This post is so funny. Well to be honest, only solution to this problem is if you simply show him how to do it. Show him for few times. He ll learn eventually. If you have already shown him and he has not learned yet then I suppose you should let him do it the way he is doing it.
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how to get a man to clean cat litter
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IDK why it should be a gender-specific talent~!
Just noting; this thread was started in 2013 and hasn't had any new posts in over a year.
Actually, I posted 1 week ago. But hopefully by now, he's been trained and can do it without any kind of production...
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Can't believe anyone would have trouble cleaning the litterbox because of their gender!!! Fortunately, I have not had this experience and if I ever did, I'm afraid the guy would be out the door.
My hubby hates scooping out the litter boxes. He does pitch in and do other things around the house though. I do not like to cook so he does most of the cooking. If I do need him to scoop out the litter boxes and ask him to do it he will. We rarely travel separately but when it has happened he takes excellent care of the cats and scoops out the boxes while I am gone. I have never come home to a dirty litter box. Also if we are going out of town after I get off work and he is home before me he will scoop out the boxes on his own while I am at work. Years ago I had a badly sprained ankle and could not get around much at all. When I was dealing with this he told me to stay off it and took over the litter boxes on his own. He also did all the cooking and cleaning during this time without being asked. My mom eventually decided to hire a cleaning lady to help us until my ankle was better. My hubby did not ask her to do this. She actually called him and asked if it would make things easier for him while my injury was healing. He still did the day to day stuff but someone came out once a week for a few months to help with the rest of the cleaning.
My hubby does bring the litter into the house and carry it into the basement for me. He also cleans both the cat fountains since I am horrible at taking them apart and putting them together.
If he flat out refused to deal with the litter boxes at all then it would be an issue.
My hubby does bring the litter into the house and carry it into the basement for me. He also cleans both the cat fountains since I am horrible at taking them apart and putting them together.
If he flat out refused to deal with the litter boxes at all then it would be an issue.
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LOL, well since this old thread is still going, here's my contribution. Some of you may be able to use this idea. Some years ago my sister and my friend were both pregnant and both asked their Doctors about possible concerns with their cats, both havving heard old wives stories about cats suffocating babies and ssuch. Both were told not to worry, dogs were more likely be jealous and do more harm, cats might like a nice warm snooze in baby's crib but just to be extra safe when handling kitty litter or, better yet, Get Their Husbands to Change the Litter. Well, my husband heard this and got it into his head that changing kitty litter might be dangerous for any woman, pregnant or not. My sister's and friend's kids are now in their mid thirties and I still have not told my husband the truth. 
Get him a macho looking litter box with manly litter scoops and camo bags to dispose off the scooped litter :lol3:
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***THERE YOU GO***
:lol3:***THERE YOU GO***
Yeah, those men...sometimes they can actually live up to their own image of themselves and be tough enough to clean litterboxes! Imagine that.
Hey wait! I'm a man! I clean up January's litter box everyday, 3 times a day and January loves me for that. :lol3:
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Great pet parent.
I've just kinda skimmed a few of these. My boyfriend is a bit poop phobic, I think. He can't stand it. He has trouble changing his daughter's diaper - which he does, anyway. I wanted the cats so I agreed that I would be in charge of the litter boxes. It's not difficult and I don't mind it at all. However, he has done it for me when I've been exhausted or overslept and was almost late for work - without me asking. And he has no issues with any other housework. Honestly, I can't complain.
Get him a macho looking litter box with manly litter scoops and camo bags to dispose off the scooped litter
SO and I "divided" the chores when we moved in together 6 years ago. Never talked about it since
We never even talked about the litter I think, the first one to see a mess in it will clean it out.
Sparrow's extreme limit is 1 pee & 1 poop in the box at the same time. Tested that twice, got pee on the carpet both times. We now clean that box at least 3 times/day. Usually back to back. I think I'd be going nuts if I was the only one cleaning it.
Going nuts for your babies is worth it............. I think I'd be going nuts if I was the only one cleaning it.
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