PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Pro Self-Cleaning Cat Litter Box - Never Scoop Litter Again - Hands-Free Cleanup With Disposable Crystal Tray - Less Tracking, Better Odor Control - Includes Disposable Tray

I've always had cats. I've spent my life scooping stinky litter boxes, trying different kinds of litter; clumping, non-clumping, open-top boxes, closed-top boxes, and using a Litter Genie. Even after scooping the box ,the smell of litter still permeates the room. For the past 6 years I've only had 1 cat and just cleaning the box with 1 cat was stinky and complicated. I recently rescued a cat and couldn't imagine cleaning a 2-cat litter box. So began my online search for an alternative to the traditional litter box. I found this PetSafe automatic box and spent days researching it online. As usual, there are good reviews and bad reviews. I wasn't even completely sure how it worked, but I bought it because it could only be better than what I had. I have to say I love it and have no regrets! The "box" is the disposable cardboard box that holds the crystals (very different and much better than traditional litter). What you're purchasing is actually a plastic lid that sits on top of the disposable cardbox box, but it's so much more than just a lid! I love the raking mechanism and the way it pushes the waste into the reservoir underneath the plastic hood. Traditional litter, both clumping and non-clumping will not work with this because it gums up the rake. The crystals actually dessicate the waste and draw out the moisture, making it a hard clump. If my cat leaves a large amount of waste, the rake will occasionally get hung up during the cleaning cycle. Fixing this is easy, I just put on a rubber glove and pull the hardened waste out of the rake and reset the raking cycle, then it pushes it easily into the reservoir. I can get about 30 uses out of each disposable box and I base this on when I can start smelling urine coming from the reservoir (this is with 2 cats using it). Now about the disposable boxes; yes, they are a little expensive, but I'll pay basically any price to not have to deal with regular litter. After reading reviews about urine leaking from the bottom of the cardboard box, I bought a plastic mat and put it on the floor underneath the reservoir area, it's never been wet and I've never had a problem with urine soaking through the box. When it's time to change out the box, I just put the top back on (following the instructions) and then use packing tape to seal all 4 sides of the box and then slip it into a large garbage bag. One of the things I really like about this method, is that the plastic lid is easy to clean after you remove the used cardboard box. I just take a disposable bleach wipe and wipe down the entire lid and the rakes and then vacuum the area to clean up any stray crystals. This automatic box is much cleaner and more sanitary than traditional boxes and there truly is no odor. It's refreshing to go into the room where the litter box is and not smell litter. I'm actually getting ready to purchase a second automatic box because I found out my rescue cat is pregnant! I wouldn't recommend the automatic box for tiny kittens, but I plan to unplug the boxes, let the cats and kittens use them, and then plug in and rake while I supervise so that no one gets trapped in the rakes or under the hood.

Recently PurchasedPet info:IndoorKitten: 13 weeks oldRescued: 2 weeks ago (at 11 weeks)Other pets: 2 dogs (1 pit bull and 1 puggle)Diet:Dry Diet/Free to eat whenever: Nature's Variety® Instinct® Original Kitten Food - Natural, Grain Free, ChickenWet Diet/One can a day: Nulo MedalSeries All Life Stages Wet Cat Food (flavor varies)Note: I used a detailed Reddit post about what to feed my kitten. I used the recommendation of the shelter on how often to feed my kitten.Product age: 1 weekCover type: uncoveredProduct Review:Overall, the product works great. Have not had to touch the product since in use. Based on the meter, as of this morning, she has used (or has been in) it 41 times since start (kittens tend to go more often than cats). Literally no smell of urine. However, the poop smell can be a lot. Do not stop reading here, we were transitioning our kitten’s diet from the shelter food, to what is listed above and now that she’s settled, the poop smell has gone away (inviting a honest friend over to give us the home smell test).The product advises not to use plugged in until your cat is 6 months old. Reading into it, it seems that all automatic/self-cleaning cat litter boxes have the same advisory because of the cats weight (may not register) or because they will try to play with it while it’s doing is cleaning cycle. Despite the advisory, I’m very much into instant gratification and plugged it in immediately. Fortunately, I work from home and have time to monitor kitty’s behavior. When the machine starts running, she does run to it to watch, but she’s never tried to play with it.Keep in mind, we have had our kitten for 2 weeks now. She used a regular litter box for a week while with us. When I made the switch to this product, I removed the old litter box completely from the household. I did not put any of her used litter in this product. However, I did sprinkle (literally a dash of) fresh litter that was used in her old litter box to mix with the crystals for this product. The original litter that we purchased advertised kitten attraction to get them familiar where to go. I placed this product where her original litter box was. I’m not sure how people know if their cats love their litter box, but I guess if they use it that means they love it? Anyway, she began using it immediately. We have had no accidents.Other review concerns commentary:Poop sticking to the rake: had one experience with it, it was not terrible, and after it cycled a couple times it had fallen off the rake. Also, it was during good transition.Leaking litter tray: have not checked, a little scared to check. However, I would be surprised if it got through the tray and the lid to get to the floor. The disposable tray fits into the lid. Once it’s time dispose, you remove the lid from the tray and place it on top.Odor control: Literally no pee smell. Poop smell during food transition. Honest friend home smell test to come. My friend does not have a cat.Expensive: Yes. Expected, yes. It is not unusual when one buys things like this, they are going to have to fork out some money to maintain it. Someone buys a luxury car, they pay extra for maintenance. Faulting the product over how much it costs and how much the tray replacements is not fair in my opinion.Edit: Passed friend test.Still works great.Tray did not leak. I’ve replaced the tray at about 75 uses.Edit: 10/21/2022Still love this product. I’ve opted to buy the drop in top to keep the dogs away. Now that my cat is a little older, it is about a month of use before replacing.If people are having issues it is probably because they are not using it as intended or they feed their cats a poor diet.