I was then able to cut out the circle more easily, one strip at a time. Working from the centre out, I cut in straight lines, about 6mm (1/4″) all the way round, until I had lots of loose plastic strips. I made a pilot hole in the centre of the circle using a bradawl (anything sharp and pointy will do), big enough to fit the scissor blades. After trying a number of tools, I found that large scissors worked best. I used masking tape to stop the edge of the circle from cracking (which I removed when finished). Using a dinner plate and a fine permanent marker (Sharpie) as a template, I drew a circle on the long side of a large, high-sided, clear polypropylene box. I made a litter tray with a porthole and a lid (optional). And it’s so much cheaper than buying litter boxes from a store! Categories Cats, Do It Yourself Tags Cats, DIY, litter box, pee, storage binĪ fan from from the UK here. If you have the tools to cut harder plastic, you can get transparent storage bins. You can get them in a few different colors. The sides are high so there’s nothing to clean up if they pee standing up. It has good handles so it’s easy to move. And when the lid is in place on top of the box, it provides a level area to store the scoop, bags, and cat litter. It makes it easier to store it when I scoop the box-I just lean it against the wall. I don’t think I’ll ever buy another litter box. Here are some thumbnails of how mine turned out. That’s all it takes! Fill the box with cat litter and replace lid for a covered litter box or leave it off if your cats prefer. (Another option would be to cut the opening in the lid so that it looked something like this litter box by Clevercat.) Then I carefully cut out the opening with a utility knife. I put the opening at the narrow end of the box because that’s what our cats are used to and I think they’re less likely to pee out the door that way. They’ll be less likely to pee with their rear-end hanging out the door. Keep in mind that you’ll want the opening high if you have a cat that pees standing up. Using a Sharpie, I drew freehand what would be the opening.
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