- Automatically rakes waste into sealable container 10 minutes after use
- Large capacity: ideal for large- and multiple-cat households
- Plugs into wall socket or operates with eight D-cell batteries (not included)
- Paw cleaning ramp and 12 reusable/disposable waster containers included
- 29 inches long, 8-7/8 inches high, 16-3/4 inches wide
Product Description
LitterMaid LM900 self-cleaning cat litter box works best with premium clay based cat litter. Your cat must be in front of the sensor for 5 seconds then it will automatically cycle 10 minutes after your cat leaves the litter box, raking the waste into a disposable container, where it and odors are sealed away.Amazon.com Review
Ideal for a household with a large cat or more than one cat, this big, self-cleaning litter box eliminates most odors while keeping the litter pleasingly fresh for tabby. It's ingenious in design: a cat entering the box triggers a sensor; the sensor sets a timer that counts off 10 minutes; then a rake runs through the litter, scooping out clumps and depositing them in a plastic container at the box's end; the container is automatically sealed until the next cat visit, when the raking cycle opens the container for another deposit. (Twelve reusable, disposable containers are included, each 13 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 3-1/2 inches deep.) The litter box can be plugged into a wall socket (AC adapter included) or operated on eight D-cell batteries (not included). It comes with a durable carpeted ramp that leads a cat into the box and cleans its paws on the way out. For safety, the rake stops and reverses at the slightest touch if an object gets in the way. If a cat re-enters the box before the initial 10 minutes have elapsed, the timer automatically resets. The litter box is made of hard plastic and measures 29 inches long, 8-7/8 inches high, and 16-3/4 inches wide. For proper operation, it requires premium, clumping litter but does not need as much as a nonautomated litter box of the same size. For cleaning, the litter tray can be detached. Instructions for acclimating a cat to the box are included. --Fred Brack
LitterMaid LM900 Mega Self-Cleaning Litter Box
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Ok, I don’t own this, but have thought about it. After discovering arm and hammer cat box deodorizer…I can live without the littemaid. I buy cheap litter because I’ve heard that clumping litter can be bad for kitties because they lick their paws and it can cause intestinal blockage. I keep the box, garbage bags, the litter and the deodorizer in the closet – every 3rd day or so I just dump the whole box and add new litter and the deodorizer. I do smell it right after the kitties go – but not shortly thereafter. Try this, if you are leary of buying the litter maid. I rated it a 3 since I have no experience and it seems a lot of people hate this thing!
You guys are so funny. I could not stop laughing. I’m still confused if I should purchase this electric litterbox gizmo. I read a split 50/50 review about it. Will continue asking people.
First off, the thing looks like one of those D-Day landing boats. Really good for the decor of any kitchen and handy if your cat plans on invading Normandy any time soon. Second, the sensors seem to have a hard time distinguishing between “cat” and “cat poo.” My cat has been raked over several times and, in one frightening incident, spent three days pinned against the box’s plastic bulkhead.
It’s a good thing I never liked that cat much anyway. B+.
DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!! I had this for all of six months with my two cats. It was impossible to keep clean. Litter was everywhere, it didn’t matter that I had the ramp. It also scared my normally sedate and happy cat because of the unusual configuration. I used the litter they recommended and it stuck everywhere! Between the tines, on the sides and to the bottom of the pan! I could never get it clean and I ended up dumping it every week and taking to cleaning it outside. After six months of washing it down with water and pine-sol that I needed to use to get rid of the embedded urine smell, it burned out the motor. It’s easier to keep a normal litter box clean with liners, and just dump the litter ever few days. DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!
As an avid cat owner throughout my life, I have utilized all kinds of litter boxes in my time. Naturally, when it came time to have a litter of my own, I applied many of the practices from my years of caring for cats to child rearing.
Before I continue I will inform you that my wife and myself did not intend to have quadruplets when we started on fertility treatment and, had our pregnancy yielded a more manageable sum of offspring, I would have used more conventional methods in raising them. Nevertheless, we must all play the hand dealt to us and I have done just that.
Having owned some variation of automated litter boxes since they were mere prototypes (a privilege afforded to me from a lifetime subscription to Cat Lover Magazine) A quick search through Amazon’s reviews led me directly to the state-of-the-art LitterMaid LM900 Mega Self-Cleaning Litter Box when choosing how to train my own brood.
I will say that, for a time, the alleged ‘large capacity’ was sufficient for my needs. My assumption that a 6 month old child is at least as intelligent as a common household cat proved correct and i was successful in box-training my multiples. I would say that from the age of 6-12 months the bowel movements produced by a child are similar in size and texture to that of a large house cat, with only occasional instances (read: strained beets) in which the LitterMaid’s electronics are not sufficent. It was in this period that, apart from the occasional territory dispute with my large tabby Brobdingnag, our household was at peace.
This peaceful period was interrupted once the children turned 1 year old. I cannot determine whether it was the transition to a more solid diet or just the natural growth of the bowels of the human body which caused the sudden increase in size and quantity of ‘deposits’ form the children, but this change is where I began to notice flaws with the LitterMaid LM900 Mega Self-Cleaning Litter Box .
Suffice to say that the ‘large capacity’ could no longer contain the leavings of 4 quickly growing toddlers and almost hourly cleanings were required. The situation was abated briefly but switching the children to a liquid diet, but this proved only to gum up the various servos and pistons required for smooth motion of the cleaning arm.
Eventually (and it was inevitable I suppose), the LitterMaid LM900 Mega Self-Cleaning Litter Box simply gave up. The machine was working overtime, due largely the childrens’ affinity for strong cheese and raisins, causing the internals to wither. not even ‘pebbles’ could be cleaned by the malfunctioning box.
In all, I was happy with the LitterMaid LM900 Mega Self-Cleaning Litter Box for its use with my feline companions, but it is wholly unsuited for use by larger mammals. At the least, I would recommend purchasing one box for each ‘pet’ that will use this product as the capacity leaves something to be desired.
I use the Litter Robot. It’s an extravagant luxury, I know, but it does scoop itself. It’s the only self cleaning litter box that works well. It will not eliminate smells. I’m not sure anything will, but at least it drops the smelly items into a bin 7 minutes later.
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