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As many of you know, I love promoting the covered litterbox. And since so many of you have asked questions resulting in this suggestion, I have started this thread for you. A covered litterbox can solve
-smell problems (All of the boxes below have venting for insertable filters)
-digging/ mess problems
-poop getting kicked out
-hay capacity issues: covered litterboxes hold more hay, allowing your rabbit to have more hay available at all timesPrice range: Covered litterboxes are usually in the $15-30 range. As a general rule, Target and Walmart have the cheapest prices but you may go with a petstore for more specific types of boxes.
Here are pix of some of the boxes I’ve tried and what I thought:
1) VanNess XL covered cat litterbox (with door)
Grade: A+
Comments: Largest one I could fine, plus it has a doggy door. The box shape fits newspapers nicely. Only disadvantage was that I could only find really dark colors, so Medusa has to poop in the dark. She’s still able to see the hay alright because I see her picking at it. I found it at Target & Walmart. Sturdy latches grip the box portion for carrying.
2) Cats Rule Max box
Grade: B-
Comments: very cute, but to the top doesn’t snap onto the bottom so if your bunny is a poker/pusher, he could push off the top. Contoured edges makes newspaper fitting difficult. Also, a little crowded for 2 bunnies because it is a square shape, whereas other boxes have usually longer length than width.
3)Petmate deluxe hooded litterpans
Grade: A-
Comments: Light coloring allows for more visibility, size is ok for single rabbit, like the handle on top. After a while the area where the lid and box snapped together kinda got loose, so the bottom falls if I carry it now.
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I have NOT tried these, but I could see these working for bunnies whose are crazy diggers that might dig stuff out of the openings even with doors. I’m sure you can teach your rabbit to jump into it, by placing the litterbox next to a higher object they can jump onto first and then jump down (ex: put it next to a chair, bunny learns to jump onto chair first, then down into litterbox):
Clevercat® Top Entry Litterbox
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OPTIONAL FILTERS
1) Cats Rule (my choice): These come in different scents. I’ve tried Unscented and Fig. Strangely enough, I found that the Unscented had a more pleasant smell and lasted ALOT LONGER than the fig. The unscented smells kind of like fresh laundry / laundry detergent (the nice type).
2) Charcoal air filters: these seem to work, and are probably better at filtering perse, but I love the Cats Rule scent.3) Zeolite filters: These are supposed to absorb ammonia. Might be good for especially strong urine smells.
Please feel free to add pictures/reviews of your COVERED litterbox!
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O yes, my prized booda dome
I use one that has a ramp – i can’t remember what store I bought it at but I know they also sell them online. My favorite is a booda dome with a ramp – especially useful because if you have a digger bunny its very hard for the bunny to dig the hay OUT of the box and ALL the way down the ramp – so any excess hay is usually left on the ramp if its not in the box (until, of course, your bunny gets extra smart and starts carrying pieces of hay down the ramp, and onto the floor JUST to annoy you as my BF’s bun Henri likes to do!)[script removed]
The only downside to this box is some buns do not understand the ramp concept – all of mine got it down within the first day – Grace however (being blind) is quite wary of the ramp/tunnel area so I have to leave the lid off for the moment.
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My bunnies won’t go into something that doesn’t have two exits. I guess they feel like they’re trapped.
Maybe the one that has more transparent sides would work. I wished they liked the covered boxes. I’ve tried the Boodadome and one that was similar to #1. They would go in, but as soon as they heard a noise they’d jump out, and finish their business outside. Maybe since I have adopted bunnies that have had rough pasts, they are not relaxed enough for these kinds of boxes.
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Posted By poopy on 07/14/2007 11:49 AM
The Booda Dome
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!?!?!!!!
i want one too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t think ive seen something quite so mad, ever!! All we get are dog kennels shaped like igloos. I think us Brits should get on the case of Booda Domes!!!
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Well i have had nothing better to do today (its pi**ing it down in good old blighty-nothing new there then!!) so i have been looking online, and i found them in 3 colours! yes count them 1, 2, 3………… but nowhere ships internationally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spacehopper if you have better luck, don’t keep it a secret!!!
I am also willing to sign any petition to get one….possibly two of this seasons must have poo tray!!
So near and yet so far…………..
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Hello
Well I didn’t realize that my litter box with ramp would cause such an international crisis! Hmm, I had no idea it would be hard to get one over there in the UK. It is a cat litterbox, so keep that in mind when searching that I have not found one with the rabbit supplies, and I’ve always found them in the larger pet stores or online in the cat section. I was thinking that maybe i could ship one over – but I feel like the shipping costs would make it very expensive, but if you want I could look into that… -
I caught the boyfriend ebaying for one last night!!! No joy, nothing popped up anywhere near as nice as the Booda!!! If you would be so kind as to looking into shipping, i’d love you forever!!
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Hello – Well, I tried looking online, and unfortunately the shipping looks quite expensive. I’d be more than happy to send one over, Ijust don’t want it to be so expensive that is not worth it for you. Its about 35-61 dollars – yike! Maybe we should ask BB how she is making her test booda dome for her bunnies – that way you can make sure first that your bunnies would use this type of litterbox? I’d hate for you to pay all that $$ and then have the buns give it the bum treatment
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