[nanci2539]

We've been villagers for almost a year now and live in a Lantana with an oversize lanai with bridcage. I dreaded the idea of litter boxes in the living area and looked on line for ideas. The litter houses that were usually made out of wood were very expensive.

So what I did was buy a deck box. My husband cut two openings at each end and I put an oversized litter box inside for my cats. The top opens for easy scooping and once a week, I take the litter box out, wash the box, add clean litter. Before I put back in, I vacumn out the scatterd litter and wipe the inside with vinager and water or alchohol and water (that's in a spray bottle - makes a good glass cleaner too!!!). It helps to out a small rug at each opening.

The deck box is weather resistent so even if it rains, it doesn't seep into the box.

Just thought I share - I've been using this for a year now and my cats use it and it's a cleaner and cheaper alternative to buying one of those cat houses. I also have a hooded litter box in the garage that my cats access though a pet door we had installed in the door going out to the garage.

They get to the lanai through a pet door that's on one of the sliders. No litter boxes in the house make me a happy camper!