Hi Akari:
I normally clean the litter box three times a day. If I am home I end up checking it often and clean it whenever I see a cat used it. I also made my litter box like the one on catinfo.org, out of a 45 gallon tote box. It has two wheels on it so it makes it easy to move to clean the floor around it. If I don’t get to clean it out as often as I like, since its big there’s alot of room for the cats to find their space inside.
My mom once had the bright idea of just scooping the very top of the litter box for some reason. When I saw her doing that I explained my opinion of it being more costly, but the main reason you must keep a tidy litter box is to keep bacteria levels down. A dirty litter box also encourages a cat to find other places to go to the bathroom. Who wants to use a dirty bathroom, cat or human?
I refuse to use scented litter too. It is not healthy for them and I absolutely hate perfume and fecal smell mixed together, mmmmm smells so good, not. I use TSC scoopable, 40 lbs for $9.99. They have two varieties, one is for multiple cats which is scented, and the other one just states its scoopable and does not list a scent on its ingredients.
