Neakasa M1 Open-Top Self Cleaning Cat Litter Box

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Long but worth the read to know how to get your cats to use it. I chose this automatic litter box because of the open top. I have a male sphynx who has a long body and weighs 10 lbs and I also have a small female sphynx who weighs 6 pounds. My male does this crazy looking thing where he stands up on his hind legs and holds onto the side and pees. I had a feeling the enclosed litter robot might not work for him. I’m using the arm and hammer hard ball litter in this and it works wonderfully. The smell of this litter is amazing!! My whole room smells nice. Sphynx cats eat more than other cats and they are stinky when they poop! They can clear a room! The only time I smell the box is while they’re pooping and I never smell it again. I have this box set to turn over the poop to make sure it’s coated good and then clean and dump it 7 minutes after they get out! It’s perfect timing for my cats. It gives it time to clump and then dump. When I first started setting it up which is a breeze to do btw, my male kept jumping in it like it was a box to play in. I had to remove him 3 times to finish. I activated it to level the litter and he was fascinated with the movement and watched it. I removed their old breeze box completely out of sight and placed this new one in the exact same spot that the old box was. This is gross and graphic but it’s how you need to do it: The way you get them to use it is, you take a decent sized, coated with old cat litter turd out of your old box, you can use a glove, but I just used a few paper towels and picked the biggest one out before throwing the old box away. It was pretty dried so it broke up into 3 pieces when I went to put it in the new litter which worked out because I planted and slightly buried with the tops still showing slightly in 3 places spaced out in the new litter box. Make sure your new box here is set to manual instead of automatic so that it doesn’t dump your turds you just planted right away. If you have multiple cats, you can set it back to automatic AFTER ALL your cats have done their business. My male sniffed and quickly realized that this is not a box to play in but a box to do his business. He cautiously climbed up in it and scratched around and finally positioned himself which I took a picture of. My female was sleeping at the time, so she hadn’t had a chance to notice the new box yet, so the old turds and his business he just did was left in there. When she woke up, she went to the area and just stood there and looked at it for a couple of minutes but then she started smelling and inched closer to get a better whiff and check it out. Now, she’s pretty tiny so when she went to climb in, she struggled a little because it’s taller than what she’s used to. I need to find a small step but I haven’t found one yet that I can place in front of it on the mat to help her. I left her alone tho and didn’t help her because she was in the mood to use the box so I didn’t want to distract her or have her associate having to go with any disruptions so I let her struggle and pull herself up in there. She did the same thing he did, smelled for awhile and scratched around a bit and then she peed. I let her take her time getting out and go on about her business and then I turned the automatic on a few minutes later. Both cats just watched it move and it was very quiet so I didn’t bother them at all. They have used it every time like normal since and that was last Friday when I got it. I decided to check the drawer 4 days later and it was time to take the bag out and put a new one. Just DON’T open the drawer until you’re ready to change it because, it’s stinky when you open it. The drawer is sealed very well though and contains the smell so you only smell it when you open it. I’ve never smelled it at all before when walking by the box. I decided every 4 days was a good time frame to check and change the bag for my two cats so I set a 4 day reminder in the app. I love how you can just cinch it up and throw it away and the bags aren’t cheap. They are heavy duty! God!! That’s so easy and quick! I love it!! I may change litter but I love the smell of this one so much that I don’t want to. My male is a wild man getting out after he does his business. I guess he feels so good and light that he just barrels out of there so he flings. The mat is great though! I just fold it up a little on the sides once a day and dump it back in the box. I put another rug on the other side of the mat to catch anything in case he jumps out and over which he almost always does. That is working well. I was a little nervous about making this investment but it’s the best decision I’ve ever made for my cats and sooo worth it! I’ll never go back to sifting turds out everyday again!

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This has been a game changer for us with cats. I have looked at these for several years now and just could never justify the cost, which is near prohibitive. However, due to various circumstances, my frustration with having to deal with regular litter box due to nagging the actual owner of the cat – a teenager – to clean the litter every day, and finally going upstairs to a room that reeked of ammonia because the litter box was simply being ignored, was the last straw. I calculated what the litter box would cost me per month, of it cost $500 and only lasted a year, and decided that monthly cost of roughly $40 was worth it to not have to deal with it anymore. I had no idea how much it would positively impact cat ownership for us. We’ve gone from a daily hassle and headache with stress due to having to constantly nag my daughter to keep up with the litter, along with the scoops, trash bags, little trash can full of overflowing poop that flies love to make a beeline for, to a hallway and room that you can’t even smell that there is a litter box, no scooping, no hassle, no making my teen boys stand with the kitchen trash can open while I pour the soaked litter crystals out. No kore nagging my daughter, no more mess surrounding the litter box from all of the accessories required to use a conventional one, and no more hassle! It works perfectly, app is seamless, litter is always clean, and cats and humans are happy! If I’d known it would be such a life changing device, I would’ve bought one three years ago when we first got the cats. My only gripes are that the rubber tape on the inside has already started to come off, and litter is getting trapped in the space between (small gripe) and the trash can thing below registers full and litter box stays upside down until fixed LONG before it’s actually full. It requires that we show it up so the contents settle, to make full use of each bag, but those two issues are far less bother than what we were dealing with before we got this. I just wish it would jiggle the box below by itself so it would reshuffle the contents and not flag it as full before it’s actually full. Other than that, it’s perfect!

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After weeks of watching video reviews, I decided on this litter box over the Litter Robot 4. It worked beautifully at first. Did exactly what I needed for my 3 cats, very easy to empty and to deep clean. One of the reasons I chose this one was because of the ease of cleaning.After a little over 3 months, an error started about once a week, that said the bin was full when it was not. I would just remove and replace and it would work again. About 2 weeks later, an error “Motor Overload” started and now the litter box does not work fully. At first, if I just lifted the bin and set it back down, it would start up again, but now it will rotate and stop at the dumping phase and I have to manually dump it. It was great while it lasted, but I did see other reviews that said the motor was not well built and it didn’t last long. It’s very unfortunate, as this is a pricey litter box with great potential. I am very disappointed that it only lasted 3 months. Stopped functioning right after the return window closed. Neakasa really needs to do something about this.

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I’m relatively new to the world of cats. We got our first cat 6 months ago and while I did all the reading and prep work, the one thing I truly underestimated was how much I would hate scooping litter. I didn’t realize how quickly the box could smell or how often I’d have to clean it to keep the area (and my house) fresh. I love our cat to pieces, but that part of pet parenthood? Not for me.After a week or two of daily scooping, I knew I needed something better. That’s when I found the Neakasa M1 and decided to take a chance on it. I can now confidently say it’s one of the best purchases I’ve made for both me and our cat.The Open-Top Design Makes a Huge DifferenceOne of my biggest concerns was whether my cat would even use an automatic litter box. A lot of them have small entryways or enclosed tops, which felt a bit intimidating for a cat that was still adjusting to her new home. What I loved about the M1 right away is the open-top design. It feels more like a regular litter box but smarter.Our cat walked up, sniffed around, and used it the very first day. No complicated training or weird adjustment period. The open design made it feel familiar and safe for her, and I really appreciated that as a first-time owner.No More Scooping. No More Smell. No More Stress.The self-cleaning feature is honestly a dream. The M1 quietly handles everything after each use, so the box stays clean without me having to do anything. It’s not noisy or disruptive either, it just quietly does its job.And the “pull and wrap” waste system? Genius. It wraps the waste into an odor-blocking bag that I just pull out and toss when it’s full. No digging around, no mess, and no lingering smell. For someone who is super sensitive to odor and kind of squeamish about cleanup, this feature alone is worth every penny.The App Makes Everything EasierAt first, I wasn’t sure I needed an app to go with a litter box, but now I check it regularly. The Neakasa app tells me when the box is full, when to add litter, and even keeps track of how often my cat is using it, which honestly gives me peace of mind about her health and habits.It’s super user-friendly and even lets me run cleaning cycles remotely if I want to. There are safety features built in too, so if my cat is nearby or steps on the base while it’s cleaning, it automatically pauses. I didn’t even know I needed that until I saw it in action.My Floors Are Cleaner TooOne of the unexpected bonuses is how well the included litter mat works. I used to find litter tracked all over the floor near her old box, but since switching to the M1, that’s nearly disappeared. It makes the space feel neater, and I don’t have to sweep as often, which is always a win.Who This Is Perfect For • First-time cat owners like me who don’t want the mess or the guesswork • People who want to minimize daily litter maintenance • Anyone who hates the smell of a traditional litter box and wants a cleaner home • Pet parents who want to keep a closer eye on their cat’s habits and health.Final VerdictIf you’re on the fence, I get it. It’s an investment — but for me, it was absolutely worth it. I haven’t scooped a litter box since setting this up, and my cat loves it. It keeps my space clean, my cat happy, and me completely stress-free when it comes to litter maintenance. If I could go back in time and buy this on day one, I would. Highly, highly recommend.

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I extensively read the reviews good and bad before buying but I took the gamble. Overall this product had better cons that seemed less drastic than others, such as product never connecting to WiFi or breaking CATastrophically (pun intended?). Some of the cons were saying about how the noise is too loud or they had to request special stickers or else poop would smear all over the sides, or how the app has “mystery cats” that appear on it. I believe a lot of the complaints on this product are user error. Also need to add here is the “sticker” concern that most reviews have said something about and given a low star rating, the unit now comes with the stickers you do not have to request it.Pros: This unit is not loud at all anyone complaining it’s loud is incorrect. There is one singular beep if you click manually to clean, otherwise there are no other beeps and its very quiet. If your cat is scared of beeps you may as well give up on the idea of an automated litter box and scoop because everything is going to beep. It also has a weighted sensor that if the cat goes to step on it, it will cease all motor functions and wait till the cat leaves. The app is actually really great, not paid for like some others. The “mystery cat complaint” is literally because of the incorrect weights. If you put in a cats weight and the cat weighs more than that the app will just say “cat” has entered the litter box. It’s not fool-poof, there’s also no real reason to need that function it’s just interesting to see which cat is using it and when. I have 2 cats and the weight barely ever says the correct cats name, however, this isn’t a deal breaker for me I just setup a camera at the litter box and then I can see when they use it. You can also set it to either automatic on time intervals, after a cat leaves, or just set it to manual. I set it to manual because my cats were a little scared and I want them to be acclimated to it before I set it back to automatic. It works just as intended, a little big but if it was any smaller my big cat wouldn’t fit in it. The unit is easy to clean on the outside, I like how it also has a button to purge the litter so you can wipe off the cradle area and change out the litter entirely.I’ll add this, mine originally came cracked/broken, when I contacted the company they immediately responded and gave me the label to send back the unit. I received a new one in a few weeks perfectly fine no qualms what so ever. The customer service was fast and kind which was a big plus. Definitely important to hold onto the original box for a few weeks while you test the product, do not throw the box away this will save you headaches if there are any mechanical failures or body damage.Make sure you get compatible litter, I see people complaining about the compartment that it dumps to smearing against the side of the litter box as it rolls out. I’m almost 90% sure that this is because they’re using some kind of cheap litter or litter that clumps too much and it piles up. The litter dispenses into the far corner of the tray, every now and then I check it to make sure it’s not piling up and shift it around myself to make sure it’s even. I have not had any problems with this, it takes 2 seconds to do and I’ve never received any kind of error about the shelf itself. You do need to make sure the bag is wrapped around the shelf correctly or else the unit will get mad. I used Dr. Elsey’s Cat Litter, works great.Cons: I would prefer the gate in the cradle to be removable, small pieces can easily fly in and get stuck back there, which also means that they are rolling around and smearing whatever back there. As a person who hates germs, this kind of irritates me. Unless you completely unscrew the gate there’s no real way to get back there unless you spray with soap and water but that’s not good enough to me, might be to others. The stickers don’t work super well, litter will get stuck in the cracks and they are a little hard to put on. They stay on, but it bothers me that litter shoves itself in, eventually I may have to request more stickers or find an alternative. Other problem I’ve encountered is purely cat based. The unit is a little high, but you can buy a step stool for your cat, or pay the 70$ for the cat ramp with the litter dispenser that the company has. I went the boujee route and bought the70$ ramp, my cats avoid the ramp and hop out of the side of the unit throwing litter everywhere. Cats are cats, the smart thing won’t always work, you almost need 2 of the mats they give to insure that you catch most of the litter. I’m having to sweep up or vacuum around the unit a lot because my cats hate me. However, I’d rather sweep up then have to fill my lungs with cat stuff every single night so small price to pay.I would give it 5 stars if they had a means of ordering the stickers or if there was a way to remove the gate. Overall still a better unit then what’s out there. I waited a month and a half before writing this to make sure I had some facts straight. Hopefully it’s helpful.

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