my 1 month old kittens wont use the litter box

Question
My cats kittens turned one month old 2 days ago. they always want loose but i don't want them to go to the bathroom on the floor. how do i teach them to use the litter box?

Answer
Hello Kendra,

1 month old kittens are far too young to be expected to use the litterbox exclusively.  You need to keep them segregated in a smaller area with mom and with litterboxes (2 or 3 of them) that are short enough for them to easily get in and out of.  You need to steer clear of regular clay or clumping litter right now as the kittens can eat the litter and it can hurt them.  You should be using a natural product such as yesterdays news, wood pellets, swheat scoop etc. Any of these can be consumed without harming the kittens.  

As long as the kittens are with mom she will take care of training them.  It usually takes about two weeks for everyone to be using the boxes reliably but I do not let kittens run loose until they are 8wks old in case of the odd accident.

Good Luck!

Natoma
Chenza Maine Coons
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