PetSafe ScoopFree Purple Front-Entry Uncovered Ultra Self Cleaning Cat Litter Box System - Hands Free Cleaning - Crystal Litter - Disposable Tray - Hooded Design

We had a first-generation Littermaid that bit the dust after about 5 years. We tried the traditional box with regular and clumping litter but with 2 cats, we were changing the regular litter every 2 days and one of our cats had become very particular -- let's just say she was showing us her displeasure if the litter wasn't clean enough for her liking more often than every 2 days. I was going to buy a new-generation Littermaid but after reading the customer reviews, I decided to try the Scoop-Free instead. We've had the box for 2 weeks now and I'm very happy so far. The biggest advantage the Scoop Free has over the Littermaid is it's unique waste catching process -- combining the rake with the urine-absorbing crystals, which results in overall less solid waste and thus less cartridge changing. With the Littermaid, between our two cats (one very old and one very big) we were having to change the cartridge every 2 days anyway and everyone knows what happens with the Littermaid when you forget to change it on time. The Littermaid also resulted in a lot more spillage and tracking of litter around the box, and there has been very, very little tracking with the Scoop Free -- in fact, I didn't buy the hood and even with it open, the odor control and tracking control has been far superior to the Littermaid. I will say that the refill catridges are a little pricy, but I'm certain overtime the price will come down and in the meantime if I do some savvy shopping I can keep it under control. Once I figured in the cost of the Littermaid cartridges and the scooping litter I had to add to the Littermaid, the cost ratio was more or less comparable between the SF and the LM anyway. The product is very easy to install, change and clean and comes with clear, concise directions and a 90-day moneyback guarantee from the manufacturer should you not be absolutely delighted -- I've got original packaging and the receipt in the garage just in case, but at this point, I don't see us sending it back. The instructions do say that if you have multiple cats and/or older cats, you will have to change the cartridges more often (every 10-15 days versus 30 for your average-sized, average-aged single cat) and my initial experiment with the box with my 2 cats shows I'm going to need to change it every 10 days ... but I have one very old cat who drinks a lot of water and one very large cat (30 lbs ... ) which is more like having two cats, so it makes sense. (After about Day 10 I started to notice a faint odor of urine as I walked past the box as the crystals reached "absorption max" ... up until that point, odor control was phenomenal!) So it will cost me about $45 a month in cartridges. I changed it today and as advertised, never had to see the solid waste, changed quickly, wiped down the case with an antibacterial wipe and I was back in business. Best of all, our "picky" cat loves the new box and has not soiled anywhere but in the Scoop Free box since we installed it. This in and of itself made it worth its weight in gold to us -- cat uses the box, box only requires maintenance every 10 days. With two busy schedules and young children to care for, it's nice to not have to devote the extra time to tending the litter. Strongly recommended! UPDATE: May 2007 -- we still like this box a lot, but if you have pets who like to wet the box in a certain spot, be sure to follow the manufacturer's guidelines to rake/stir the litter frequently; if you do not, and your cat prefers a certain spot, the crystals in that spot will cease to absorb properly and the box will leak through in that spot. Still, even with this issue (which is unique to cats that have a preferred spot) the odor control and ease of use of this box has been great overall. AND ANOTHER UPDATE, JAN 08: We still REALLY like this box. We order the 6-pk refills from Amazon using our free 2-day Prime shipping and find they are very competitively priced if we do so. We go through 2 refills a month with our 24-lb cat (our 19-yr-old cat passed away over the summer) which would work out to two avg sized cats I think. We did end up buying and using both the privacy hood and the litter tracking mat to keep down on the tracking. Box is easy to clean and keeps your hands clean, as promised. Almost a year later, we're still enthusiastic about this ... a great value for the price.

Bought this as a replacement for our original Ultra unit that died when it got wet from the motor portion flooding in 2014. Didn't need a new hood so saved $20 getting this one. Liked the counter on the original but we can live without it. It is still going strong after 4 years of constant use of two cats. One goes in just because she like to kick up litter, so the rake seems to be constantly moving. Here's the original post from the first unit we got back in 2011: ------------------------------------------------------------ UPDATE 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It has been 7 years since we purchased our first unit. We got three years from it then it died in 2014 when motor portion got flooded with water. I replaced it with a regular unit no hood and no counter to save $20. It has been going strong for four years too. We bought a second unit when we went to Europe for two weeks to give my Mom no reason to clean a box. When we got back we packed one away because we only have one plastic tray and I won't pay for the disposable one. But I just saw the Petsafe permanent tray! I'll be purchasing one soon and putting both into service one for each cat and I hope that makes them happier! Original post 2011 I am a dog person mostly because I like a family member who bathrooms more agreeably with the rest of the family. I am also pretty much a skeptic with hopeful tendencies now and then... sometimes. Since allowing my son to rescue a cat from shelter life (classic story of dumb human expecting cat to stop scheming to get at the caged bird and "just get along") six years ago, then adding her "sister" a stray kitten comic who wandered into the yard a year later, the litter box has been one of the sorest points of our relationship. It even trumps homework sometimes. Most times. I have a super sensitive smeller and HATE the smell of cat poop, cat urine, wet cat litter or that nasty get-into-fabrics cat/poop/urine/litter stench. You know the one that announces from across the street that a "cat person" is approaching. We have thankfully not come to that point. Honestly I would have to find new human parents if it did. Sorry ASPCA. I just can't stand that smell and I am NOT going to be a cat-slave when my son "forgets" his duties. So we were planning vacation time and the boarding of the cats for 8 days would be $500 added to the cost of the trip. No one likes to clean cat litter in our family so they don't have cats, so I am reluctant to ask family or even friends to do us the favor. Then I had the brilliant idea to get this auto cleaner. I had the thought before but the price and the idea that it was a scam to get my money was there all the time. However I spent a good 3 hours researching online and amazon read the reviews and decided on the Ultra ScoopFree. It was $147. Even with the auto feeder Large Automatic Pet Feeder Electronic Programmable Portion Control Dog Cat Feeder w/ LCD display , rechargeable batteries Sanyo SEC-N16SETEVP NEW eneloop 1500 Super Power Pack with 12 AA, 4 AAA, 2 C and D Spacers, 4 Position Charger and Storage Case , the water pump Drinkwell Big-Dog Pet Fountain and 1 day shipping(see my comments on these too) it was $340. $160 for more vacation extras! Well not quite I splurged for the tiny iams indoor cat food IAMS Indoor Weight Control Hairball Care Proactive Health Dry Cat Food, 4-Pound Bags (Pack of 5) and a new cat jungle Armarkat B6802 68-Inch Cat Tree, Ivory too... so all together it was more than $500 but everything would be ours to keep and use for daily living not $500 flying just out the window. I set it all up and it was cat haven of the 21st century! All my friend had to do was come over every couple of days to make sure the kitties were still alive and that the gadgets were doing their job! No fuss, no muss, no touching anything. Hopefully. It went PUUUURRRRRFECTLY!!! (sorry couldn't resist) I only gave it 4 stars because the jury is still out and i think that the scoopfree company should make a better price on a more complete package. I think the ULTRA should be more than a cover and a counter. It should include the mat and the teflon rake. I noticed the poop sticking to the included rake even at 20 minute waiting, so not a good thing. Also the little crystals hurt when you step on them. Near the box there are quite a few of them and at night I felt like i was walking on a gravel track to get to the bathroom. My son will have to invest in a dust buster which he was suppose to do for the other litter anyway. I also understand that they want to do what the printer companies do and get you on the refills but that is just greedy not to mention unattractive to the environmentally conscious pet family. Make a plastic tray that is standard. Package the crystals in nice 12 paks at a good price with amazon prime shipping and i'll buy them for the life of these cats. Well I will keep folks posted over the next 90 days and beyond. Thank you to all the other honest reviewers who helped us make our choice. Cat mess is a part of cat family members, but we can try to make the situation better for all. Thank you to the Scoopfree folks for their invention. Now if they can only make something that gets that homework mess on the desk cleaned up.... ********************************* UPDATE **************************************************** Well it's now been nearly 5 months and there have been a few hiccups but i upgraded the review to 5 stars because I can't imagine how we lived with the manual cleaning box! The only thing is how horrible the stuff smells when you do open it up and clean it out, i advise doing that outside. Also the spot that receives the most liquid will get stained but no one's going to see it but you when you've cleaning out the box!. The rake does get dirty and stuff sticks to it so i'm ordering the teflon coated one and see how that goes. Over all i am so happy with the investment. The only thing is the cost of the crystals. It just seems to be so expensive for such a tiny amount. It's as if they are charging you for the fact that you don't have to change it as often or something. The crystals are made of silica which is refined sand right? So how is that so much more expensive than the other litter? Thinking of where we can place another one to minimize the chance of smells even more. Right now the smell is slight when you get close to day 15 or so with two cats.

Product work great but comes with a coardborad tray. If you want a decent plastic tray you need to buy it zxtra for 14k. At thisbstage it is a bit of a rip off for small budget.

My daughter has been trying to talk me into buying a self clean litter box since she purchased one and I always said I didn’t need one. I finally caved and now wish I would have purchased months ago. There is no matter cat box smell in my house and I don’t have to deal with cleaning a litter box which in itself is time consuming, messy and well stinky. I have no more litter to sweep up regularly and the self clean is quiet, easy and super sufficient. The refills are a bit pricey but definitely worth the cost so my litter box is pretty much maintenance free. Highly recommend for every cat owner

Tuve una factura en el pie y no podía limpiarle a los michis. Esto me salvó, es súper fácil de colocarlo y de cambiar la charola cuando ya está sucia. Mis gatos se adaptaron a él súper fácil. El único tema es que cuando mis gatos se acercaban a mí, olían como a "químico" y eso es por la grava azul del arenero. Es un olor raro pero no es insoportable. En general es un MUY buen producto. Lo "malo" es que los repuestos son muy caros pero para una emergencia como la mía, está genial.

Un buen producto súper recomendable, aunque los cristales los cambiamos a las 3 semanas, ya que empieza a oler y si es necesario limpiar el depósito porque se llena tal vez depende de cada gato

So far it is working as advertised. It is a more expensive way of dealing with litter but because of my age and with covid making things difficult, it is worth it. Also no litter smell. I was concerned my cat would not like the change but she seems not to be upset with it. So a good product..