OUTDOOR cat litter trays

gettingready

Do those exist?

All my boys are VERY big, I have 3 massive trays for them but now that we have our own garden - would prefer to have those outdoor.

I do not have any "roof" anywhere outside so need something fully enclosed/covered and google comes up with nothing that could potentially work.

Any ideas clever people please?

paddypaws101

Yes Zooplus do one specifically for outside, but I also have a DIY one made from an Ikea storage box which works really well.
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_litter_litter_boxes/litter_boxes_nofilter/litter_boxes_without_filter/588901?gclid=CjwKEAiAwfzDBRCRmJe7z_7h8yQSJAC4corOHEATY3FURWGBsku-aduSm6uEkbW3Dt21iC38BbQQIxoCK4bw_wcB#

paddypaws101

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/small-storage-organisers/storage-boxes-baskets/samla-box-with-lid-transparent-spr-79850875/

paddypaws101

GR you will probably find that they start to use the garden itself to toilet in, especially as warmer weather comes. Of course they may even start to poop away from home so your poor neighbours bear the brunt. Mine use my borders and I just scoop the poop once a week or so.

paddypaws101

You could also look at buying one of the garden chest storage units I sent you a pic of. You could put one of the existing trays inside that and cut an access hole in one end. The other end of the trunk could store the bags of litter nicely out of the way

gettingready

Thanks PP - the Zooplus one I have seen and I know for sure none of my boys would want to go in.

The others are too small. I am thinking of smething to put the existing litter trays in so something large - prices of the "small shed" type ones are scary , need something cheaper xx

paddypaws101

I agree the zooplus ones are not huge, but the ikea box I linked to is pretty big and you can get enormous ones from places like Wilko, Asda home stores etc.
Take a look in Homebase and see if they have any of the big storage chests like the one I have outside, you could cut a hole in one end and put one of existing trays in there.

paddypaws101

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OUTDOOR-GARDEN-PLASTIC-STORAGE-CUSHION-BOX-SHED-UTILITY-CHEST-WATERPROOF-NEW-/222202303733?var=&hash=item33bc4a14f5:m:mSsgzYsC6TTgLkWzyCpa72Q
Room for a large tray and also storage for the spare bags of litter.

Carer

We bought a child's wooden playhouse, put lino on the floor and put a cat flap in it. Worked well for a lot of years.

gettingready

PP I had a look at a very similar garden storage box in Homebase today actually...

Carer - had a look at a children playhouse too today but a plastic one.

Got to sort something out but needs to be rain proof 100%

paddypaws101

I really would not spend a huge amount of money on this scheme as I bet you will find that the cats start to use the garden more and the litter box less as time goes on. Dig over a patch of earth in one of the borders so that it is nice and loose, and then scoop it every couple of days to remove the poops and most cats will prefer that to an enclosed tray.