Reuse/Repurposing Blue Crystal Cat litter= sanitize, drying=SAVE $ Dries & absorbs, smells fresh. 

Which brand are u using? Im from malaysia too

Macam mama awak buat tu?

Hey same here I have PETNF automatic litter I had to empty that box every 2 days and a lot of waste and I was thinking to reuse silica and goi d this video I will try mini crystals that work better then bigger I now have been one week with mini crystals I washed them in vinegar and soda water and used hydrogen peroxide for hospital sanitation and spa and salon disinfectant all safe for living to be in Contact with used food dehydrator for 3 hours for 160 temp so far so good I add little baking soda o. The bottom tray and maybe I’ll use charcoal with it not sure yet I’m glad people do it saves environment and money !!

What brand is the dishwasher soap you use? I suppose since it's made for dishwashers, there's not much suds.

Did it work??

I cook mine in an electric skillet at 350 F for several hours after air drying. Works great, but is actually a little too dry. When the cats dig it creates electrostatic charges to cause litter to cling to the cat and then it drops to the ground when the cat steps out of the box. Spritzing with a bit of water prevents that.

Happy to have helped...to me its a NO BRAINER...as buying expensive cat litter, then lugging it home, then tossing it out takes more effort and money!

@@ZeldaZelda-RichesToRags I am very anxious to trythis. What type of litter did you purchase? Thank you for your time.

silica gel is the cat litter just not named such.

Once your cats get used to the crystal litter, they won't want any other type. Anticipating my having spinal fusion surgery, I got some of the "Worlds Best Cat litter" $30 per bag...2 bags from Chewy...Its awesome litter BUT, my cats refuse to touch it...We have several cat boxes, one has a cat door leading into the garage from the laundry room where my husband built a 3 foot by 2 foot cage, almost 2 feet high with access from the top. The cats do their stinky poopies out there but can't get outside...We have coyotes, bobcats and cougars that have gotten some of our cats...its broken our hearts several times....I thought they'd go for the nice, sweet smelling cat litter, but after months of it being out there, they refuse to touch it, go for the crystals...The blue Cat Litter Crystals can be found at Target for about $14 per bag. I made HUGE mistake ONE time and ONE time only and got a bag of cheaper crystals from WalMart...it doesn't work well as the crystals are almost twice the size of the blue Crystals. For sure you'll need at least 2 bags...when you sanitize it with bleach, it bleaches the blue crystals, they become white/light color BUT does NOT effect the litter as it dries up, becomes absorbent just like I purchased it. I bet I've saved almost $1,000 over the last 10-15 yrs I've been doing this. You can find free stuff like the storage tub...but you don't need one like that, just use an orange bucket from Home Depot...are about $4 each...no lids. AND keep buying a bag, here and there to build up your "stock" so pretty soon, you'll have it down to an easy peasy cheapskate operation!...Can use that extra money to pay off debt....AND you kitties won't get sick having to smell the dusty cat litter and clolhemicals we don't even know about...but be sure to rinse the crystals very well...once inside the pillow cases...i hose them down...or put in bathtub when weathers bad....if someone turns nose up, let em scoff, while they're hauling new bags of litter each month, then dealing with getting rid of heavy smelly bags of poop...but used cat litter does have a few good qualities...put your tossed out mail you need to keep private...no one will want to dig into stinky poopy cat litter looking for private info...well, then again...

@@ZeldaZelda-RichesToRags Ty so much for the info and advice esp about the mail. Thats a Great Idwa!😊 I will definately check.into all this. And I will send Many Prayers your way about the operation. I to have serious back issues to. My last 3 disxs ( that includes the L-5-S1) are protruding and Two in my neck are protruding. Im trying hard to keep them where they are but eventualy they will need surgery. I have a friend whom had her back fused and had to go back and have more fusions done. But shes doing great so far.

YES...and we're in cool climate here in Oregon aka Pacific NorthWET. Make sure your crystals are CLEAN, sterile, NO odor! Can put into several bags, pillowcases work great and hang in dry areas. OR, like me...those drawers under the washer/dryers make great place to dry out those crystals! OR, in larger plastic bins that fit under a bed...but make sure can't be used as litter boxes...and you can use cardboard boxes, but just make sure can't be used by your kitties.

@@ZeldaZelda-RichesToRags LOL Pacific Northwet 😂 waves from Washington

I was wondering too coz I'm in Ireland and we have warms summers but rainy and cold winter's, Def gonna try this, my cats LOVE the silica litter more than the wood pellet and the silica is Def more expensive

It needs to be cooked at 350 F to get it fully dry and sanitized. I use an old electric skillet.

YES...i also use the buckets from Home Depot are $4 each, no lids...but soaking it for at least 24 hours is a MUST as it helps leach out the soaked up urine.

ohh yess they have miniwashers on amazon that u can use. i think it would easier

Thank you for your input. I wash the Sylica litter OUTSIDE! In very beginning I use just water about 3 to 4 times w soaking several hours in between rinse/washing and THEN I add soap and bleach, then let it soak at least 1 day.... Bleach and ammonia makes deadly gas that can kill you...so NEVER mix the two ingredients even outside. IF it's too COLD...frozen weather, I do THE process in a bathroom...shower or bathtub that's well ventilated as it WILL stink up your entire home!

BTW...we had an exchange student from Brazil...we miss her terribly...lyssa holanda...please come back! We miss you so much!

(Nancy Mayne) hello from Canada, I was wondering if using a lemon essential oil? A few drops, I use Young Living oils and cleaning products, would this work in place of of buying lemons? Thanx.

@@jeffmayne3046 no. You need the acid from the lemons. Essential oils will not be effective, but they will make it smell nice. Now, you have to be careful because some cats have allergies to essential oils, some can be extremely toxic to them

I use one cup vinegar after washing crystals several times and once more after then soak ones more then food grade hydrogen peroxide or hospital grade hydrogen p disinfectant and soak and rinse

I use food dehydrator high temp for 4 hours the higher temp the better in mesh bags

@@FontanaOutdoors this is a brilliant idea. Thank you for the suggestion, i will look in to this, is there any specific mesh bag that i should be using?

@@kimokim6549 laundry bags mesh

Imagine after a few years! Save enough to get more cats! LoL

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ub-pXdKxLAM.html have you seen my video of how to reuse the crystal cat litter...is SO easy and much less expensive, NO waste....My sister said I'm nuts for doing that and I should just toss in trash like "normal people" do...but hey, WHY spend $50-60 month of cat litter to toss out when can do for free. The way we reuse and clean is easy, cost affective AND my cats can have fresh litter all the time!...plus no having to carry heavy bags home from stores or back into the trash/land fill....just reuse! Easy Peasy! Let me know how it works out using the vinegar. I make GALLONS of apple cider vinegar using cheap apples, so if this vinegar works, then WOW

Well, just changed my 2nd cat box with the litter I recycled. The smell is gone! It's like new. I do mix a little bit of brand new litter in with the recycled litter and can hardly tell the difference. I made a frame with some 2X4s and I have screen door material on the bottom reinforced with some fencing material so I can spread the litter out to dry. It's a bonus when it rains so that helps rinse the cat litter. I keep pushing back my Pretty Litter deliveries now. I probably have 2 litterboxes worth stored in a pillow case under the house now and just dumped some used litter in a container with some vinegar and water solution.

I believe that normal bleach would be harmful for the cats because bleach mixed with ammonia (in cat pee) creates a harmful gas. I read somewhere that there’s an oxygen bleach product. Look into it further before you buy the bleach

@@Suzannen YES...ammonia and bleach makes a deadly gas BUT...remember, you're rinsing the crystals of all the urine, at least 3 times and THEN add the bleach and soap, let soak 24 hours, then rinse, rinse and rinse...then dry...all traces of the bleach is gone unless its not been rinsed enough.

You're going to rinse the crystals several times, until all traces of urine is gone, then add the soap and bleach, let soak 24 hours then RINSE, rinse, RINSE and rinse until all traces of bleach is gone...and keep in mind, those clumping clays and cat litter comes with deadly chemicals much worse than Chlorine Bleach...but must rinse well....and keep in mind, your cat isn't eating or drinking from the potty box, but if were hummingbird feeders, I don't use bleach! But just use half cup bleach is all need to sterilize.

@@Suzannen I think you're referring to Oxiclean...I LOVE Oxiclean, but is very spendy AND can damage fabric...I need to try using the Oxiclean, see how well that works...also some organic type cleaning products that Meleluca Product sells.

@@ZeldaZelda-RichesToRags Is there a reason you can't use salt instead of bleach? The litter I've been trying to move towards is the Breeze pellets (not the system as designed, I use pine pellets in the bottom area to absorb the urine)

And use the microwave oven to make your meal after

How many times can we wash and reuse the crystals before it began to not-work? I just started using crystals, totally love it and washed it once already. I have a rotating batches system.. but was just wondering how long can each reused batches last.

Hey guys just wanted to let you know.. Tried this... Very smelly process anywhere I put the water smelled up the area horrifically which calls feral cats and my particular area bobcats... And I live in Texas so sun a lot.. But still wet too many days was way too much work🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ maybe if I didn't work too, and have a car that I don't want smelling like cat urine .. Cuz it permeates it would be cool

Oh and I have 10 cats 🐈 😻 🐈‍⬛️

Fresh Step Blue Crystals www.chewy.com/fresh-steps-fresh-scented-non/dp/103429

NO SMELLS unless there's a lot of usage. We have 2 indoor cats and 1 cat goes IN and OUT, but when its cold out, he stays indoors, making it 3 cats, so i must change the litter every few days...but the crystals absorb the urine up to a certain point, then the crystals are unable to obsorb...even when new, and 1st time using the crystals

pour into old pillowcase!

I'm using laundry bags

yes but...i accidently purchased the larger sized crystals, was off brand...but what I did was add it to the other small crystals. I recommend the smaller blue Crystals, From Chewy, is almost $15 for a 8 lbs bag BUT on autoship, but can have autoship months apart, then cancel after 1 shipment. Chewy has ALWAYS been most wonderful online store....NO hassel or questions asked about returns. But MUST have at least 3 bags to continue your process for cleaning, and drying time. www.chewy.com/fresh-steps-fresh-scented-non/dp/103429

@@ZeldaZelda-RichesToRags i have 5 cats 2 litter boxes so how often should i do this process a month ?

Hi Zelda, Just want to say "Thank you!". I'm really grateful to you for showing us how to do this. It's not hard and I can change the litter whenever it suits, without having to try to make it last a bit longer. Thank you! God bless you. Nadine. 🐱

Yes please wht is it?

She said blue crystal. When I start my little journey I'm going to buy this brand called little Pearl they have tracklist and odorless so they're going to be a little bigger and it'll be easier to sift.

Sorry so late answering...RU-vid is impossible to deal with, didn't notify me of your questions. but, I use Fresh Step Blue Crystals, The other, off brands crystals are larger sized, harder to deal wtih...From Walmart is $11 for large bag. www.chewy.com/fresh-steps-fresh-scented-non/dp/103429

@@ericagibbons7697 The Bigger Crystals were a bit too large for our kitties licking...but if it works for some cats, then great, but I've found the smaller, Blue Crystal brands works best for my kitties...isn't that much more $...so...but different cats have different spats! LoL Tks for you comment! I love ANY and ALL suggestions...I'm teachable!

I want to try it.. lol better to try a tiny bit.. I have a old style washer..

@@redtrinitygirl so do I. Please try it and let me know if it worked!

@@elenaochoa1204 I've been doing it for a month now... first cycle it kinda smells, but my washer is in a room outside the house and it's not unbearable to me, just smells., I do a second round of soap and vinegar and the third round I add bleach to the soap once I'm sure the ammonia is raised out form the first two wash cycles. I double bag a long body pillow case and zip tie it closed. the long pillowcases is for balance as I have a old school washer with a middle agitator.

@@redtrinitygirl this is extremely helpful! Thank you so much!

Try the Breeze Pellets instead. (Clean with saltwater instead of bleach because the salt removes the ammonia from these pellets)

Use food dehydrator

@@FontanaOutdoors it would be really wasting of energy

Did this work for you? I've just started to use Breeze Pellets (not the entire system as designed - The urine drains into pine pellets. I don't expect to need to clean the pellets (at least not for quite some time) If it gets to that, I'll probably spray lightly with enzyme spray stir and cover the litter box (we have multiple) for a day and check back.

Pour some white vinegar on the rinsing water to get rid of ammonia smell

Yeah I've been trying to get an answer and I haven't yet

@@loveu2781540 One thing I noticed is thread count is important. Cheap is better. The worse the thread count, the easier the straining. I mostly wanted to know if a potato sack would work, or if the threads were too far apart, leaving spaces for litter to fall through.

@@StormCaller5 how are you straining with a pillow case while rinsing, bleaching, etc.? Wouldnt that make an ungodly mess?

@@loveu2781540 I'm having to use a bucket and a bathtub, cuz I don't have a yard right now. I place the litter into a pillow case from the very beginning, and there it stays through every part. Even while it's soaking in the bucket. When it's clean, I tie the pillow case onto the faucet until it stops dripping. Then I tie it where ever I can find a spot lol.

I use several large mesh laundry bags. I set the laundry bag inside the bucket scoop the litter directly into the laundry bag, zip it up, and wash it that way. Then when I move the litter from container to container I don't get litter anywhere. I make sure it's a really large laundry bag compared to the amount of litter so that way the litter can move around and separate. Once it's clean I just lay the litter filled laundry bags out to dry. And then you can pour the litter directly back into the litter box once they're dry and clean.

Just plain regular bleach, 1 gallon will last half a year depends on how often you must clean your litter.. Let me know if you need more information...happy to help

BTW...Dollar Store sells bleach for $1 for under a gallon size container> Bleach is BLEACH...Is Chlorine mixed with water so dollar store brand may be watered down a bit, but I use it...and don't pay extra for a better brand, as BLEACH is BLEACH!

@@ZeldaZelda-RichesToRags where did you get your cat tray ? It that the petmate reusable tray?

@@rebeccaott1327 Its seems to be the ScoopFree self cleaning Litterbox

@@rebeccaott1327 Chewy Pet products is where I purchased the plastic tray...very expensive but worth it...if you're short on money, keep eye on internet for used one. yikes $78 www.chewy.com/scoopfree-reusable-cat-litter-tray/dp/168439

If u dont mind using the washer, why not! :D But I would suggest that you rinse the crystals at least once before putting it in the washer.. to get rid of the pure urine 😖

people wash baby diapers all the time..??