The app is great and tells you statistics and if something is wrong. It’s weird with placement as well, it cant be backed into a corner and in my apartment the only place is a very awkward area due to no outlets in other spots that could work. It doesnt hold a ton of litter at once and you need to add more to it often. You can not over fill or else it will get stuck mid cycle because it thinks a cat is interrupting the cycle so it pauses. It’s also extremely sensitive to the amount of litter in there. It’s a bit hard to add actual litter into the robot esp if you buy litter in 40 pound boxes, you need to scoop it in there. My cats love it to the point where they stopped using the normal box even when it was cleaned with fresh litter added. It’s pricey, but i got the bundle during a black friday sale, however there may be some people selling their used ones on facebook market or something (just be sure to clean that thing throughly) Smell has immediately been much more improved since I can’t exactly scoop immediately after they use the box while not home. Rake can be difficult to clean, esp if something got stuck on there and has been there for a while I have to scoop the poo out of the covered section after a while so it doesn't smell or (omg) grow mold. Litter doesn't last as long as advertised, so budget time and money for more frequent changes Still have to stir the crystals as a big pee will pool a bit I saw a commenter below saying they use clumping litter in the box, but I would really worry about it jamming (see Con#1 above lol) It's expensive to keep buying crystal litter. Sometimes gets stuck if someone did a big poo, which can make a mess and also then you not only have poo in the box but the rake in the middle of the box too, really rendering it useless until you fix it. Option between covered & uncovered (Side note: This was the tipping point for me to buy a second instead of a LR honestly, I have Bengals and they will be big cats, even though the usable area of the ScoopFree & LR are the same, about 14" square, I like the option of them having a little extra room on all sides and not be enclosed) Pretty quiet motor (No door between one of the boxes & my bed, and I can only barely hear it, and only if I'm already awake) On the lower end of the price range you mention I tried several different crystal brands and kept a spreadsheet of when I had to change it over the past ~4 months since I started tracking, PetSafe brand wins hands down. I like the crystal litter, great odor control, low tracking, no dust. I may experiment in the future, who knows. I wrestled with getting a LR4 instead of the second ScoopFree, but ultimately stuck with ScoopFree. I have two PetSafe ScoopFree boxes with the reusable trays. Like another poster mentioned, you’ll have to clean it every so often, especially if a cat gets diarrhea or likes to pee up the side of the inside so taking it apart and scrubbing it down is kind of a pain and takes me an hour to an hour and a half to do my best sanitizing since there are parts that I can’t really reach. Just some food for thought! I actually got mine because my boy cat is really really stinky despite a clean bill of health and changing foods a few times and I couldn’t deal with it in my one bedroom while I was working from home. You also don’t want to forget to deal with it when it’s full and that’s my issue since it doesn’t automatically notify me on my phone. If you can put it somewhere that isn’t like in a dark corner in the basement, that would also be better because sometimes it gets stuck or, if your cats are silly like mine, they’ll play with it and get it messed up every so often so you have to reset it. I’m actually more concerned about the pee since I know that male cats get blocked fairly easily so I don’t have a connect version and can’t monitor that without keeping an eye on the cats. The commenter who pointed out that you’ll miss health issues in poop is possibly right, although you can set timers on the litter robot on how long it takes before it goes off if you want to check every so often since you’ll be notified when your cat goes. I’m currently in a really condensed difficult masters program and it’s been a life saver for me. Hi there! I too have ADHD so I feel your pain! I’d say get a litter robot and maybe choose the connect one if you can.
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