Comments on: DIY: Make Your Own Cat Litter Box

By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 26 May 2013 23:45:09 +0000

Love love love this idea! I have a male cat that sprays over the sides of the pan and I had purchased a small hard plastic swimming pool at toys r us to put the pan inside for those overspays and had layered newspaper on the bottom for easier cleanup. I am going tomorrow to purchase a rubbermaid tub but will still set it inside the pool because that sure keeps tracked litter under control also and not on my floor. I have a basement and there is plenty of room for a small pool. This probably isnt a great suggestion if you don’t have the space for it.

By: Lani Dettore

Lani Dettore — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:09:26 +0000

Love the idea and have been in great need of a leak-proof litter box as my one male cat aims high. Just purchased the Rubbermaid 24 gal. high top which is 24″long 20″ high and about 17″ wide as my one guy doesn’t squat like my girl. Will let you know how this size works.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:35:33 +0000

I love this idea! I have 2 huge Norwegian forest cats that make a huge mess. Nothing out there makes sense for them. I am going out today to do this! Thanks for thinking this up!

By: Yria Santiesteban

Yria Santiesteban — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:58:26 +0000

From Mexico, thanks so much for your suggestion! I’ve done 2 of them now and our cats are so happy, as us. Great DIY project.

By: Mona

Mona — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:47:58 +0000

Thanks for the idea. I was searching on-line for something to hide the litter box since it’s in my living room but everything was really expensive. I think I might just put the old square litter box inside the plastic tote though. May be easier to clean instead of crapping up the entire tote box. Just gotta find me a dremmel!

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:41:01 +0000

I have a storage tote for my cat. I just recently bought a discount trunk, cut a hole in the side and put the tote in there. So far shes doing fine except she still goes over the top sometimes so I’m going to get a tote thats a little deeper.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:57:17 +0000

Cindy, what I do is scoop out litter with a large empty yogurt container until it’s light enough for me to pour the rest out. Hope this helps!

By: cindy

cindy — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:14:28 +0000

i like the idea but how would you empty it to change the liter especially when it is heavy after you put the liter in

By: Marlene Porter

Marlene Porter — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:54:42 +0000

Like your DIY ideas for litter box, going to try this great innovation. Thanks, Marlelne

By: Billie Sue

Billie Sue — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:33:04 +0000

Thank you so much! My babies (Brandon, Daffy & Lilly) will be happy. Brandon my male cat is very large, poor girls had to smell the pee everytime. I couldn’t figure out what to do till I saw this website. Your a hero!!! Thank you so much!

By: Doug D

Doug D — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 02:54:56 +0000

What a great idea! Sure solved our problem. Picked the storage container up at Home Depot. Cut it out per the instructions, sanded the edges of the cut a bit to take any sharpness off and our cat loves it. I KNOW we do! NO MORE LEAKS!

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:34:19 +0000

Brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing this! I’m headed to Target tomorrow!

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:55:04 +0000

This is brilliant!! I’ve gone through several different cat boxes because of my male cat standing while he pees. He never used to do that until the past year or so. I think as he gets older and bigger he’s just become lazy. I made the box out of a 31 gallon tub. Works great!!

Thank you for the great idea!!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:52:15 +0000

Hey Sean & everyone else! I’m delighted this post has made so many people so happy. Funny how a litterbox can do that! I’ll add that I have an extra one so it’s always easy to change to a clean one. I wash the dirty on and let it sit out in the sun a few days to let those UV rays do their work. Thanks for all the comments. Y’all rock!

By: Sean Moyer

Sean Moyer — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:44:16 +0000

I have a kitten I adopted as a stray at around 10 weeks old. I was using a deep dish pan but he is a well nourished tabby has has doubled in size in 2 months. The dish pan has become too small and he kicks litter EVERYWHERE. I am on a budget and was about to spring for a cheap yet large litter box for him when I decided to look up DIY litter boxes. I have many of the materials including the tubs and hose at my disposal and all the tools I need. This project may cost me nothing more than the beer I drink while putting it together :@). Thank you so much for making this web page and a comment section. Lots of great ideas for construction from EXPERIENCE! I don’t want to have to do it twice. May need 2 tubs b/c I want to do a top entrance just don’t know if Connor will take to it yet.

By: Linda C

Linda C — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:33:14 +0000

I also made 2 large litter boxes our of 30 gallon totes. After struggling to cut the hole on the first on with an exacto knive, I wised up & used a soldering iron on the 2nd one. It was a breeze & left no jagged edges.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:24:50 +0000

I modified this a little, I found an under the bed storage box to fit inside of the large tote, I think it will be a lot easier for me to take that out and dump it then trying to dump the large tote, and once the smaller one is removed I can handle the larger one to hose it out easier also. I made one with a entry hole in the side and one with an entry hole on the end. I ended up using a 30 gal size for my larger tote and I think it was a 28 qt size for the inside. My box had to be a little on the large since I have a 24 lb Maine Coon. I found a large hunter green tote which looks somewhat decent in my home..

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:25:30 +0000

We started using the tub…but added a a box inside (that had been encased in a big garbage bag). Now when it’s time to get replace the kitty litter, my daughter just pulls out the bag. Box comes out already in trash bag! She just puts in a new box & bag and refills. Easiest cleanup ever!

By: Melody

Melody — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:38:34 +0000

I love this idea! I have a cat that sometimes gets too close to the edge of the litter box when he does his #2 job. Gets quite messy at times and I really don’t like washing the walls around the litter box anymore either. I’ve got a few extra totes lying around so I’m going to have to try this! Thankyou!

By: Kelly Clary

Kelly Clary — Wed, 30 May 2012 02:07:07 +0000

I found this type of box on ebay for alot with the hole on top. I was researching a better box to keep the dogs out of it and keep the litter in! I just bought a very large clear box but haven’t had the nerve to put the lid on yet. Still looking for a better (non-smelling) litter!