HOW do you clean cat litter trays?!

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I don’t mean scooping poo or clumps - I mean the whole replace litter shebang. Chuck our old, yes, but then how and where do you actually clean it ?!

Litter liners. You can buy packs of 50 really strong ones on Amazon. Litter tray never gets dirty.

If the cat manages to scratch through on occasionally then a spray with antibac and a wipe down is fine. Every now and then I give the whole thing a spray and a wipe.

I used to have male cats and didn't use litter liners and wondered how the trays ended up knackered after a while- their pee was so strong it would just ruin the trays

Since using litter liners I've had the same tray for absolutely years and there's nothing wrong with it.

I tip it into bin bag

Take it into back yard and squirt cleanse and pour hot water over it and the lid

Scrub

Rinse with hot water

Dry

Refill

I use wood pellets which leave less mess in the tray. I have three indoor cats so use a small amount of litter, everyday I tip in onto a bin bag, spray any smears, wipe with kitchen towel and refill.

This is my way exactly. The bash on the underside v important.
If I can be bothered I’ll sometimes jet wash it,

Never had any luck with the liners, however deep the litter she rips it to shreds.

I used to put the tray in a carrier bag and then hold the handles of the bag to turn it inside out which caught all the litter inside it.

I use liners now and then wipe down with kitchen roll and a cat litter disinfectant spray from pets at home that we've had for 7 years and counting!

Never had any luck with the liners, however deep the litter she rips it to shreds.
folded newspaper over liner underlitter?

I use wood pellet litter so there is not really any residue after the litter gets tipped out. I don't bother with liners as His Puffiness is a huge digger and would shred them.

I have 2 trays so the latest one gets bleached and rinsed and sat outside, while I replace with a clean tray.

The same bottle? 🤣🤣

I don't bother lining mine, the cats just scratch holes in the liners

empty -spray cleaning chemical -scrub it ( I use a dish brush) -hose it outside- dry it or leave it outside upside down for half an hour

This is a great idea. Where do you get the cardboard trays from?

It's years since I had a cat but I used to take it outside, empty it into a plastic bag then hose it out with Jeyes and dry with kitchen roll. I wouldn't have wanted it in the kitchen.

Tray liners, newspaper and then litter - easy to empty and wipe out.

EcoPetBox Disposable Cat Litter Tray Various packs - Eco Friendly - Liquid Proof - Lightweight (20 Pack) amzn.eu/1XKLLUW

These are the ones I use. There's another brand on Amazon but they're smaller and more expensive. The EcoPetBox ones are great and don't leak at all. I know it's not the cheapest way of doing things but with 7 cats, I got fed up of constantly cleaning out trays so opted for paying more for less effort 😁

Tip contents into bin, spray with antibacterial spray, rinse out in the bath with the handheld shower

Litter liners. Empty, put in black bin, put in new liner and re-fill with fresh litter. Takes about three minutes.

I use wood pellet litter and the tray never gets dirty 🤔
I empty the whole thing into the wheelie bin and just refill

No, don't!

Boiling water from the kettle, detergent, leave it to stand for a few mins then rinse with the hose.

Any stubborn poo stains (rare) can be wiped off with bleach on a bit of kitchen roll.

Dry with paper towel and you're done.

Brilliant @RumNotRun thank you

Don't get free papers anymore either, but I use the brown paper food bin liners from Tesco (the big ones for the "outside" food bin).

I just un-peel them along the glued edges which is super easy and hey presto I have a nice piece of brown paper the correct size for my litter tray. Stops my Furry Shite ripping the plastic liners to shreds. I still use the liner to make it easier to empty, but the brown paper liner stops her clawing and ripping, and I think it's actually a better base for absorption.

I use Tesco cheap clumping litter and it's great. Scoop every day, top up every other day, full change once a week. I use floor wipes or Astonish anti-bac spray + the thin blue cleaning cloths (the 10 pack for under a quid stuff) to clean the tray, then go over with boiled water to remove traces of cleaning product

I used a liner. Bagged that up then wiped the tray with antibacterial wipe. If there had been a tear I'd run it under the outside tap to wash it out.

Empty take outside soak with either washing up liquid or biological washing liquid whole I clean the floors when the floors ready (and drying) I scrub upend to drain (watering the grass in the summer) I dry with my seriously old towel (woolworths special pre children) and return and refill I don't need to do it to often anymore im using world's best cat litter its great on the scoop poop and top up process