Customer Reviews

Omega Paw Self-Cleaning Litter Box, Regular, Taupe

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Omega Paw RA20 Self-Cleaning Litter Box, Large, Green and Beige
This is a short demonstration video of how to use the Omega Paw Roll'n Clean Litter Box. I am not a representative for any product I am reviewing. I am just a customer who was interested in buying a new litter box for my cat and probably just like yourself was reading reviews to find one that got high praises. When I came across this litter box, I couldn't picture how it worked exactly but I was tired of the same old litter boxes so I took a chance and bought the Omega Paw Self Cleaning Litter Box. I hated scooping and changing out bags. When I received the litter box and actually tried it, I absolutely loved the concept. I wondered how many people had difficulty visualizing the concept as I did. I liked the litter box so much I decided to do a short demonstration on how it works. Oh and I realize I shoved the "poo" back in the box at the end of the video but believe me, I emptied it later! lol

Now on to the actual review. It is a very easy to use litter box. I have found that I've used less litter with this box and there is less odor. It is a very economical litter box and I don't dread cleaning it as much as I have in the past with other boxes. No more bags and no more scooping. Just roll and empty the tray! Just use the brand of cat litter of your choice as long as it is the CLUMPING cat litter. I would recommend getting the large box as the regular size is very small and IMO would only accomodate a kitten or small cat. My cats seem to appreciate the privacy of the box and the litter scatter is minimized compared to other litter boxes. I definitely recommend this litter box. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

To clean the litter box: Roll the box on its right side ( or until you hear all the soiled litter go into the tray), then roll back to the stationary position like I demonstrated in the video. Sometimes you may need to roll the box almost on its top depending on how full it is and how often you clean it. The soiled litter will have gone up and over into the tray area and will remain there until emptied. Then slightly roll the box to the left to allow the clean litter back into the box. Slide the tray open and you will find the soiled litter. Empty litter and replace tray in litter box. You will find the process is quite simple and less of a hassel than using bags or scooping.

If you put the box together right, the loose litter flows through the screen as you roll the box to the right; keep rolling the box and the clumps go on over the top of the screen into the open top of the collection box. Ingeniously simple! (For those who think the CLUMPS need to go through the screen: look at it again. It's probably just a matter of flipping the screen so that it goes from the edge of the collection box downward to the bottom, not upward. Leaving the top of the collection box uncovered, at the top edge of the screen.)

Some hints: 1) When you roll the box upright again, give it a good shake to the right, or roll it part way to the left and back upright, to bring the litter back into the potty chamber. 2) If your floor space is limited, scoot the box leftward as you roll it to the right. As for the litter, there is no magic height the litter has to be in the potty chamber; I don't know how some could find this a problem. 3) To fill the box, tilt it backward and pour in the litter. To empty it, tilt it forward over a trash receptacle.

As for the quality of the box, it's just fine; any better quality and it would be too heavy for me to use, being up in my years. The latches that hold the top and bottom of the box together could be stronger, but face it, how often will you need to open it up? After being in use for two months, there is nothing sticking to the box yet to clean up, and so no reason to open it--maybe this won`t be true with all litters. Based on recommendations, I have only used World`s Best clumping litter; it lasts a l-o-n-g time because not much is caught up in the clumps, and what is left is still clean, not like some I`ve used, where fouled or wet bits fall away from the clumps. The regular litter boxes get dirty above the litter line, but that hasn't happened yet with the Omega boxes--must have something to do with the shape...

If the latches don't latch smoothly, don't put undue pressure on them, just check that they are lined up straight and the box rims are tightly together, and look to see if there is a little tag of plastic keeping the latches from moving well, and take it off with a paring knife or pocket knife.

I got the bigger size from PetSmart for my larger cat. I left the old litter box there until he got used to the new one, but he never again set foot in the old box! I got a regular size box, from PetCo, for my smaller, blind kitty so she could have it in her favorite area, but my big cat uses that regular-size one just as often as he uses the bigger one!

I LOVE it!

I would describe this cat box with words like- LOVE_LOVE- FUN- easy, ETC ETC....
When I bought the first one, I saved the receipt. I thought for $30 I am taking it back if it doesnt work like a dream. I also gave it to my mom as XMAS gift, so I wanted to make her test it out. When we first got Ragdolls cats for each other as XMAS gifts, we agreed on loving the cats but hating the cat box.
We even tried the automatic cleaning ones and took them back.
This cat box would be worth $100 in my opinion. I cant believe how easy it is to use, less then 10 seconds to cleans the litter box, no removing the lid. Throw away the scoops as you will never need it once you own this cat box. No smell, no bags, no mess. Even for someone with a bad back it would only require bending over. You roll it upside down, and the cleaning is done.
You slide out the drawer and the solied litter is ready to goto the trash can. The only thing I could think people may need to adjust themselves to is using minimal amount of litter. Just fill the main section with 3-4 inches of litter. Dont try to even it out to fill up the right side of the box.
Since I have gotten one for my mom, I purchased one. 4 other people I have demonstrated my cat box too, have also purchased one and they say they love it!!!
Go get one today!!

GOING ON 1 Year- I still love this cat box. I have encouraged at least 10 people to purchase one this year. Important note I have to mention, reguarding the clips that hold this together.
I have never had a problem with my clips, I have only unclipped mine about 4 times to really clean the grate inside. 3 people I know called and said they had a mess going when cleaning Omega. I figured it out for them instantly, at the time of thier purchase Of Omega, someone stole the clip!! We went to 2 PETCO's asking for the clips to hold the Omega together, none of the Omegas in thier store had clips. Be careful whn you go to purchase and make sure the Omega has 3 clips. Shoppers must read the reviews on Amazon and help themselves to extra clips when they go to purchase this item:)

With three cats in my arsenal of cats this box works best for me. I have tried all kinds of boxes even the expensive motor driven kind. This works best. just roll and empty. One of my cats likes to pee on the inside wall of the box which killed the Littermaid, and hampered cleaning with the various other boxes I've owned. This box deals with it better because it is a MANUAL operated box. The cats cannot physically pee on the grate that seperates the clumps from the clean litter. Just roll it over daily and empty the container. Nothing is perfect, but this comes close. A bargain compared to the Littermaid and other "high-tech" boxes in terms of cost and maintenance. Finally someone applied physics to a cat box. Give that person a raise!

I can't believe I'm raving about a litter box, but I am. I've raved about this to my husband, to my friends, on my blog... to everyone who'll listen, as a matter of fact. I have a kitten whose rather finicky about litter box hygiene, and a large house -- which means I need more than one litter box. I thought to replace one of our litter boxes with this, leaving the ol' 'covered box' as his main one.

Well, my kitten apparently has other plans. He's stopped using the others, so now I'm ordering two more just like this.

This litter box is SO easy to clean:

1. Keep 3" of clumping litter in it at all times. Refill as needed.
2. Shake the box vigorously after cleaning to "level" the litter.
3. To clean, roll the box upside-down on the round side.
4. Return the box to rightside up.
5. Remove the drawer and dump the drawer's contents.

That's IT. The top is secured with very firm clasps to ensure the litter doesn't go flying everywhere when you roll it, and the hole in front is not only large enough for big kitties, but also for you to add litter using a jar if you don't want to have to remove the box's lid.

Seriously, it's worth the money. You'll never mind cleaning the litter box again. That, my friends, is PRICELESS!

I have 3 adult cats. I purchased a Littermaid hoping to aid in the chore of keeping their toilet clean. The Littermaid was a complete waste of my $115. Its rake was constantly getting clogged or stuck.

I was considering the VERY EXPENSIVE Litter-Robot. In reading pet blogs and miscellaneous reviews trying to decide whether to cough up the cash, I came across a couple of recommendations for the Omega Paw Litterbox. It sounded like both the Omega and Robot worked on a similar roll-over principal, with the Robot being automated and the Omega being manual. I decided I would spend approximately $35 for the Omega and try it out before shelling out $300 for the Litter-Robot. I have been so happy with the Omega that I have decided not to buy the Robot at this time.

As for tips for Omega Paw users:

1. It has been my experience that the process works best and wastes almost no litter if I have the litter filled to the proper level (about 3" in the box), and if I roll the box over **slowly**. If I roll it too fast, some clumps escape the grid and I also find more wasted clean litter in the drawer.

In addition I followed other reviewers' advice:

2. Mark the fill line inside the box with a marker so I can be sure I am keeping the box adequately filled.

3. Roll the box S L O W L Y to minimize wasted litter

4. Give the bottom of the box a good whack or two when it is inverted to release any clumps sticking to the bottom of the box.

5. Use duct tape or wide masking tape to seal the edge where the top and bottom meet. I would frequently accidentally release the latches when tilting the box. The tape prevents that problem and also prevents small litter particles from escaping.

UPDATE

It is November 2011 and my Omega Paw is still working great.

Many cat owners buy the Omega Paw self-cleaning litter box because it's more hygienic than scooping a box yourself, but they don't use the right kind of litter with the box to truly maximize its potential.

World's Best Cat Litter (Extra Strength Multicat Formula) is what I use. It's made from corn, so it's non-toxic. In addition, it's also safe to flush. What this means for Omega Paw owners is that they can put this premium clumping cat litter into their box, and then when it's time to roll the box and pull out the waste tray, the contents of the waste tray can go directly into a toilet. No need for plastic bags or potentially smelly waste receptacles. It's the most hygienic way to handle a litter box that I have ever discovered. I highly recommend this combination.

The Omega Paw box itself gets 4 stars because the plastic tabs are a bit weak. If you only open the tabs once a month or so to do deep cleaning of the box and replace the litter, they shouldn't break too soon. If you're opening the box every day or so to add litter, you may have problems. The way I add litter to my Omega Paw is to fill the removeable tray with as much litter as I just scooped out, then use the tray to dump the litter in the front opening. This saves me from having to take the top off the box, which in turn keeps the weak clips from breaking.

Also, World's Best Cat Litter weighs a lot less than typical clumping cat litter, which should save the box from undue strain when rolling.

I had a LitterMaid electric litterbox but couldn't afford to keep buying the plastic litter containers. My 2 cats would fill one up a day! I decided to try this litter box and I love it! Wish I'd never wasted my money on the Littermaid! This litterbox is so easy to scoop, just roll it and pull the dirty litter out. And they best part is the litter lasts a lot longer. Definately recommend this litterbox.

If you put the box together right, the loose litter flows through the screen as you roll the box to the right; keep rolling the box and the clumps go on over the top of the screen into the open top of the collection box. Ingeniously simple! (For those who think the CLUMPS need to go through the screen: look at it again. It's probably just a matter of flipping the screen so that it goes from the edge of the collection box downward to the bottom, not upward. Leaving the top of the collection box uncovered, at the top edge of the screen.)

Some hints: 1) When you roll the box upright again, give it a good shake to the right, or roll it part way to the left and back upright, to bring the litter back into the potty chamber. 2) If your floor space is limited, scoot the box leftward as you roll it to the right. As for the litter, there is no magic height the litter has to be in the potty chamber; I don't know how some could find this a problem. 3) To fill the box, tilt it backward and pour in the litter. To empty it, tilt it forward over a trash receptacle.

As for the quality of the box, it's just fine; any better quality and it would be too heavy for me to use, being up in my years. The latches that hold the top and bottom of the box together could be stronger, but face it, how often will you need to open it up? After being in use for two months, there is nothing sticking to the box yet to clean up, and so no reason to open it--maybe this won`t be true with all litters. Based on recommendations, I have only used World`s Best clumping litter; it lasts a l-o-n-g time because not much is caught up in the clumps, and what is left is still clean, not like some I`ve used, where fouled or wet bits fall away from the clumps. The regular litter boxes get dirty above the litter line, but that hasn't happened yet with the Omega boxes--must have something to do with the shape...

If the latches don't latch smoothly, don't put undue pressure on them, just check that they are lined up straight and the box rims are tightly together, and look to see if there is a little tag of plastic keeping the latches from moving well, and take it off with a paring knife or pocket knife.

I got the bigger size from PetSmart for my larger cat. I left the old litter box there until he got used to the new one, but he never again set foot in the old box! I got a regular size box, from PetCo, for my smaller, blind kitty so she could have it in her favorite area, but my big cat uses that regular-size one just as often as he uses the bigger one!

I LOVE it!

First, buy this thing right away. As long as you have room to roll it about 3/4 over and then back to the starting point, there is no better way to clean cat litter. This thing is an absolute great product, hands down. I'd probably give up the cat before I'd give up this box.

But the top comes off using little clips that break easily. If that happens, go to home depot and buy some screws, washers and wing nuts to use in place of the clips that break off. The screws and such cost me about $5.

And fear not if your cat likes large boxes: the actual space for the cat in this box is absolutely tiny (1/2 of the space is reserved for the operation of the thing) and my cat prefers it to the largest size enclosed box you can buy. Before this box, he refused to use any box that wasn't huge. Now, he loves this tiny thing. Go figure.

It comes in three pieces (with a fourth piece, a little drawer, as part of the top). And no instructions. So here they are:

Put the base on the ground, lay the small piece (it's sort of a ramp looking thing - half solid, half slotted) on the top of the base, so that the solid part covers the top of the right half of the base, and the slatted part angles down towards the bottom of the base. Very important: The bottom of the slotted part fits into a little raised tab on the bottom of the base to hold it in place. You'll see a notch for the upper flat part of the ramp and that's where it goes: you just rest it on the top of the base. Pour cat litter on the left side of the base, so that it fills to about 4-5" of the left side of the base. You can use any clumping litter, but it has to clump for the thing to work,

Pull the clips on the top, back in the opposite direction of the arrows, and put the top on so that it covers the base (and the small ramp-looking thing). Slide the 3 clips in the direction of the arrows until they lock (or break! ha ha).

You only need to unclip the thing to add litter or to deep clean it with the hose about once per month. I bought a big scoop, like the kind you scoop flour with in the bulk section of your grocery, and I use it to refill the litter: I just toss it in the hole the cat would go in, and so now I only need to unclip it once per month.

After the cat poops in the thing, lift the left side up, as if you are rolling it over, end over end, but you don't really want to roll it completely over onto it's top: stop about 3/4 of the way there - about the 2 o'clock position. You'll hear the fresh litter slide through the slats, but the solid pieces will roll over the ramp along the flat part and into the drawer. Then roll it back to a little PAST where you started, to distribute the litter from under the ramp on the right back to the left side. Then set it down where you started. Pull open the drawer and let the waste slide into a bag. The whole process takes about 10 seconds once you've done it before.

This thing is a miracle. Don't buy anything else. It's a 5 star product, but I gave it 4 stars because it's too cheaply made. But don't let that stop you from buying it. It's by far the best solution out there. By far.