Suggestions for cat litter trays??

[Missgoldilocks]

Hey all!

I'm getting a kitten at the end of the month and I want a good tray to help hold odour! I will definitely be investing in really good litter itself but do you have suggestions for good trays??

TIA!

I just use an xl high sided tray to help keep the litter in the tray.

@dementedpixie I see! Do the litter trays that are covered not help with the smell or is there no point?

I am using an open tray with wood pellet litter and it doesn’t smell (provided I remove poos).

Our neighbour who I cat sit for has a covered tray with clumping litter and the lid keeps much of the smell in but omg the smell when I take the lid off...

I think choice of litter is key

I got the Modkat covered one for my cat www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_litter_litter_boxes/hooded_litter_box/litter_boxes_without_filter/575492
it's excellent

Previously we had a standard open tray and it was messy and stinky

@minipie Ohh I see...when I looked after my sisters cat she had a lidded one but it stunk still. I think it was the litter choice... I just really don't want my house to smell! So as long as you pick up the poo regularly and use a good litter it should be okay?

I use this cat litter www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_litter/super_benek/461099

You definitely need to scoop out the poos as soon as possible to avoid lingering smells. With a clumping litter you can also scoop out the wees

@sanitygirl thank you! What about the liners for that tray?? Some people in the reviews are saying they are hard to find for that tray, which ones do you use?

@Missgoldilocks it comes with a liner and you can buy an extra one at the same time from Zooplus - on the same link I posted above
(that's what I did, although I haven't used the extra one yet -it's washable and reusable)

Will.you have a cat flap and out door space?
I use an outdoor waterproof tray

www.bitiba.co.uk/shop/cats_accessories/cat_litter_boxes/covered_litter_trays/no_filter/591571?variantid=591571.0&gclid=CjwKCAiA44LzBRB-EiwA-jJipA00HNI04DCxGH3bFOcCWLvBgrjJ4LdTguiGZHHZoQf5h_STe8HjSBoC5hIQAvD_BwE

I have a tall covered tray my cat has used for over a decade.

The least smelly (and non-staining of her paws) litter I've found is wood pellet.

Clumping litter dyes her paws grey / brown which I don't like. The wood base stuff also breaks down to sawdust, which I think has to be marginally better for the environment.

However, I use black bin bags as the liner for the tray, as its then just tied up and put in the bin. If I could find compostable bin bags, that would make me feel better!

It's much like this, but without a door: www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/pets-at-home-hooded-cat-litter-tray

I have this one

I dont line it as the cats just scratch through it

I have 4 cats and 4 trays. We use lidded trays, but take any flaps off (the cat door style bit) when money didn't matter we used catsan and never had an issue with smells. We now use a clump long littler from zooplus which is good but not as good as catsan hahaha. I'm
Spoilt but I was paying £40 a month for it now I'm only play £25 for my clumping biodegradable one!
We use liners just for ease of changing.

Thank you everyone. I want to try the Americalitter because the reviews are great but it's expensive. I think I will get a lidded tray too

Wood pellet litter here too. No smell except for when there's a poo, which gets removed straight away. I gather the advantage with the clumping litter is you can go for longer without changing it. I prefer less smell. Dump the litter straight into the outside bin (no bag) once a week, give it a swish round with the outside tap, and then replace with fresh pellets. Takes two mins.

I hated my Modkat Flip so just sold it on eBay for £20!!! I loved my pet mate top entry box but cheddar did't get it. Gone back to Wilko hooded tray.

I gave up on my Modkat when zooplus stopped doing packs of three. You can use it without the liners but it's very awkward to empty.

Pets At Home have a hooded litter tray which is designed to fit into a corner half price at the moment.
We have a normal hooded litter tray without the door on. But both kitten and fat cat seem to prefer using the kitten litter tray - fat cat has to sit in it with his front paws on the floor
If you want to start off with a kitten tray, Pets At Home do them in blue or pink for £4.
As for the litter, we like Catsan.
Post a pic of the new arrival when you get him or her, please!

I use Aldi cat litter. Really cheap and doesn't smell

Thanks all!

@Papergirl1968 I just went on pets at home so thank you! Here's a pic of the lil guy :) he's going to called Simba! 2e originally went for the ginger one but I completely fell for the cream boy 😍

Aww, Simba is gorgeous!
Roll on gotcha day

He is ❤️❤️❤️ can't wait!! 😁

Where did you get him?