Easy to set up and very reliable. Batteries have lasted a few months now with no signs of dying. It’s not very visually appealing but after a few days I stopped noticing it. Works perfectly for my small dog.Only two possible issues. First, it is possible for a dog to dig and paw at the dish and force it to rotate. A small dog would have to be pretty persistent or frantic to make it happen but a larger dog could probably do it easily. My dog only did this once and it’s not an issue for us, but still worth noting.Second, the latch to open the lid is really hard to press. Not a serious problem for me but could be an obstacle for someone with poor hand strength or coordination.

Met 5 bakjes die ik op geprogrammeerde tijdstippen kan laten verschijnen, kan ik mijn poes automatisch van voer voorzien.Ik had verwacht dat je intervallen zou moeten programmeren, maar het zijn vaste tijdstippen op de dag (in mijn geval bijvoorbeeld 6:15, 18:00 en 22:15). Je kan op die manier dus je poes ruim anderhalve dag van eten voorzien als je een keer langer weg moet.De 4 D-cellen moet je eruit halen om hem uit te zetten, maar die kan je dan uitstekend in de 4 niet-zichtbare voerbakjes doen als je het apparaat weg legt.

Ottimo prodotto, il design è terribile, veramente un pugno nell'occhio, ma funziona benissimo. Silenzioso, si lava facilmente, semplice da programmare. Ha anche un utile vano per riporre un siberino e mantenere il cibo fresco. Sarebbe stato meglio qualche vano per il ghiaccio in più, ma resta un prodotto di tutto rispetto. Lo uso sia per cibo secco che umido e quest'ultimo si mantiene fresco per diverse ore! Lo straconsiglio e non potrei più farne a meno!

El aparato funciona muy bien hasta ahora (casi dos meses). Nuestra gata se adaptó casi inmediatamente al aparato incluso reconoce el sonido cuando gira y corre hacia el mismo cuando lo escucha. El espacio para poner la comida es bueno, las baterías son tamaño D de esas enormes que antes usaban las radio grabadoras. Es fácil de programarlo para que gire a las horas que tú quieras. Un producto definitivamente recomendable. Me gustaría que usara otro tamaño de baterías pero es el único pero que le pondría por ahora.Recibimos el producto a tiempo y en perfecto estado, es muy fácil de limpiar.

Works flawlessly, except for one problem - the food tray has been designed in such a way that with every rotation, one entire food bowl AND 10% of the next food bowl shows up through the cutout on top. This essentially means that my cat is able to get a good paw-grip into the next food bowl and pull it out towards the opening, without having to wait for the preset time. I'm sure this might damage the motor, not to mention defeat the whole purpose of having an automatic pet feeder with preset timings.So I did a bit of good ol' "Indian Jugaad" and taped a piece of plastic (lid of a sweet-box) such that the cut-out size on top is reduced, effectively not letting Kitty reach the next food bowl.Not that it stopped Kitty from trying to get to it. But once she realized it was too much effort and anyway, she eventually gets that food, she gave up. Now she just sits across from it, trying to telekinetically rotate the feeder with such intense glares! It has bettered her food anxiety and put us at peace too.Highly recommend this product. Maybe mine was a slightly defective piece and the other pieces won't have this problem of the next bowl showing up.

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I have been looking for months for an automatic feeder for my very hungry cat. He is our alarm clock starting at 4:30 in the morning (every...single...day). We never sleep past this time, as he is meowing and meowing until we get up and feed him. Many of these automatic feeders are expensive and I was worried from the reviews that my cat will be able to break into the rest of the compartments. He is a 12-pound cat and we had to buy a hard plastic container to put his bagged food in because he otherwise would tear into the paper bag and will eat and eat and eat. This automatic pet feeder went down in price from the last time I viewed it and according to all the recent reviews, my cat may not have a chance in breaking into it. Priced in the thirties and free shipping...it's worth a try. I received it very quickly. It takes 4 D batteries and the directions on the back side of the lid is self-explanatory. Even though there are 5 compartments, one of them is always out in the open, so there really is only 4. This feeder is nice because there is a clock, not a timer. You first set the time and then there are 9 presets to set the feeding times. The first one I put 5am and the second I put 3pm. Then I restarted to 5am on the third preset and 3pm on the forth preset and so on and so on. There is also a test turn button you can press to see how fast it rotates and how loud it is. It is pretty loud when I tested it. I have been using it for almost two months now, but the noise had not woke me up. I live in a studio and it is on the other side of the room, by the kitchen. When I first set the feeder up, my cat could smell the food and tried pawing at it, but no luck. I am very satisfied with the quality and I wholeheartedly recommend this automatic feeder. If you are trying to decide which one to get...no need to look any further!UPDATE 3/24/10I have been since using this automatic feeder since I bought it and since this last review and I have yet to change the batteries! My cat has not broken into it yet either. He knows exactly what the noise is when it turns and runs straight to it. Great product, very happy I bought it! I am able to sleep in on weekends now!UPDATE 1/16/11A couple days ago I was going to fill up the feeder when it accidentally fell off the counter. The batteries came out, so I had to put them back in and reset the clock and feeding times. Unfortunately, the part that makes the tray turn is not working, so my cat was waking us up bright and early at 5am the past few days because he was not getting his food! My fiance is going to try to fix it, otherwise I will definitely buy another exact one!On a side note, we were still using the same batteries in December 2010, and decided to get new ones since we felt that the turning of the tray was getting a little too slow for our cat's fast dash to the feeder!

My cats always wake me up around 4 or 5 am to feed them, no matter how late I give them their last meal of the day. Hoping to avoid having to get up at this hour, I bought two of these units (they each eat different food and in a different location.) Setup was easy enough. I was able to coordinate the two so they activate within roughly 10 seconds of each other.Day one was pure comedy. The cats were nearby their dishes when the motors kicked on (it's kinda loud). They freaked: Fluffed up like they'd stuck their little paws in an electrical outlet, ran, stopped, crouched, and hissed. Once I'd regained my composure, I coaxed each one into coming to look and eventually eat from the bowl.Day two through four, the cats still shy away when the motor turns on, but are no longer freaked out. They still don't 'get it' ... that the sound means food is now available to eat. In order to get them to associate the sound with something good (food), I made an effort to be nearby at mealtimes so when the dishes kicked on, I could say, "Hungry, hungry, hungry?" and then wiggle my fingers in the bowl to show the food was in there. "Hungry" is what I would say when feeding them before, so they already knew what those words meant. I just needed them to make the connection to the sound.Day five. The lightbulb goes on at the last meal of the day. (I feed them a little less than 1/4 cup food every 6 hours.) They got me up at 5:25 am for their first meal of the day, still not realizing food was already sitting in the dishes for them. So, for the next two meals, when the motor kicked on, in addition to repeating the word "hungry", I picked them up and took them immediately to their feeders.Tonight was perfect. The feeders clicked on and both cats ran to their dishes right way and began eating. Hurray! I hope this will also be the case in the wee hours of the morning starting tomorrow. I'm very much looking forward to no longer having to endure their early AM pestering for food.Update after three months: I'm in Heaven! I get to sleep through the night. The cats love their feeders and so do I. My main motivation for getting these was the interrupted sleep, however, it's been really wonderful all the way around. I have only to remember to fill the feeders each evening, and I'm set for 24 hrs ... free to come and go without the worry of hungry cats awaiting my arrival for their next meal.July 2013: Wow! Four years later and I'm still loving these feeders. I think in all this time I've changed the batteries only a couple times. One of the units is still working absolutely perfectly and the other recently started to have difficulty rotating the bowl. It's beginning to stick and in the last couple days, it's happening a lot. Sometimes after a bit of strain it moves but other times it totally sticks and continues to run until I push the bowl. The mechanism that makes it spin seems to be a bit stripped. I've tried rotating the bowl to different positions on the spinner and cleaning it well, but have been unable to resolve the dysfunction. So, rather than waiting until it completely conks out, I decided to purchase another unit. I got four years of near-flawless functioning from this unit, so no complaints, especially since the other one is going strong. I'm looking forward to at least another four years of excellent performance from the new unit.Periodically (every couple of months) I have to resynchronize the bowls. They are running about 1 minute apart by then and I like both cats to start eating at roughly the same time so they are not both trying to eat from the feeder that activates first. This is a very minor inconvenience and if not for having two units that I need to activate together, it would be a non-issue.