SIMPLE DESIGN - The visual grain bin allows you to know more clearly when you need to refill the grain, and the simple mechanical switch makes it impossible for the cat to access the food in the bin, better ensuring a healthy diet for the cat and ensuring that no other critters can steal the grain from the feeder. The SureFeed Sealed Pet Bowl is a daily use feeder designed to keep wet or dry food fresh, reduce odors and keep flies off the food and tt opens when a pet approaches the bowl

TAMPER-RESISTANT LID: The C500 Automatic Pet Feeder comes with a tamper-resistant lid, suitable to prevent eager pets from overeating outside set meal times. The deep-dish design helps keep food inside for less mess. The bowl and lid are also dishwasher safe The feeder requires 4 x C batteries (which aren’t supplied) to operate. There is a low battery warning light to let you know when these need changing.At the scheduled feeding time, the feeder will cycle to the next full food tray and the cover will open automatically. This allows your pet to eat at their own pace, but on a regular feeding schedule that you control.

To find the best automatic feeder for your pet and their needs, we’ve highlighted some key features to look out for: Capacity and portion size The food hopper can hold up to 2.25kg of dry cat or dog food, and the batter-powered timer can be programmed with up to 3 feeding times per day, with individual amounts of food specified for each meal time. The amount of food dispensed can be set from 60 to 480ml each meal time (1/4 cup to 2 cups). The control panel is easy to use, and allows you to programme the feeder to open at 4 different times. You can also pre-record a voice message of up to8 seconds which plays when the feeder opens, to let your pet know it is dinner time. The feeder will remain open until the next feeding time, which lets your pet eat at their own pace, but still receive meals on a regular schedule. This 4 Meal Automatic Pet Feeder from Andrew James is almost identical to the Trixie TX4 Plus, but is branded differently and comes in different colours. It is slightly cheaper too, so unless you really want the colours that the Trixie comes in, then you can save yourself some money and buy this version.

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A battery-operated timer lets you set up to 4 opening times over a 4 day period, and the battery should last for at least 1 year. While the feeding bowl has 5 compartments, one of these is always open, so it’s only possible to schedule 4 meals for future times. Automatic pet food dispensers either have a food bowl that is always open, or have lids which seal the food compartment until they are programmed to open. The sealed feeders will prevent your pets from eating the food too early, and will also protect it from drying out, and also from flies and insects. Type of Feeder As we embrace time away from home and head off on more day trips than ever, the best automatic pet feeders could be your saviour, even if you're running late and haven't got a pet sitter booked in. An automatic pet feeder is perfect if your furry friend has to be fed at regular intervals and you're out somewhere that isn't pet-friendly. You simply set meal timers to feed your pet promptly with their favourite cat food or dog food. This can be done even when your pet wants to be fed early in the morning before you've even gotten out of bed.

Both the lid and bowl are removable from this cat food dispenser for easy cleaning, and are dishwasher-proof too. Also, another useful feature is that if your pet has a habit of pushing their bowls around the floor, this one can easily be fixed to a piece of wood to help keep it in place. How the Automatic Pet Feeders Work: The gravity automatic pet feeders are not electronic feeders so that they have no electronic mechanism. The gravity feeder works by the use of the earth's gravity to fall the food into the bowl or drip water into the bowl. When the food is eaten by the pet from the bowl more food will be dropped in the bowl due to gravity.

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Unlike their 4 and 6 day feeders, this 90 Day Pet Feeder from Andrew James is designed for dry food only. The timer can be programmed to feed your pets up to 4 times a day, and the 10.6 litre capacity means it can hold enough food for up to 90 days (with 1 meal per day). The SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder from SureFlap is slightly different to the other feeders reviewed here, as it doesn’t have a timer. Instead, it can be programmed to recognise your cat’s microchip (or the supplied RFID collar tag), and only opens up when they approach the feeder. Automatic Feeder with Timer▲ : Feeding food on time and being scheduled up to 4 meals per day, this automatic dog & cat feeder is a good helper to keep pets’ diet. No worries about your cats will miss their meal times when you are not at home.