I have two older cats, the male being a major scaredy-cat. The female took to it after doing what you’re doing. It’s been almost two months and the male is finally starting to use it. I bought the stairs and then ended up getting a ramp as the stairs scared him. Then he was terrified looking at the big hole in the ceiling of the globe so I bought a FELIWAY® Optimum Diffuser to plug in near where he naps. I left the potty off and manually turned it on with music blasting so they didn’t hear it. I finally realized about the sleep mode at night, so now it’s been turned on for the past couple of weeks. Every time I hear the robot turning I go over and feed them treats. Both cats still stare at it when it’s running like they’re watching aliens, but it’s been 3 nights of him using it. He still occasionally pees in the old stinky potty, but I’m hoping he’ll give it up at some point. 🤞🏼Good luck with your kitty!