Thread: Bad litter tray habits - help needed!

OK, so we are now 5 weeks in to using litter kwitter. There have been some highs, and some lows, which I will explain. Basically he took to it very fast, within 2 days he seemed completely at home using it. After 2 weeks (maybe I was jumping the gun slightly) I moved onto the orange stage with the hole in the middle of the tray. This really confused him, but with some guidance from me he got the hang of it. Or so I thought. Since starting to use the orange tray, I have been waking up to find that that he has gone number 2 on the floor. Not every time, but a lot of the time. Luckily for me, the bathroom floor is tiled and so very easy to clean, and he seems to know that the bathroom, at least, is the correct place to go, and not in any other room. I thought at first that he was doing it because he will pee first, and then not want to use his soiled litter. But more recently, he has become very good at peeing, gets it through the hole every time, so the litter is always clean and dry. But he still insists on crapping on the floor, just in front of the toilet.

When I am lucky enough to be awake when he needs to go, I can keep an eye on him. He will take a pee, scratch around a bit, squat down as if to go, then suddenly change his mind and jump down onto the floor. I just have to keep putting him back up until he eventually goes where he is supposed to. So I KNOW he can do it. And now, every time he pees its through the hole and so the litter is always fresh, I have no idea why he would think the floor is a better idea!

If anyone has any experience or ideas please let me know!

Mark