Since most of us use compost to improve clay, it seems to me that it would be better to add compost to your kitty litter if you were wanting to use it for planting...instead of the other way around! Kitty litter clay is pretty much void of any good nutrients for plants or the promotion of compost "cooking," so why put it in the pile?

"...Kitty litter clay is pretty much void of any good nutrients for plants or the promotion of compost "cooking," so why put it in the pile?..."

Yes, but this is used kitty litter and used by a rabbit. I'd say put it in.

tj

I seem to remember trying that once a long time ago and found the clumps don't break up in the pile. What I was left with was alot of it stuck to my shoes and smeared blobs everywhere I stepped while turning the pile.

Yep, as Michael said - gooey clumps and smeared blobs. ;) We have a huge pile of it off in the woods where the cat litter gets dumped. It stays for years and never dries out and turns into a wet plaster coating on everything. It would turn the compost pile into a big pile play dough.

Nothing wrong with the rabbit wastes - toss them and what little litter may be attached in the compost but all the rest of the clay litter itself? No way. Why not consider one of the many alternative organic litters for the rabbit? Several have been discussed here in the past, just search 'pet litter'.

Dave

It is horrible stuff when it gets wet. I mean really. Not what you'd think of as soil at all. Superelastic clayey plastic space age glump.

Now, since you are contemplating composting it, you need to think about switching your litter to organic, such as the wheat based (S'wheat), corn based, sawdust (Feline Pine), or newspaper (Better Way is what we use, it clumps really well). Or how about finding a cabinet shop or sawmill and getting free sawdust (just make sure to avoid the treated stuff). Just a thought.

If you want to compost the litter, I'd considered trying a different kind. There is feline pine and yesterday's news, specifically made to be composted.

And for a rabbit, you could probably just shred your own paper waste and use it for litter...

Clay gets clumpy and gross when you try to compost it.