8/2009 Thanks for the good directions on making a litter box maybe this way is better than buying one.