20 Best Litter Boxes For Cats (2023 Updated)

I purchased this litter box in June 2021. I have 4 cats and you know scooping litter multiple times a day is not fun! After doing research on self-cleaning litter boxes, I took a gamble on this one. This one is simple to use, easy to discard the waste and a tad bit cheaper than some of the other self-cleaning litter boxes.

It did not take long for my cats to adjust to the new box, they actually love watching it do the cleaning cycle lol. It has sensors so it stops rotating if a cat is on/in it. Easy chamber to remove with the waste.

It comes with some liners, i actually ran out and have been using just regular grocery bags as liners and works just the same for me, do that reduced another cost for me. As i’ve said, I had 4 cats, so I do have to empty it at least 1 a day, sometimes it can go 2 days.

I use the exquisicat clay clumping litter and I haven’t been able to smell the cat litter/waste at all since the litter box is does the cleaning cycle a few minutes after the cat uses it. It only smells when you remove the chamber (its full of waste so that’s a given lol).

It will actually some a exclamation point ( ! ) when it needs to be emptied, if it’s not empty it will not rotate. I am impressed by this litter box and I might even purchase another soon since I will be getting another cat soon.

It works!! As long as you follow the instructions it comes with! (if you have carpet, it may not function properly but you can purchase a large ceramic tile and place it under the litter box, my brother purchased one for his home and he did this and it works the same!).

Perfect litter box!!!! Roomy, covered to keep dust down.

I really love these boxes because cats can’t kick litter out of it. Gone are the piles of litter next to the boxes!My only issues with this is that there are 3 design flaws. One, the bottom needs to be more rounded at the outer edges.

This would make it easier to get wet litter up. Two is that the hinges for the lid are useless. They’re very weak so when you clean the litter boxes, you have to take the lids completely off. It would be nice to be able to just open them and have them stay in place.

Three is that there should be holes in the top along the edge near where it fits the hinges. This way, when you open the lid, any litter on the top that doesn’t fall through the other holes in the lid will still make it’s way into the box instead of on the floor.

We have an older cat (Lew) who although his entire body is in the litter box, hangs his behind over the end and pees on the floor of our traditional litter boxes. Lew even manages to urinate between the lid and the bottom of a large domed box.

I observed him in action a couple times and decided to try these with a higher back. I particularly liked these because the front is lower and Lew has a few mobility issues from a youthful accident. This is the first week I have not had to clean cat urine off of the laundry room floor in a long time.

The sides are high enough he keeps his behind in the pan, along with the urine. Thanks so much! If your cat is peeing around the litter box, give this a try and see if it keeps the urine contained. (I also use the Jonny Cat drawstring cat pan liners with this, and they work great.

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Look no further this is the best cat litter box! I work at an animal shelter and these are the only litter boxes we use for our cats. These can also be used for kittens as well. I personally use these for my kittens and older cats.

It is super roomy and has enough space for them to turn around. I regret not getting these sooner! Affordable, easy to clean and works for a single cat or multiple cat households. Highly recommend to everyone.

Van Ness is a lifesaver!.

I just re-ordered the same Van Ness I always order. Which is Jumbo high side. I was sent a large not jumbo. When I look to reorder it shows large with more size options. There is no options just large.

Extremely smaller than the Jumbo. I have 2 cats this will not work. Very disappointed when I use the reorder item selection and sent different item. If item is no longer available then mark it that way and let me decide a different option.

What a waste.

Really happy with this purchase! Very good quality and my cat loves the large entrance to it.

Its a great size and shape !!! Happy !!! Now my cat wont throw out the litter 🙂

I have 3 cats. I used to use Rubbermaid high sided litter boxes. The cats had a huge tendency to pee as soon as their backsides were in the box which led to a lot of buildup of clumps at the walls. Although I do get some clumps sticking to the sides of the Luuups, they are easily nudged off with a rounded scoop – no digging them off as I used to do with the old boxes.

Even though my old boxes were very high sided, the cats still managed to fling litter out of the boxes. I do get some sift-through with the Luuup boxes. But I use a little trick to reduce sift through to almost zero.

I have 3 sets. I lift & sift the top tray of set 1 and place it on the floor. I place the stack of set 2 on top of this single tray which means it’s now a stack of 4. I then lift & sift the top tray of set 2 (which leaves a stack of 3 behind) and place the tray on the floor.

Repeat with set 3 and then place the 2 remaining trays of set 1 in the last tray on the floor. I have even considered buying another set of Luuup trays so I can have 3 sets of 4 trays each. It takes only the gentlest of taps for most of the loose litter to sift through which makes the whole process relatively quick and easy.

If I don’t put in enough litter (filled almost to the top before the green rim goes on), I get a lot more stuck clumps and sift-through. Overall I’m pleased with the purchase and am considering purhasing more as my cats are older and have more difficulty getting up and down the stairs to the boxes in the basement.

So, yeah, I have the same problems many folks have indicated but, with 3 cats, it is still way fewer problems than I used to have. Sweeping up a little bit of litter and nudging a few lumps is a lot less work than I used to do.

I use Blue Naturally Fresh Multi-Cat Quick Clumping litter made from walnut shells and it works great in these pans.

I finally decided to buy this after wanting it ever since the kick starter. I wish I hadn’t waited so long. It does have its draw backs, but it’s still worth it. Some reason my cats have decided to start digging to the bottom with this litter box when they never have before.

Obviously this isn’t the fault of the litter box. I tried all of the litters recommend, plus some. Slide and Tidy Cats litters are the only ones that worked well because of the digging. It’s unfortunate because I wanted to start using a more eco friendly litter such as The World’s Best Cat litter or Shweat Scoop.

They both would have worked fine if my cats did not dig so much. Another issue is that my cats are now kicking litter everywhere and that litter gets in-between the green/blue side and the rims of the 3 trays.

I find everytime I go to clean it there is litter all of the rims, along with all over my floor. Once again that is my cats fault, but a lot of the mess could be solved with a cover, which I am eagerly waiting for.

Dealing with the messes from all 3 boxes all over my floors along with having to wipe down the sifted tray afterwards takes up more time than it did with my old boxes (the sifting is obviously faster than the scooping was).

It’s completely worth it because they keep my house smelling fresher and they aren’t an eye sore like most other ones are. My newest cat also loves lounge and sleep in them when they are freshly cleaned.

These are good boxes! Am giving 5 good reviews for this 1! Boxes ARE the sizes stated! If in doubt use a TAPE MEASURE on your floor, you CAN SEE how big it is! Boxes should be 11/2 times the length of your cat! I have a 24 lb Norwegian Forest he loves the Jumbo boxes! I also have a large picky Main Coon that I have to pick up & flip around her box every day as she pees against the end, NO PROBLEMS! I use 4” of clumping litter (cleaned daily) & my floor stays relatively crunch free! To wash these boxes (only every 8-10 weeks), empty, 1-spray with water, 2- Spray all over with Clorox Clean-up, let sit 5-10 mins, 3- rub lightly with scrubber sponge, 4- Rinse well, 5- air or towel dry! Sparkling clean in 20 mins or less! I have 3 others cats in the house so I have 5 boxes and NEVER a problem with these!.

My large male cat does his best, but he’s just not the smartest. Especially with the litterbox. He pretty much goes where he’s going to go, whether it lands in there or not. I kept trying high sided litterboxes to keep everything in, but the problem I was having was that the high sided litterboxes always have a little dip for the cat to enter.

My cat, bless his little heart, always liked to go against that part of the litterbox and sometimes it went out the little entrance. Finding a litterbox that’s the same side on all four walls was actually way more challenging than it should be.

I tried a couple different things and even a storage tote at one point, but that wasn’t good because the bottom had texture and wet litter would get stuck in there. This has been a great solution. Very basic, no frills, super super easy to scoop.

Three long scoops and it’s clean. I bought two and I have no complaints.

Ideally litter pans are only a 6-month investment but obviously an important one. For me these were the perfect size and I live with a couple of big cats (plus 2 medium and 1 small). I never want a covered pan that causes them to crouch and I also don’t want clumping litter licked off paws and affecting their intestines.

The slippery surface, to the extent they come in contact with it, doesn’t seem to bother them and it makes it much easier for me to clean. A little litter does find its way out of the box, but the bonus for pan walls that aren’t high is easier access from all sides for those that have to use it! And I want that to be as easy for middle-aged animals as possible.

It also means less accident clean-up for me. I like the neutral gray. I use recycled soft paper pellets that happen to be a similar color, so the overall effect is unobtrusive, not that I’m trying to make a home fashion statement here! I bought 15 extra pans on sale at half price–$3 plus change, an amazing deal–for a long weekend away because their caretaker was only coming once a day.

Normally the 5 cats have 5 pans but now I’m keeping an extra 5 out as they seem so much happier with 2 pans each. Chewy delivered them well in advance so I didn’t have the extra chore of running to the store before my trip.

More boxes were used than I thought necessary but at least nothing cracked en route, and we all know how cats love to hide and play in the boxes and with the crinkly paper. Thank you, Chewy!!!.

We had to remove the plastic door as the cats didn’t like it. The bottom of the box or the tray is kind of flimsy and its surface seems to absorb litter and such making it much dirtier than those with a plastic surface coating that repels anything from sticking to it.

Also box could be bigger. Lid locks are not my favorite either. In reality there doesn’t seem to be a cat-box that solves all the issues and this one does it’s best to meet the challenge.

Wish I didnt have to scoop the poop but its fits in a corner and holds in the smell pretty well considering I have 2 kitties. Its bigger than I thought it would be and my kitties were so excited to get in it! They love it, I just wish it was an automatic scooper but Im satisfied with this buy.

The only thing I will say was my cover was cracked on the sides where the door hangs, I tried calling customer service and she said they would send me another top and she was suppose to transfer me to another department and the call was disconnected and I havent heard back from them.

It still works but was disappointed that it was broke right out of the box. Other than that if they like it then I like it.

We had hooded litter boxes before getting a small dog, who realised he had easy access to snacks (gross…) This top entry box has stopped that. We knew one cat would take to it immediately, but started with the lid off so it was completely open at the top.

I also put some pet steps next to it and the second cat got the hang of it no problem. Now ordering a second one to replace the other tray we have.

We could not be happier with the top entry litter tray and wish we had done this sooner. Previously when our cat would go potty in her old tray, there would be litter crystals tracked through the apartment and we would be constantly picking them up or vacuuming.

Now, thanks to this top entry design we are lucky if there is one crystal to pick up! No joke. It took her a little while to get the hang of using it — we coaxed her with treats to get her to jump up and explore the top of it.

At first she was reluctant to get inside, and I was a little nervous that she was associating it with her cat carrier (signal: vet!!) which has a top entry … but with patience, lots of treats and hiding the old litter tray, it was only a matter of 24 hours and she christened it 🙂 Now she uses it like a pro, as if it’s always been there.

I had high hopes for this litter box, but I’m disappointed. I watched a video first before buying it, and it seemed perfect. However, the material and design definitely needs improving. The plastic is too cheap, and the filter does not stay in place when rolling it over! If I only roll it a little more than half way, it works.

If I roll it over to get everything, the filter pops out and its a big mess. So I’m rolling it only as far as I can so that doesn’t happen, but I have to regular scoop out what doesn’t go into the bin.

I can’t believe the makers of this litter box didn’t make the filter snap in tightly. When I put the thing together and saw how loosely the filter fit in, I was concerned, but I thought that it must still work.

But no, I had to clean up a big mess. I did decide to experiment with how far over to roll it, like I mentioned. I was trying to find that video again so I could see how far they rolled it over. I really like the idea of this litter box, but they need to make it work better!.

I read a lot of reviews on this before we purchased. a lot of them talked about how a lot of the plastic does not line up. I found a similar issues with the pulling basket but as far as the whole container lining up and locking it worked fine.

overall we have been very happy with this product. it’s very easy to flip side to side and then have the poo Fall into the basket. sometimes little poos get stuck in the strainer but they usually get kicked back and then picked up the next time.

I will say that we did buy the large size. I see there is a smaller regular size, I can’t imagine the litter space being smaller. this has worked well for my one cat however with the litter space being small I think I’m going to look for something else for when i have two cats.

we clean the box every other day and it’s a much easier, less messy job, except when the kitty litter still falls on the ground. The cat had no issue adjusting to this new litter box.

The female cat I inherited pees standing up. She had a hooded litter box, but pee would still seep between the hood and the box, dripping on the floor. So each time I cleaned the litter box, I had to clean the floor as well.

This top-entry litter box seemed like a good solution, though I was not sure she would take to it, as she is a senior, and is 17 pounds. She was hesitant to get in at first, and she would jump out frantically, unlatching the cover, which does not seem to lock in place securely.

I removed the cover and just situated a low box beside to ease her entry into the litter box. Now the set up is perfect. My floor is not wet with pee, my cat has gotten used to getting in and out.

Great idea but a little on the small size. My cats dont like it and I had to go back to the old cat box. I wish they had liked it. First item came damaged but Wayfair replaced promptly. Customer service for return was excellent.

Product great my cat not a fan.

The holes for the litter to fall into don’t really keep the cats from tracking litter all over on their way out (at least not for mine), and it’s a little hard to clean thoroughly given it’s shape and size – a little unwieldy – but my cats LOVE it so it’s worth it.

We have 3 cats and 3 different kinds of litter boxes and this is the one that gets the most use by far.

I must admit that I was rather reluctant to pay just over $500 for a litter box just because it cleans itself, but I had read dozens of reviews of lesser self-cleaning litter boxes, and after a while it became clear that all others were unsuitable.

All of the self-cleaners (using one variation or another of a rake moving horizontally through the litter) had multiple reviews that indicated that they tend to leave small chunks of saturated litter.

Also the one that cleans itself (Cat Genie) by literally washing the specialized litter designed for it required water being run to it (way too much trouble for me) and the litter tended to be left wet, resulting in the cat tracking it across the house.

I still wanted to have a litter box that would greatly reduce handling litter manually that would also allow me and my wife to make trips of over a week without worrying about our cats having a clean litter box, and this (plus our excellent automatic cat feeder) could open up that ability.

I viewed many video reviews online, before finally purchasing, taking the advice in the reviews and in the printed instructional manual that came with the Litter Robot, finally setting it up in our back porch, adjacent to the conventional plastic tub litter box that we had been using for over a decade.

First, I used some catnip spray mister to apply some scent that is appealing to cats to the step of the LR to attract them, plus I also added one scoop of the litter from their old school litter box to the LR (recommend in the manual) to make our two cats associate it with a place where they can relieve themselves.

It didn’t take even a day for our tomcat to use the LR, but our calico female took about a week to finally use it. No problem, as we kept the conventional litter box where it was as a backup until both cats were fully acclimated.

We did that by greatly reducing cleaning the conventional litter box to encourage them to use the LR, not really pushing the cats, and I’m happy to say that after just over a month straight, both cats have fully graduated to the LR, allowing us to completely retire their old school litter box.

As for the LR itself, I have to say that the expense really paid off, and the design, build quality, and reliability really show with the money spent. We generally go around two weeks between bag changes, and replacing the bag is as easy pulling out the drawer below the LR and pulling out the fully bag, then taking an ordinary 13 gallon kitchen bag and rolling the open end around itself, then sliding it into the drawer, using the retention tabs to hold it in place, then replacing the drawer.

I can also say with authority that the cleans the litter even more efficiently than we could accomplish by hand with the conventional litter box, catching every tiny clump and doing more still by fully rotating and agitating the litter bed.

Conventional litter boxes still require removing all of the litter roughly weekly, even though we used the exact same clumping litter (the excellent Arm & Hammer Slide, for what it’s worth) that we use in the LR because the litter in the conventional box at the bottom, where it doesn’t get fully agitated tends to sift down fine granuals with urine and feces particulates that will eventually make the litter box stinky if not fully removed.

The LR completely eliminates even that issue, now allowing us to tend it by simply adding about a measuring cup of litter weekly to keep it up to the fill line. However, I can say that we could easily go for two weeks without really having to add litter because of the large capacity of the chamber and because of how thoroughly the LR cleans itself, just as long as we changed the bag right before we started.

It was expensive, but this is a truly ingenious device that works about as perfectly as I could ever hope, and now we can go on extended trips without any worries.

There is only one thing that doesn’t deliver for me on the latest litter robot, and that is the accuracy of the weights. I have three cats all at 10ths or more. The litter robot thinks they weigh 2 lbs.

but I suspect that is because it sits on carpet (my scale lies on carpet too). But, for every other reason this is the very best Litter Robot I have owned and I have had every version except the one just prior to this.

I’ve never had issues with any of the machines getting stuck (unless I failed to empty the bin on time, which this one eliminates with notifications!) nor have I had any failures of any kind. What I love about this version is that it is wide open so even my big boy who is not a fan of enclosed boxes will use it, and it is silent.

As in I literally hear nothing even if it cycles in the middle of the night (you can disable night function though). I do have this litter robot in my bedroom because my middle cat is special needs so I try to keep the cleanest box near to where she sleeps as I did my previous litter robot (the open air without connectivity) and that one was far from silent, but as I am sure most people looking at this will understand that we do whatever we need to do to keep our cat overlords happy and healthy so we made it work.

So for me, that is a huge plus. Also, it is so much easier to clean and that would’ve been my one complaint across all iterations of the litter robot prior to this. So thanks for that upgrade too! Bottom line this is an investment, but having tried a number of automatic litter boxes over the years, this one has always been the very best and it will always have a place in my house.

I do still have standard boxes as I have three cats and one is not super crazy about things that move on their own. But it sure is nice to have one box that is always clean for my picky girls, especially the one with tummy issues.

I’ve never had any version of the litter robot break down that couldn’t be easily reset or requiring returning it, nor have I ever had one stop working requiring replacement. In fact, my brother took my previous one as it still functioned fine as I purchased this version because my cats are all fairly large and I wanted to try and get all of them using it.

My leggy, lanky boy still isn’t using it all the time, the other two use it 90% of the time meaning I can now have only 1 box to scoop and the litter robot! I personally believe it is a worthy investment that will last and it definitely saves on litter and of course time spent scooping.

In cat speak, that’s time better spent rubbing bellies, feeding treats and playing with them.

Now the cat has figured out how it works, she is happily using it. I have a small cat and find that this is sturdy enough for her a larger more robust cat might find it less so. Having read previous reviews I am conscious of not too much force when cleaning it.

For me and my cat this is a good product and is certainly nicer than her old open tray.

First of all, I didn’t oder the pink litter box as stated here. I ordered the gray. Secondly, the gray litter box I received did not look anything like the gray box in the picture. It was a very dark gray in the picture but the litter box I received is a very light gray that almost looks tan in color.

The problem is definitely not with the filters on my computer. I contacted you through the website right away but never got a response.

I have two boy kitties and they have occassional urinary issues. This box has the highest back of any box to date barring making your own with storage totes. And they were smart about the design where it comes together, so that even if they do manage to pee that high up, there aren’t holes it will drip out of.

It’s also nice and flat on the interior so easier to clean and sanitize! We don’t use the flap because they aren’t used to that and don’t like it–wouldn’t go in at first because of it, but I’m guessing if they weren’t quite set in their ways at this point it would have been no problem and further reduced the litter tracking and smells (one does not bury #2).

They do prefer lidded ones though because as kittens one would occassionally try to play with the other while they were trying to use the potty and this one is quite roomy, letting them designate their areas with plenty of room.

When we have to replace one of the other ones I would definitely order this again! Wish they carried them in the store though!.

If you have a cat who stands up while they pee, do not get this box. It cost my afternoon to have to clean up after the pee that leaked outside the litter box, and to find a new litter box. The box is seriously perfect otherwise.

I suggest Catit Jumbo Litter Box, just make sure clasps are working properly, and you should be good to go — though, be very careful when deep cleaning and taking the top off, pee will come out from the place that the top and the bottom meets.

(And make sure to then put the top and bottom back together properly). Anyways, very unfortunate. This litter box was perfect otherwise. Very roomy, very sturdy. If you don’t have a cat who stands up while pees, it may be worth a try, but there’s no guarantee they won’t just start doing that one day like my cat.

Unfortunately this litterbox was a miss for me. It has some pros but the cons were enough that I have to purchase another different litterbox that will work better for my needs. Pros: I like the size of this box.

I also like the wide opening. Cons: The snaps on the sides are hard to open, which is very annoying. If you have nails, be careful because you will break them trying to get this thing open. Also the front is lower, which seems great but my cat pees in the front area of the box and since this one has the lower front, there has been some over-spray on the rim which is yuck.

So unfortunately this box did not work for me and I wasted my money – obviously can’t return a used litterbox, – and I’ve only had it for a week or so. Anyways I’m getting a different box similar to the previous one that I had before.