just switched to pine pellets that I got for $6 for a 40 lb bag from tractor supply. it's been one day and so far I love it. our cat is 2 years old and has big poop and pee, I didn't smell the pee when I sifted through the litter today. the poop stayed on top because he didn't cover it, but once you get the poop out...there's no smell. this is an affordable hidden hack for all cat owners. oh yes, and I'm pregnant so believe me when I say I don't smell cat pee anymore.
Goldstein Rae got my first 40 pound bag for $5.47 at WalMart. Make sure it's kiln dried as it eliminates the pine oil that is said to be toxic for cats.I ordered it on their grocery app and the ladies loaded it into the truck for me.
@@politicallyatheist1379 also how do you know it's kiln dried? Does the label on the bag say that? I found the bag on this video but I don't see where it says it's kiln dried
I went to our local Tractor Supply Co. today and said I wanted the pellets that were kiln dried and it doesn't say it is anywhere on the bag. She said this was the only one they sold, asked what I would use it for, and when I said cat litter she said a lot of people were buying it for that purpose and that is the one they buy (and the only one of their brand they sell) so I'm assuming it's kiln dried?
Taylor Mclain - I did go to the Tractor Supply Co. website and what I got is the only product they show on their website. I magnified the bag photo and it doesn't say anything about kiln dried but so many people are using the Tractor Supply brand of pellets, I would think it has to be ok.
Just started doing this 2 months ago... We love it! Just scoop the poop & flush. I sift through the good pellets once a week & get rid of all the sawdust. I love the fact that I no longer have little litter pieces everywhere and no nasty heavy clumping litter to throw away
You can use tha spoon to sift the dust. I got a cooking strainer, and use the spoon to mix so the dust saw falls to a container for disposal. Paper bag would do. I recycle these pellets all the time, got more cats and a 40 pounds bag goes for two months!
Combine pine pellets with a sifting litter pan and you won't have a box full of sand. Scoop the poop and shake the sand to the bottom--your cat will have a fresh box every day.
Evening, Friend... Thinking of switching to this product for our "Crackerjack." Makes good sense. Like the Litter Genie, too. May I ask what your useing for pan liners, there? Regular trash bags, perhaps? Thanks...
They're great, but not meant to be used "raw." Watch the horse stall videos. You're supposed to pour water on them, and they puff into dry, fluffy, super absorbent shavings. Don't make your cat jump on gravelly rocks or sit on them to pee! These pellets are compressed at 700F, so are extremely dry and need water. Pour about 2 quarts water on a 40 lb bag, and watch them puff into 3 times the volume. You have to keep pulling them up from the bottom, though, as they really suck moisture down. Using them raw is a huge waste of wood.
@@skyeeskye2678 Yes, just like regular litter. Pee gets sucked down. I use it with a rabbit, so every third day I just tie up and dump the whole thing. I use litter liners and rarely have to wash the box.
I've been using pine pellets for years. Love it! Smells better, cheaper. A bit dusty though after kitties have used it. Then I found this vid that shows how to use a screen so that the used sawdust falls through, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HGhQc-B3euM.html.
My cat developed asthma aftrr trying pine pellets for a few weeks, so I stopped using them and he is better. I liked using them, but his health is more important.
The Pellets have to be "Kiln Dried" ...the only place I have found Kiln Dried is at The Tractor Supply. It doesn't say Kiln Dried on the bag, however the manufacturer says they are.
Thank You ! This was nicely done and in short order :) I appreciate you sharing about the Litter Genie also - that looked like a neat and helpful set-up. Just switching over to the pine so this was SO APPRECIATED!
The Litter Genie is WONDERFUL. Had one in my apartment for my dear old cat. I NEVER SMELLED a thing. Such a great product, especially for a person who is very sensitive to smells.
@@DiyRick66 Oh wow, not even close! Crazy, you sounded like home to me! Definitely going to get them tomorrow. I already mapped the store. :) Thanks again!
Iam going try it...sounds good and the urine small would be the only hold up but if it doesn't smell I can't imagine not doing this!!! Thanks for video...big help. All us rescuers need to see all the money we can as a lot of this comes right out of our pockets. I will getting some pellet s tmo
I just switched Ozzy to the pellets - for a while had 2 litter boxes (one with the old kitty ltter) and he preferred the pellets. I have a bad back & these are a Godsend!!!! Cheap too :)
I implemented this system for my cats and no way that they want to use it. They refuse to get in the litter box; recently they only pee not poop. What can I do?
hi there - thanks for the video! We've just got a cat, and a bag of wood pellet litter. Are the pellets ok to flush down the loo, do you think? Not loads, just whatever is stuck to the poo..... Thanks in advance!
Ben Carpenter I just bag ours & throw away. I imagine you could flush because the wood is small & will bteak down. Or just dig a hole & compost. Good luck. Subscribe & soon I will build a better litter box that uses these. Thanks
“Deep battered their back feet” so relatable! My big boy (we think he’s part Norwegian forest cat so he’s big with furry feet) got sick and I needed to give him his own box and space for awhile. Got clumping litter (I usually use the hard clay reusable pellets) and it was a mess! It gets EVERYWHERE even my roomba couldn’t keep up running every day. Just switched over to pine and wow what a difference from the clay pellets I had before. The pine has kept away the pee smell so well so far! With 3 male cats in the house, that’s a feat. I got the arm & hammer sifting box. You just lift the sifting pan up and inch and shake the box so the sawdust falls through. Repeat as necessary. Dump the sawdust when it gets full and keep topping off.
Did you catch my video on my Diy Sifting Litter Box? I had the same issues since I have large cats so I built my own larger box because store bought was way to small. Thanks. Rick
Excited to see how this compares to the paper pellets. I didn't like Yesterday's News as it seemed to have no odor control whatsoever, like it smelled *bad* almost immediately. I had been using a small animal paper crumble bedding called Fresh World (tried some other brands to no avail) that actually seemed to work for a little bit. Not the 14 days it promised, but eh, cats are a lot bigger than ferrets. Then Exquisicat started to package what seems to be, from all appearances and function, exactly the same thing in a bigger, cheaper bag for cats. Odor control still wasn't great, so I switched over to their paper pellets since it's better than Yesterday's News and easier to tell when they're soggy as compared to crumbles. Most of the paper pellets won't sift through a sifting box, though. Like, they smell terrible before they actually break down to be sifted. This is a pretty longwinded comment, but I can relate to everyone's litter troubles. I stopped using clay litter when I lived in a household with, at its height, 7 cats, 3 of which stayed in my room 24/7, using 2 boxes (I couldn't fit a third). Clay litter was always everywhere in the house, and my parents wouldn't clean it up, so it was just... horrid. Paper stuff was at least easier to contain. But if this will actually break down and sift before it smells gross, it's an absolute win. Grabbed a bag of Exquisicat brand pellets for now, but will definitely go after some kiln fired horse pellets if it works and my cat doesn't mind it.
I just switched to this product from Tractor Supply and It's no different than the more expensive Feline Pine from what I can tell other than the unbeatable price point. This is yet another money hack for me. $7 every couple months is much easier to manage.
I looked this up after seeing a walmart review for a litter box and I don't think I've ever been sooooo grateful for reading a review before! I would have NEVER thought of this!!!! Thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
Appreciate it. Just make sure you use kiln dried pellets as litter. Healthier for your pets. I have other videos on other diy litter boxes etc. Good luck.
Perla Medina you’re thinking of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. So long as your cat is indoor only and not ill, there’s not really any issue for water treatment. The bigger concern is doing this when there’s clumping litter stuck to the feces, as it hardens into cement in your pipes and can become a very expensive fix later on.
Yep, this is what I use for my 5 cats, and it is amazing how there is no urine odor, as long as you clean the boxes frequently, which is what I do, and refresh with new pellets. It is the most affordable cat 'litter' I've ever used, at just $6 a sack, which lasts a couple of months. I have 5 cats and 4 litter boxes. I don't like to leave the urine-sawdust in there, even if it dries out for the most part, I like to remove it daily, so I have a scoop to remove the wetter looking sawdust, then add a handful of new pellets. This way the litter boxes stay really clean.
Hi, when you scoop the urine dust, do you use a slotted scoop and just shake that into a separate trash container, or do you use a scoop with no slots so no urine dust goes back in with the pellets? Thanks!
@@smrsmr5403 oh no it smells bad? How often do you change it? Do you use a peed pad at the bottom? I seen the Breeze cat litter box used without the tsy but a pee pad and a plastic container maybe a pee pad helps the smell?
Dar Candelaria I put a pee pad under. It would be huge expensive to change pee pad daily. I change two weeks. Sawdust is urine so smells because pee pad absorbs wet urine in sawdust.
Thank you so much for this fatastic video! I wanted to tell you about the cheaper and stirdier version of litter box. My hubby got a 9 US gallon mortar mixing tab from Lowe's (it cost only $7 plus tax). They are big, stirdy and work great! He then screwed cut PVC pipes to the bottom (to create spacing) in 4 corners and in the center (I wish I could attach images). Great video!!!
So with the help of some other RU-vidrs I found the perfect sifting solution! You don’t need to get new litter boxes. This sifter fits on top of a 5 gallon bucket. The demo in the video I’ve linked starts at 5 minutes, 13 seconds. 1) Get the poop out 2) Dump one litter box into the other (so you have an empty box to put the sifted whole pellets into) / Or if you only have one litter box, have a second container you can put the sifted pellets in as you go 3) Dump a little at a time into the sifter/bucket straight from the litter box 4) Dump the whole pellets from the sifter into the empty litter box 5) When you’re finished, divvy the remaining whole pellets between the two boxes and add a little more to fill the bottom to about 1.5-2 inches 6) Either dump the bucket into the trash or outside or just put the lid on and keeping filling it until you need to dump it. Wash the bucket as needed. And the beauty of the sawdust is you can put the poop in there too and cover it with the sawdust as you’re sifting and between that and it having a lid, you won’t smell it 😁 Of all the ways I’ve seen people do it, this is the best (in my opinion), especially if you already have litter boxes. Most sifting litter boxes are designed for clay litter, not pine pellets. And any that ARE designed for pine pellets are like $50+. This sifter is only $15 on Amazon (get the 1/8” mesh) and it’s really good quality so it’ll last a long time. And a five gallon bucket with a lid is like $3. Video: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l2jLzZz2JAs.html Product on Amazon: SE Patented Stackable 13-1/4" Sifting Pan, 1/8" Mesh Screen - GP2-18 www.amazon.com/dp/B008B0TJAI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_Fii7FbCKXK7KM?psc=1
Thank you for video. I am gunshy when it comes to litter because I have a uti prone cat and lost one to uti when using clumping clay litter. Do you know how safe this is for uti prone cats? About how much do you use & # of cats? Any additional info anyone can give me is very appreciated.
UTI is often caused by feeding cats dry cat food, not by any certain type of litter. Use any litter you please but stitching to wet ffood would be a great idea.
I’ve been looking around and nobody seems to answer this question. Hopefully u could. Which pooper scooper would I use if i used this litter? The cheap plastic ones are breaking on me. Thanks for your help.
Natasha Burnett You are correct. Litter Genie. You could also use a Diaper Genie I imagine. I just use cheap throw away grocery bags in it after the factory ones were used up.
I've 2 cats and I'm for sure going to try it. Thanks for the info. By the way...I'm also thinking of getting 2 Mainecoons down the road. Any info on that type cat is appreciated. Thanks from North Carolina!
debra parker i have a 9 month old maine coon and he’s already about 13 lbs and bigger in size than most other cats. you have to be prepared for the behaviors of a kitten in a large cat body which can be stressful. try to get any bad behaviors beat before they get around 6 months as it’ll be easier to control them then. my boy was a rescue community cat for his first few months so he’s still trying to learn how to interact with humans so i have a steep curve but it should be a bit easier if you aren’t rescuing.
I've had my I have a MaineCoon Kitty from the moment he was born, watched his birth. He's now an 8 year old and 25 pounds :) I also have four other kitties; three American Shorthairs and one Bombay. My MC is very docile unless one of the three pick on his Bombay, at which point he is vocal and shields her...lol.. he also has to bath her every night before we go to bed. As a kitten, she was NOT happy about that but now she's four and deals with affectionate cleaning..lol..MC's have a very distinctive meow, and mine will meow when he wants attention. What I will caution you about is picking them up, they are big and heavy... if you pick them up as you would a ten pound kitty you can hurt them - be sure to pick them up with your arms to give them some security under their front and back part of their body.... mine is too big to sit on my lap, its uncomfortable for him but he likes snuggling on the couch or if I'm sitting in a wooden chair at the computer, I'll place another one next to me so he too can enjoy himself... while the other kitties take turns sitting in my lap... hope this helps :)
There are so many cats at shelters that need a good home.... No need to support a practice that breeds animals that will develop in bred illness. 2.7 million dogs and cats are euthanized every year because there is no room. Please consider letting a pet pick you at a shelter.
@@benderas6683 have 2 cats and 2 rescued dogs.All of our pets for the last 10 years have been rescues. Our black lab was cremated and will be buried with me. No better pet they seem to appreciate having a good home good food and all the love and sleeping at the bottom of the bed.
debra parker there are some great sites on Facebook for MC owners. I will second that “expect kitten behavior in a large body”. My 11.5 lb 10 month old kitten is like a toddler on crack most days. They grow til about age 4 so expect to feed wet and dry kitten food til 18 months at least.
I am having such a hard time getting my 4 year old female fixed, to use the pellets. It would work awesome for me because I have asthma and horrible allergies. I cannot keep using the nast clay and or SAND with the symptoms. When I clean it, I find that I have an attack more times than not. I hope if I keep trying, this will work because it has been 2 weeks and no attacks but she is going on the carpet and kitchen floor. I am def sick of this nastiness too. Uggh Any ideas for a Dominant Female QUEEN cat that knows she is doing WRONG???
Sorry to hear about your third cat. Nice video. My guys use OkOcat right now, but I have equine pellets coming in the mail. I hope they'll transition without a problem.
I have been looking to use pellots but it would be nice to not having to use any plastic in this system!. Plastic bags in the garbage... ??? I have been there, done that.. no more.
I just started switching my cats to pine pellets from tractor supply staying with my gma at the moment and shes complaining about the smell of the pellets. Is there anything I can do about that or? I mean I will be moving out soon but was curious if there was something I could do about that
Thanks for the video and explanation! I can't wait to try this. Do you have to use the plastic bag in the litter box or does that make it easier to remove?
Ingrid Ramirez Great to hear. My Cats have no issue's converting over & still use it with no issue's. Easy to clean box. I may be doing update for different box latter.
We have a cat rescue of 26 cats and they are all on wood pellets even our house cats so I'm very grateful other people are doing this better for the environment and budget-friendly if you know where to go and even though this video recommends Pine I highly recommend a hardwood pellet because it absorbs more and there is no smell you can find hardwood pellets in the barbecue section at Walmart or Home Depot or Lowe's or possibly even Tractor Supply I get mine at Menards $5 for 40 lb can't beat that price with over 30 cats we go through 40 lb in a month! Now I'm working on a self sifting system where the wood pellet dust sinks to the bottom leaving the hardwood pellets on top for easy scooping out thank you for the video
A few people are saying that only kiln dried pine is safe. Does anyone know if most pine is heat treated? A local company that makes table legs gives away their pine shavings. It is fine, soft and doesn't have added chemicals. Is this safe to use? I've mixed in a small amount to my cat's clay litter over a few weeks and she doesn't have any negative reactions.
I've just started using equine pellets and love them. I first got a small bag of the "known" brand to try and then when I saw the kitties were using it purchased a 40 pound of equine wood pellets for $7.50. I may try spraying a small mist of water on the pellets just to soften them up a bit for kitties paws.
I tried the pine but I find it extremely dusty and I have to wear a mask. But when I take the mask off I tell the dust is still in the air and I keep thinking that all that dust cannot be healthy for the lungs of humans and animals alike. I do have to say it's good for odor tho..
Tried to switch to pine pellets because one of my cats has asthma, but neither one likes the wood pellets. Both of them who are 6 years old, are use to either crystals, or clay litter (both have a significant amount of dust). But neither one wanted to use wood pellets even though I took it real slow in introducing the wood pellets. I mixed it slow with their existing litter, but any attempt to go 100% pellets were greeted with them finding other places to pee. They started using a closet that door was slight ajar, and would go into it at night and pee all over the plastic bags that I had stored in there. Took me several days to figure out what they were doing and I had a big smelly mess to pick up. Wish I could have made the change.
Thank you! We've just gotten kittens and I cannot stand the Tidy Cat scented smells. The lady at the PetSmart recommended this stuff because they use it at the store, so I picked up a bag to try. I have been trying the Walnut-based litter, but it is still super dusty and not every person in our household is fond of it. I appreciate your explaining how it works and what to do & when to change it. PS - your accent sounds like home (I'm from a small town in central PA).
Stephanie Hodgson Yes...Delaware😉 Stay tuned to channel updated Easy Cheap Diy Build Sifting Cat Litter Box coming soon. It will use the wood pellets. Thanks for watching. Rick
I’ve been doing this. Costs way way down. I use a softer litter pan on a smaller litter plastic pan. Put large puppy pads in between. Works but strong urine smell. Very strong. Not like crystals when I had no smell.
Do you know of any websites or places that stock this in Melbourne Australia? I can find cat wood pellets which I'd still be happy to try but obviously this option is cheaper...
Great idea but my cat pooped out of the box. I think someone needs to invent a big sifter box for wood pellets so that urine can get to the bottom box.
I scoop the litter box and hold the scooper over the trash and the sawdust falls right through while the pellets stay in and I put those back in, then clean weekly, or you can use a collander like you use for food, though obviously not the same one. Either way this is much easier, cheaper, and less odor than regular clay litter as well as healthier bc the dust from the clay causes respiratory problems in both cats and humans. I get mine from tractor supply for about $11 for 2 49 lb bags, where at pet smart the pine pellets for cats is $13 for 40lbs. It's the same thing as he stated. Hope that helps too.
Jennifer Green I have stopped using trash bags & also sift out pellets to last longer. I do leave some dust in at times if doesn't stink so cats paws don't hurt climbing on them. Thanks
@Miah Crosby - A woman who owns a cattery also has a RU-vid channel and uses these pellets. She said they were completely safe if even her kittens or pregnant cats ate them.
How do you deal with smelly poops that sit on top of the pellets? I just transited from clumping clay to this stuffs. It was great when I still have some clumping clay mixed in as it dried out the poop, but with 100% pellets the poops don't get dried out and was really disgusting :(
LOL They will dry out but if you can't wait just scoop throw away or get the litter genie like I have. You can do whatever you want with litter. I just personally don't feel the clumping or clay is healthy for them.
@@DiyRick66 that's exactly why I switched. Hated all the dust from cray. I guess I need to fight the urge to scoop up the pooop as soon as they were created lol. It is hard when kitty come get me every morning, announced his daily pleasure with those "look I just poop, scoop up!" eyes.
I’m trying to use Pine pellets but my cat wont use it- I have it right next to his other box because I thought it would be the best way to get him used to it- I really don’t know how to switch him-now I mixed the two in together a little- I’ll see what happens.
