Wednesday, December 14, 2011

What Kinds of Cat Litter Boxes are the Best?

By Simon Alves


In recent years litter boxes have become available in a wide variety of styles. Buying a litter box used to be as simple as grabbing a square shaped box and dumping kitty litter into it and voila a cat box was born. Nowadays however there are far more options in shape, size, color and even self cleaning options. It is best to shop around no matter what your preferences are. Here we'll look at a few popular models and give you some help in making the decision as to which one is right for you.

Simple pans that get filled with litter and cleaned when necessary are probably the best known kind of kitty litter box. This type of litter box has many well known disadvantages. For one thing, it's wide open, so there's no odor control. Some cats like having privacy so they prefer a covered litter box. Unlike some of the more advance models, this style box you have to clean yourself. There are benefits of this type of litter pan, however. This pan is much cheaper than other models and usually costs less than $20. The simple pan is ideal for kittens and older cats who may find it difficult to access the more complicated models.

It's important to get a litter box right away if you have a kitten. A kitten should have a basic box, something square and open that is easy to see and get into. Fancy models like self cleaning models are appropriate for kittens that are under eight weeks old. So with kittens, you're best approach is to start off with an inexpensive and simple litter box and then decide later on if you want to purchase something with extra features.

If you want to keep litter inside the box consider the Clevercat Top Entry Litterbox with its unique top entry design you'll have less litter leaving the box. Cats like this award winning litter box because of the privacy it offers them. If you have dogs in the house you'll enjoy the fact that this box prevents dogs from getting into it.

The cost of the Clevercat Top Entry Litterbox makes it a great alternative to the higher priced models since it's under about $50 bucks.

You can find various sizes and styles of kitty litter boxes for varying prices. Your cat's personality needs to be considered when you're choosing a litter box. If you want to change their habits, however, most cats can adjust. There are many options in litter boxes, so you should be able to find one that suits your needs.




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