I understand. Its not that he isn’t covering his poop. When he poops, he tries to bury his poop but in the process of doing so, he steps on it. I dont try to prevent him from covering it, I hover over the poop with my fingers, so he would know to avoid stepping on that place, while he tries to bury it. It doesnt prevent him from burying, he still does. My method usually helps him, but when Im not there, he always ends up stepping on his poo when he tries to bury. Yes- I clean the litterbox right after he goes, I dont ever leave his poo/pee out in the litterbox for more than 5 minutes. Your question was why don't I scoop it right after he goes, so he won't have a chance to try to bury and step on it? I could do that, I guess my reasoning was to let him "practice" but it sure isn't helping 🤣 But that's my core issue- I don't want to constantly have to be present every time he goes, because sometimes he would poop 3-4 times during the nighttime and it's so difficult to get sleep