I went for this method of replacing the SSD. It’s less stressful than trying not to break the screen.

It will only reboot once unless it is unlocked again https://grapheneos.org/features#auto-reboot

The guy is stuck distracting the prey while the other two lions get to go for the kill

I have one too and it’s been great. They sell replacement parts including the rubber liner if you need one soon: https://www.litter-robot.com/litter-robot-4-globe-liner.html