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- 10/18/2011 at 8:59 PM
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  I read on the reviews for the litterbox screen that dwarf poops go right through so I know it won’t work for my rabbit Pogo’s poops. I tried hardware clothe too and it goes through that too. Any ideas??
- 10/18/2011 at 10:18 PM
  Sam and Lady's Human
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  Plastic sewing sheets from walmart or Joanns? I don’t know exactly what its called, but its white and plastic, its sold in a large sheet that you can cut to size. Its for sewing I think but I don’t know what…
- 10/19/2011 at 10:12 AM
  Sarita
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  Does he need a litter box screen? Does he dig in his litter box?
- 10/19/2011 at 10:12 AM
  Sarita
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  As for the poop going through, that’s okay. The purpose of the litter box screen is to keep the rabbit from digging in it.
- 10/19/2011 at 12:45 PM
  Elrohwen
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  Hardware cloth is what the litter box screens on BB are made of, so it’s the same size mesh (I have one from BB, and one I made myself from hardware cloth). It’s ok for the poops to fall through – the purpose is to keep them from digging out the litter.
- 10/19/2011 at 3:36 PM
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  Oh…He doesn’t dig in it at all. I use horse pellets. I was just hoping to help with the clean up. Thanks for the suggestion with the sewing thing but Pogo LOVES plastic. He chews that more than anything else. That’s why I had to remove the choroplast from his cage lol. Well maybe I’ll leave it as it is. He doesn’t dig at all. Thanks
- 10/19/2011 at 6:11 PM
  Silly Sungura
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  Pogo: The litter screen also does simplify clean-up, like you were thinking. That’s why I bought one in the first place, as my bunny isn’t much of a digger either. She spends a lot of time in her box, though, so I like that: 1) she’s not sitting in her soiled litter, 2) that it keeps her from scattering litter as she jumps out of the box, and 3) that I can dump the poops as often as I like. I use litter that’s scoopable (Oxbow), so having a bunch of poop in it could be a bit of a pain. I’d be picking it out with my fingers a good bit, I think. Also, my bunny is sometimes inclined to munch on her litter, so the screen helps discourage that. For your reference, the holes on the screen are 2/8 of an inch.
- 10/20/2011 at 10:50 AM
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  I just dump my whole litter box out once or twice a week into the compost pile. I think it’s a lot easier then spot cleaning. I cover the poos with a little hay (either what’s fallen on the floor, or what falls out when I refill hay racks) to keep a relatively clean surface.
- 10/20/2011 at 11:04 AM
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  For me, the screens make cleaning more difficult rather than easier.
- 10/20/2011 at 11:21 AM
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  Posted By Sarita on 10/20/2011 11:04 AM
  For me, the screens make cleaning more difficult rather than easier.
  
  It’s a personal preference thing, I know. I’d hate to be without one.
- 10/23/2011 at 10:29 PM
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  oh his poops are much smaller than 1/4″. His are more like 1/8″.
- 10/27/2011 at 2:02 AM
  equalsign
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  I’d bet the litter box they have at BusyBunny would work. Smaller holes.
- 10/31/2011 at 1:12 PM
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  oh my gosh! That looks perfect! thank you equal!
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