Here’s a brand new litter mat that’s pretty special! It’s the BlackHole Litter Mat
The BlackHole Litter Mat has a dual structure with a top layer made of a soft, but durable, EVA foam honeycomb attached at the sides to a solid mat for the bottom layer. Litter falls through the openings and is trapped inside the mat. Simply open one side of the mat and pour the loose litter back into the box.
The mat can be cleaned with water and air dried as needed. The foam material makes it very soft for cats to walk on and also lightweight. Plus, I love the way the mat looks, clean and simple. This is a real winner!
The BlackHole Litter Mat comes in dark grey or beige. The rectangular mat
This looks like exactly what I need. My cats hate walking on the mat I have right now.
This worked great for us until the cats decided they liked peeing on it better than in their sandbox.
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This looks like a must-have (bearing in mind, though, what Tammy has to say about it — maybe her cats are, umm, unique?)
I think that they just kicked out so much sand that they thought it was an extension of they’re box! I have several different kinds of boxes around the house, all but one are top entries. I put the mat in front of that and they must’ve gotten confused. Also, it’s possible that the rubber material attracted them. Items such as bath rugs and certain floor mats have that rubber backing that to my cats is like a beacon that says “pee here!”, so maybe this is a similar material?
There is litter all over this house! I don’t get it. Seems like it’s something with the newer brands, I don’t know. But I vacuum up litter constantly! Tell me what brand t buy, or perhaps where I can get this mat!
Thanks!
I use World’s Best Cat Litter in my cats’ boxes, though it is dusty like all cat litters (no matter what they say), it is less likely to cause respiratory troubles in the cat and you, than the clay litter.
Litter will always get caught between those furry (and not so furry) toes, no matter what. The trick is to put some kind of mat, such as the Black Hole Litter Mat to catch it as the cats are coming out of and walking away from the litter box.
And for the particles that end up on the floor there is the Bissell PowerEdge Corded Vacuum, model #-81L2T!
I’ve had one of the large rectangular ones since late April and have had none of the trouble Tammy has seen. Unfortunately, my kitty has thrown up on it a couple of times, and that was a little tricky to clean out of the holes, but not impossible.
Our area is small and us humans need to use the floor space outside the cat box, as well. How does it feel when humans walk on the mat that has trapped litter inside?
It’s soft and cushy! Kinda gives the bottoms of your feet a little massage as you walk on it. 🙂
I use pine pellet litter for my two adult cats and it is easy to clean up whatever manages to find it’s way outside of the litter boxes. However, I also am currently fostering five kittens who must use non-clumping clay litter and it is everywhere! I sweep and sweep and sweep and sweep and there is still always more on the floor. The bigger and older they get the more they spread the litter around. I am going to give one of these mats a try, though I hope I don’t have the same trouble that Tammy has!
Does the foam have that “yoga mat” texture? I can’t seem to keep my cats from scratching those types of mats, and they have to be thrown away after a few months. Though maybe the dual-layer thing will be less appealing to scratch?
No! It is much much firmer and much better quality than your basic yoga mat! It’s soft and cushy, but they can’t really rip it up at all. I think that their claws will get stuck in the holes (though they will release easy), if they try to claw it.
I have the rectangular mat, and I LOVE it. I bought one to try it out, and I plan to buy more – one for each cat box. It catches 99% of the litter from their paws, and the cats don’t mind walking on it AT ALL (neither do I for that matter). So far, no one has tried to claw it or pee on it, and I’ve had the mat for six months. I save so much time now that I’m not sweeping or vacuuming multiple times a day. Well worth the money.
I use Yesterday’s News cat litter. Are the holes in this mat large enough for these pellets to fit?
Isnt this a bit pricey for two piece of fabric? Litter is already expensive enough.
how do you get to be tester??? For things
This mat works great for me – I have 3 of the extra large, 2 under 3 litter trays and one to catch litter when they jump out. ith Adding puppy training pads between the layers – works well with my kitty who occasionally pees outside the box (particularly if the mat splits aong the long side for convenient changing). I too have had them vomit on it – a shower head and a thorough drying (propped up in the bath) works to clean if necessary.