Vinegar to clean litterbox

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- 07/30/2008 at 8:15 AM
  JodiM
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  Well, I’m not sure who posted this, or where I read it, but i read it! Someone mentioned using vinegar to get the caked on urine off the litter box. I have two buns. Carmel uses a cat litter tray, and I don’t find that the urine cakes on. But the corner bunny litterbox that Flopsy uses always gets this caked on urine spots where she goes. I had tried soaking, scrubbing and could never get it off. Until… I read to soak in vinegar. Magical, it came off!! Truly amazing. So just wanted to pass this tid bit of info on.
  
  Thanks to whomever posted that!!
- 07/30/2008 at 8:18 AM
  Beka27
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  i know, that can get tricky to clean off, unless you’re doing a thorough scrubbing every day. fortunately, cat boxes are cheap, so it’s not a big deal to replace every once in awhile.
- 07/30/2008 at 8:25 AM
  TARM
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  It’s especially good on ferret litter boxes. Those guys make a ginormous mess out of their boxes. I squirt a 50/50 mixture, let it sit for a couple minutes, and gunk comes right off! Too bad I can’t stand the smell of vinegar. Gives me a headache every blessed day…but at least the boxes are clean.
- 07/30/2008 at 9:54 AM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  Great tip!! I’d never tried soaking them in vinegar!!
- 07/30/2008 at 11:18 AM
  Hedi
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  I don’t remember who told me years ago to use vinegar in litter boxes. I even use vinegar to clean inside the buns NIC cages. That way I know it isn’t harmful to the buns.
- 07/30/2008 at 1:17 PM
  bunnytowne
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  I even mop the flooors with vinegar. My husband was looking at me strange the first time I did that. He said I have never seen vinegar used other than on food. Like cucumbers tomatoes pepper and vinegar. Well it cleans too.
- 07/30/2008 at 2:27 PM
  Ana
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  I found baking soda works well too.
- 07/30/2008 at 2:33 PM
  JK
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  Yup I use vinegar all the time. Just soak the litterbox in vinegar & water. I have 2 large boxes that I swap out. That way I always have a clean one as I dump everything daily.
- 07/31/2008 at 1:52 AM
  BinkyBunny
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  I also think vinegar is awesome. Great for getting out urine stains too in rugs etc. (I use a 50/50 water/vinegar mix)
  
  For extra stubborn urine cakeyness in the litterbox, you can use a bit of apple cider vinegar at full strength. I found it gets rid of stubborn stuff within 60 seconds – powerful! Just be sure to rinse very well.
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