A True Analysis of The LitterMaid Self-Cleaning Litter Box

Are they a good value, this is a question most people who are considering a self cleaning litter box no matter who makes it will ask themselves. You won't ever have to clean another litter box but you will have to pay a higher price and your will also have to maintain the self cleaning units to keep tem working properly. Read on for a great review of the LitterMaid self cleaning litter boxes.

The LitterMaid LMS9000 Elite is the larger self-cleaning litter box that does well for larger cats and multiple cat household. Getting a litter box that is large enough for your larger cat is important. Cats tend to want to use the litter box at the same time when there are more than one, so a small box causes problems. There is a sensor unit in the LitterMaid Elit that starts cleaning the box after the cat leaves, measures 28" by 20 by 81/2" so that gives the cat plenty of room. This self-cleaning heavy duty automatic litter box model has a ionic air cleaner, four carbon filters as well as four waster receptacles. For everybody who is slightly confused, put on some designer reading glasses in order to help read it repeatedly.

It often takes time for cats to become comfortable with the technology in these boxes which rakes wastes into a receptacle soon after the cat has left the box. Your cat may balk at the change but they're not difficult for your cat to use. You can attempt to trick your cat into using the clean box by leaving the dirty box close by (cat's don't like dirty litter). The cat is smart he will quickly decide the clean litter is the way to go. The cleaning mechanism is often the cats biggest worry since they'll hear it go off from time to time but it's not usually a problem.

The cost is often a major reason that people don't purchase the LitterMaid system. Only you can make that choice for yourself. If you want a constantly clean litter box it's going to cost you more. The most basic LitterMaid system will run you around $150 bucks. On top of the initial cost you have the cost of replacement filters and receptacles. This is one of those purchases where you have to calculate the benefits against the money you're spending and decide whether or not it's worth it to you.

This is a great alternative to the traditional litter box. On the other hand, you definitely need to think about that this type of litter box is going to be more costly and does have some drawbacks like the rakes failing. The choice is really yours but you must still consider the facts before deciding on which solution is best for you since there really isn't an ideal solution.