NEON Clumping Silica Gel Crystal Cat Litter, Green

I could care less about the color other than it is a great marketing gimmick. I have used the crystals for years ever since they very first entered the market. I have always liked the crystals, but I hated how my kitty would always pee in the exact same spot and so over time I would eventually have to replace the litter pan. I considered metal, but that was too costly and I never could find the height that I wanted. Then I saw this and was impressed at the notion of finer crystals that clumped. OMG! The clumping rocks! It is superior to every clay clumping litter I have ever tried, and I have tried nearly everything except for the $20 to $30 stuff, because that pricepoint is too rich for my budget. Plus at that rate there better be diamond dust in it as far as I am concerned, otherwise that high dollar price is a rip off IMHO. This Neon fine clumping silica stuff rocks and works perfectly fine enough for me that I have no desire to ever mess with the high priced stuff. It is true that the clumps will stick hard to the plastic litter pan if left more than a day or two. We prefer to scoop everyday to avoid the hassle. In terms of smelly odor control, this stuff is rock solid. As for tracking that others have mentioned in their reviews, we actually have seen less tracking than with the crystals. I am surprised by that, because I would have expected the more of the little pebbles that are almost as fine as sand to stick to my kitty's paws or her fur surrounding her paw pads. I am pleasantly surprised that has not been the case. One thing I have done that has helped to cut down on tracking with all cat litter brands is I have been using the cheap Walmart brand 18 gallon totes. I used an exacto knife to cut out a hole just large enough for my kitty to pop in and out from the top. While this works with any brand of littler, I have noticed with there is significantly less tracking since switching to Neon over the last 2 to 3 weeks. I am pleased. We do see a few pebbles of course, but again far less. I am also a stickler about keeping a broom and dustbin right next to my kitty's litter box and we sweep every time we scoop. Doing that helps eliminate an accumulation, because obviously that stuff can stick to the bottoms of even our own shoes not just kitty paws. Any how, I think this product is by far the best I have ever used and at 50 years of being a kitty cat lover, and I think that says something. The price point is a bit more than I really wanted to spend at full price, so I waited until it was on sale. Then I scooped up a bunch of bags to get us through the next 6 months or longer. Still I won't have a problem spending a little more for a product that works as well as this one does. It certainly will save money in the long run even at its normal price point considering it really does such an exceptional job of clumping thus making the litter last longer even at just 4 pounds. When I was using crystals I always chose to use 8 pounds at a time. I do not think that is entirely necessary with this brand. However, my plan is to continue to add more litter about once every few weeks to help keep the box as clean as possible and continuously at about the same level. As long as we scoop daily this should not be a problem. I hope all this information helps someone else on a budget debating whether it is worth it to try this stuff. As someone on a fixed income, but loves kitties myself sometimes choosing the right kitty litter can be a real pain. Try this you will not regret it, and you will save money in the long run. Best!

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that most, if not all of the positive reviews are based on initial purchase or they haven't used this litter for very long. I have been using it exclusively for almost 6 months (buying it direct from NEON with discount) and I REALLY wanted it to work out. At first, within the first month or so, it was great though expensive to start out and fairly expensive to maintain at 1 bag a week to keep full. There was no smell, the cats really liked it, was soft on their paws and scooped easily. However, the downside is that after about 2-3 months, the silica turns dusty which (1) is not healthy to inhale (for you OR the cats), 2) the silica dust film gets on EVERYTHING and 3) when trying to clean it off the floor, etc., once it gets wet it smears a sticky film over the surface you're trying to clean. At about 5 months, I begin having respiratory issues after spending time in the same room with the litter such as scooping and cleaning and suspected it might be the litter. Finally, after 6 months, the room was completely sanitized, the litter replaced and within a day or 2, no more sneezing, scratchy throat or sinuses. From what I've read about silica, the silica gel used for litter is supposed to be safe but the dust is NOT. On a side note, I did contact the company about some questions I had (not related to this issue) and they were unresponsive. Not a good sign for a company just starting out and trying to form good customer relations. For your cats safety - and yours, I wouldn't recommend buying this litter. I'm now using Worlds Best Cat Litter as the replacement and it's working great.

Great, clumping action… Actually turned into a gel. Kind of sketchy. And it does absolutely nothing for odor. Not worth it. Plus my cat doesn’t love it.

I had been thinking of ordering this for a while because the color is cute, but I liked Fresh Step crystals. One day I didn’t have time to go to the store but saw I’d be needing more litter soon so I went ahead and bought this one because it was the least expensive crystals option aside from what used to be Mimi brand (don’t remember the new name) and that one is kinda higher on the dust. It IS cute because of the color, but it also works really well with odor control. I think my cats like it better than their usual non-clumping crystals as their box stays a bit cleaner since you actually remove the urine. The only thing that’s a little aggravating is that it kind of clumps to the bottom of the box, but it’s not bad. I’d just suggest using a metal scooper instead of plastic so you don’t bend it when scraping clumps off the bottom. I’d think that could lead to accidentally flinging litter or breaking your scoop with a plastic one.Overall I wound up liking this brand and put it on repeat delivery.

I will start by saying that I only use silica (crystal) litter. I've used many, many brands over the last few years. I did not like this brand at all. It does do an amazing job at odor control so no issues there. My problem with this litter is that's like sand. Every time my cat would pee, the litter would stick to the bottom of my stainless steel litter pans like concrete. I almost broke my scooper trying to scrap it off. It turned into a 1/2-inch thick bed of concrete.I've never had any of the brands of silica litters do this before. I ended up replacing the litter with another brand after a week. I'm not sure if it does the same thing to plastic boxes. Every other brand of silica litter just turns to dust at the bottom of the pan when they pee. I'm not sure why this one turns to concrete but no thanks.

30 dollars for this? This bag is ridiculously small..and only half full at that...shrink-flation is real. This is crazy. Will be returning. 😒😡

Smells less bad, no dust, my cat likes to play in it and gets it everywhere.

Great value for the cost, easy to clean, minimal dust, no smell. Cats love this product.

Llegó rápido, le gustó a mi gata –a quien no le gustan todas las arenas–, aglutina bien y se limpia fácil. Seguiré comprándola.

Tengo 3 gatitas y funciona muy bien