I have to goto a nursery or garden shop to find perlite that isn't Miracle Grow perlite, and I'm happy to do so as I do believe the experienced growers who tell me it's better to avoid it if possible ... glad you can put the kitty litter to use - that's a good thing ...
why not allow lurkers - don't understand your complaint really, Parker : if the lurkers bother you and make you feel uncomfortable, you can always leave : you're safe, surely ...
come on boys - that's a tight closet there you're in : come on out here in the light where we can all see clearly - it will be all right, I promise! REALLY! ...
never heard of you before now : and why are you wasting bandwidth asking stupid questions? dude - you're awesome! like, TOTALLY awesome! and I mean that! ... for real ...
three days? they can't go without h20 for three days? then what the other guy said - those globe things I've seen might work although I've never tried them myself. Good luck!
What do you mean by your plant is 'budding heavy'? With 24/0, your plant shouldn't be in flower and have buds so it's unclear what you think your problem is.