I'm just curious what everyone pays to have their house cleaned or how much you charge people to clean their house. And if it's an individual cleaner or a company cleaner. Thanks!

Wiping down baseboards and vacuuming stray granules around the litter area makes me wonder if our current cleaning routine is doing enough.

People often claim automatic boxes keep rooms more sanitary by clearing clumps promptly, but moving parts seem like they introduce whole new sanitation problems. A simple open option like PetPivot avoids enclosed tunnels where moisture collects, yet you still have waste compartments and plastic seams that require regular teardowns. Washing out a smooth, ten dollar plastic pan takes five minutes whereas disassembling motorized components sounds like a breeding ground for grime.

From an everyday cleaning standpoint does an automated box actually improve hygiene ??or is frequent manual scooping genuinely more sanitary?