Cat litter to grit outdoors?

rita-rabbit

Which is best?

I used the cheap clay stuff but noticed that can turn to `slime'. Is any cheap cat litter better than others (note: the caretaker & council should do it but normally wait until things are dangerous & with the reports of running out of grit on the news recently am going out to buy some more) - or should I try to find grit @ the DIY stores?

MrsTinks

Any clay based litters will... turn to clay... And clay is amazingly slippery when wet...
You could either spread sawdust I guess or buy grit which would probably be better long term (sawdust will be fun when the snow melts and it starts getting all squidgey)

Kimberley

Why not just use a Shovel??

lisawood78

Because some people are not capable of weidling a shovel?
Whereas it is possible to grab a dobule handful of grit and sprinkle it.

Lube

Great just what we need shortage of cat litter next. might have to teach my cat to use our toilet

Claire_Bear

I've heard that salt is uneffective on ice below a certain temperature, I wonder if cat litter is the same? I would have thought that cheap supermarket cat litter wouldn't be very good anyway as when it soaks up moisture it forms big sticky clumps, won't people be trailing it into their houses and stuff from the bottom of their shoes?

Antispam

I cant see how cat litter can do much its made of clay, wood or paper its not much effective than sand which can be free or cheaper to buy

rita-rabbit

some people!

1) a shovel doesn't actually move thick frost or ice.
2) cat litter is absorbant - where I live there wasn't a thick covering - thus soaking it up/preventing it turning to ice is doable with this (I did this in February last year - until council finally/weather sorted it properly).
3) cat litter comes in small bags - ie what I can safetly carry
There are advantages/disadvantages of living in this multi-occupancy council property. Mostly OAPs so no noise/nuisance neighbours but I am doing whatever I do single handed.

cyberbob

Lube wrote: »

Great just what we need shortage of cat litter next. might have to teach my cat to use our toilet

http://www.catsofaustralia.com/cat-toilet.htm

Kimberley

rita-rabbit wrote: »

some people!

Your quite rude at times :rolleyes:

I don't need a lesson on what is what etc etc etc etc etc etc

geez

Claire_Bear

I've seen quite a lot of people round here use shovels effectively to get rid of thick ice, they 'chop it up' and then shovel it. But of course this is way more physical effort which some people don't want to/can't actually make. I can just see cat litter making a big sloppy mess more than anything though but I've never done it before so wouldn't know!