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OldMotherTucker

I've got the same problem with mud outside! I ordered 2 pretty good mats from Amazon. They are not branded dirt grabbers or anything special but they do they the trick! I'm just as bad coming back from the stables and the doorway getts pretty congested with me trying to take off my boots with 3 cats under my feet. It was under £15 for 2 - 120 x 80cm ?

Not that the cats have been out much since the first week here - they just sleep most of the time - stress bonding!

gettingready

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

Turtle mats are expensive, but this is an alternative. I can't vouch for them for pets but they seem to work well at church ...

Thanks but need bigger one than the biggest side they offer and their biggest is over 60.00:(

gettingready

OldMotherTucker wrote: »

I've got the same problem with mud outside! I ordered 2 pretty good mats from Amazon. They are not branded dirt grabbers or anything special but they do they the trick! I'm just as bad coming back from the stables and the doorway getts pretty congested with me trying to take off my boots with 3 cats under my feet. It was under £15 for 2 - 120 x 80cm ?

Not that the cats have been out much since the first week here - they just sleep most of the time - stress bonding!

Can you post a link pls?

krlyr

Check out Splendid Pets, I've had a 6' x 4' mat and a 8' runner from them. They also tend to do Crufts, if you're going at all.
https://www.splendidpets.co.uk

Savvy_Sue

I'm just wondering if a cheap off-cut of suitable carpet would do the job, then throw it at the end of its useful life.

May need gripper tape to keep it in place.

Alternatively, buy several smaller mats, although I get what you're saying about cost of the dirt-trappers. Although if you think that's bad, look at the proper Turtle prices!

The advantage of smaller mats is that you'll be able to machine wash them and tumble dry them. I don't do it often, but it is possible.

gettingready

Krlyl - thanks for that. Looks like nice sizes and reasonable prices. Trying to work out what their grading means as can not find info on site about what A or C or Pearl grade is?

gettingready

Ah, found it now

We grade these dirt trapper mats into 3 different categories;
Pearl Grade Mats- are as new with no visible marks on the carpet pile and maybe a very small nic out of the rubber border.
A-Grade Mats -A-Grade mats are our most popular range of dirt trappers, these will have a small visible mark on the carpet pile and or cuts or cut outs of the rubber border, overall we would say these mats are 85% perfect.
Kennel Grade Mats - Our Kennel grade is as it sounds, light to heavy soiling on the carpet pile and or cuts in the rubber border and possibly into the carpet.

Caroline_a

I have some of these - they're invaluable!! Can't remember what grade I bought, but they really keep the dirt out.

CassieKeith123

What a lovely little family you have.

HNY to you too.

gettingready

Thanks

I will post a photo of what it looks like outside my back door tomorrow and hope for more advice from the experts

I just discovered mud on the inside of 2 windows in the back bedroom - the boys sussed out they can get in/out that way too.... just brilliant