Composting wood pellet cat litter

soupdragon10

I've recently swapped over to the wood pelleted cat litter and on the bag it says it can be disposed of in the compost bin. Does anyone have any idea how long this is likely to take? and does it need any special treatment (such as layering with wet/dry compost materials).
I already compost quite a bit, and this is yet another source of compostable material that is readily available.

DaftyDuck

So long as you keep a maximum of ~ a third woody material in the compost, it will break down fine. It may take a year to compost, and may need mixing more than normal garden waste as it tends to clump.

Davesnave

I compost a lot of stuff, but I draw the line at cat poo! Of course the intellectual argument for doing it is sound enough, but my feelings here aren't running on an intellectual track.

However , as composting wood takes some time if one is to avoid nitrogen depletion, I would think that a couple of years would be a better time to allow for this.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

I'm with you Davesnave... I use the wood pellet cat litter, But I would not put this in my general compost bin... at the moment I just put it out with the general waste..


unless it can be composted in a spate bin, with other stuff added, and then used in a part of the garden is like 'no man's land' lol

molerat

The faeces have to be removed and disposed of before composting.

Living_proof

You are only supposed to compost the litter of vegetarian animals.

Davesnave

molerat wrote: »

The faeces have to be removed and disposed of before composting.

So, in that case it's just wood, which I'd still expect to take some time to break down, if it's like small wood chips.

If it's actually made from pulverised wood, re-formed into pellets, it's decomposition would be faster.

I'm in total ignorance of which is the case, as I use clay granules.

And no, I'm not going to start making pottery any time soon! :rotfl:

Davesnave

molerat wrote: »

The faeces have to be removed and disposed of before composting.

Ah, that sounds sensible, and I don't mind because my chickens are vegetarian...

.....unless they see a worm, beetle, fly, spider, or even a mouse! :eek:

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

Ah, that sounds sensible, and I don't mind because my chickens are vegetarian...

.....unless they see a worm, beetle, fly, spider, or even a mouse! :eek:

:T

Vegetarian chickens:rotfl::rotfl:


Mine mug the cats should they cross the chicken area with a hunting success. They are vicious in their acquisition of the cats' kills.


My chicken's favourite place to be is on the muck heap where they spend the day eating worms which breed beautifully in there. Otherwise they go scratching about the fields. Berries, veg, rice, noddles etc, as supplemnt to what i think of as their diet of grass and organic pellet and grain is all very nice, and gratefully received, but bugs and mice are, apparently, to chickens what chocolate and ice cream are to my girlfriends.

DaftyDuck

Yeah, certainly "no solids", but the urine is a great accelerator. There really is no reason not to compost it, and it helps make excellent compost. Not just MSE, but environmentally sensible too.

Look, a decent-sized compost heap can easily compost the whole cat, bones and all. Aside from human scruples over the yeuch factor, which are pretty silly (think what else poos, pees and dies in your garden), it's all good compost.

No, I've never composted a cat, but I knew a bloke who composted human remains!

Davesnave

DaftyDuck wrote: »

No, I've never composted a cat, but I knew a bloke who composted human remains!

Well, that shut everyone up! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: