How to scoop multiple litterboxes - FAST!

Описание: I made this informal video for my brother, who is the proud caregiver of five cats now. My "system" uses a Lift 'n Sift set as a giant "scoop" to speed things along, and also homemade litter boxes made from TubTrugs.

In addition to my own cats, I foster a lot of cats as well so there are several litter boxes to clean every day - usually 12-15, 2x a day. Scoop your boxes daily, disinfect every other week and you'll never be bothered by cat odors -- plus your cats will thank you by wanting to use their nice clean "bathrooms"!

I'm using a clumping, flushable cat litter, which is why all the waste in the pink bucket will be dumped in the toilet at the end of my cleaning rounds. You can use the lower tray of the Lift 'n Sift as the waste receptacle if you like. Just don't use the Lift 'n Sift as a litter box though because it sucks; use it just for sifting.

Some tips:
1. Use a wide, non-slotted nylon spatula to scrape the boxes out. It's stiff, yet flexible.
2. GENTLY shake the sifter. You want to keep the clumps as intact as possible, so you don't contaminate your clean litter with stanky crumbs.
3. You can use a bit of clean, dry litter to "scrub" clumps or wet spots that stick to the bottom of the box. Just use your spatula to flick some litter onto the clumps, scrub clean, then scrape into your waste bucket/tray.
4. If using flushable litter and you have a lot of waste, dump it all into your toilet (try to avoid filling the drain part as best as you can), then add about 1-2 gallons of water (1/2 bucket). After a minute or so, the water will drain away and so should some of the clumps. If there's still a lot of waste in the toilet but the water has drained away, add another 1/2 bucket of water. At this point, most of the water and the waste should drain out. Then flush the toilet to clear the pipes and leave the bowl clean.

I used to use (and love) World's Best Cat Litter, which is a corn based clumping and flushable litter. It's also very expensive and with so many cats I couldn't afford it. Thanks to the internet I discovered a much cheaper alternative: unmedicated chick starter feed. The chick feed clumps as nicely as WBCL but takes a little bit longer to do so. In over 15 years of using a flushable litter, I've only had to use a plunger maybe 5 times, even with a low-flow toilet.

I make my own litter boxes out of TubTrugs because they're strong, flexible (they bend to create a spout, as shown in the video) and have no corners, which makes them much easier to clean. They also have very high sides which are great for non-squatting cats. The bottom of the opening should be about 4-5" from the bottom of the tub; it can always be cut lower if you have a senior cat. Just cut the opening on a side, centered between the two handles, leaving about 2" of tub at the top of the opening, which you will use as another handle with this litter box cleaning method. Because the plastic is soft, it does get scratches. I use a 50:1 bleach/water solution to clean out and disinfect the litter boxes every other week; spray the empty litter box, let the solution sit for 10 minutes, then wipe out with paper towels.