Getting through so many nappy bags and wet wipes

[Loomy]

Has anyone found an alternative? Two new kittens and going through an abundance of nappy sacks and wet wipes to clean the litter tray. No sooner have I cleaned it and they use it again. I know it’ll just be for a few months but what does everyone else do? It feels so environmentally unfriendly.

Can you use a small lidded and lined bin and just take the waste to your outdoor bin once a day?

You shouldn't need to be wet-wiping it that often. Are they pooing up the sides? Can you use a bigger tray? Ideally they need 3 trays between them.

Why are you cleaning the litter tray after every use?

Buy paper bags to scoop the used litter into.

What are you using wet wipes on?

The wet wipes are to clean the bottom of the tray where the wet litter gets stuck. Maybe I’m not putting enough litter in? Do other put loads in? I have deep lidded trays.

Are you emptying the litter tray and thoroughly cleaning it every time?

You just need to do it once a day. The purpose of the litter is to soak up the mess, you don't need to refresh after every use.

I would say more litter, I use a good 2 inches or more and stuff never gets stuck

The litter needs to be deeper!

What litter are you using?

Use a deep layer of litter. No need to wet wipe (unless poo ends up in edge of tray). Have small, lined and lidded caddy that you scoop waste into and dispose of bag when full. No need to use a separate bag each time. Keep caddy outside back door so not smelly in house

Switch to wood pellets in a deep sifting litter box. You remove the solids with a dog poo bag over your hand, and shake the tray twice a day. The pellets that get wee'd on turn to sawdust and fall into the lower tray.A big bag lasts for ages. And it's cheap

You need a way of not needing wipes.

I scrape the litter into the bin using the bin bag. Then there are only traces left. You don’t need to clean this every day. Once a week, maybe, just squirt some fairy in and then rinse it into a corner in the garden - is what I do anyway.

Use cat san , it doesn't do this if you put in a thick layer

As long as it's not clumping. Kittens shouldn't have clumping litter.

I put in about 2 and a half inches of litter.

Buy a cleaning brush. When ours were kittens we used to just empty, and clean try with hot water and fairy dish soap. Scrub with brush. Rinse.

I used litter tray cleaning spray and kitchen roll to clean ours when cleaning the whole thing out.

What litter is it and are you using a deep enough layer?

If its non clumping you'd just scoop after a poo. For clumping you would scoop poo and pee.

I use a good 2-3 inches of litter in the tray and I've never had a problem with it sticking - I scoop as soon as I see them use it, as well as first thing in the morning and as soon as I get home from work.

What brand of litter are you using? I found the clay-based stuff horrendous but the more natural ones are fine.

Scoop out the solid, turn over the litter. Change the litter once a week. Only wash tray or wet wipe occasionally, maybe once a fortnight.
Cats like a litter tray that smells like them. If you use wet wipes or similar they will hate it and start peeing elsewhere.
You should have one litter tray per cat plus a spare.

Silica gel litter will absorb everything liquid-y. I wouldn't put wet wipes near the tray. Just a good layer of litter and worst case scenario, a layer of newspaper on the bottom.

I use biodegradable dog poo bags. I use clumping litter and only scoop once a day. No wet wipers needed.

I put loads of litter in.

I use the food waste bags and put it straight into brown bin

If your brown bin is for food/garden waste why would you put cat faeces in it?

It should go in the general waste bin not a recycling bin

Animal poo needs to go in the black bin.

I use a Litter Locker with a normal pedal bin liner for storing anything that I scoop out of the trays and anything I’ve used to wipe the sides. The chute and lid mechanism of the locker helps to contain the smell - although it’s in the utility room so that helps too.

It's quite possible that her brown bin IS general rubbish. It may shock you to know that different councils use different colours for different bins.