Can the food tray be permanently removed and a stainless steel bowl be used instead? My cat is allergic to plastic.
213427
The plastic feeder can be removed. Or you can put your bowl inside the plastic tray.
213428
My English is not very good. the machine is all plastic and you could not change any of its parts. it is not dependable in the amount of food dispensed, sometimes dispenses more than others. sometimes skips a one time and no. dispenses NOTHING I recommend the ergosys has the metal dispenser and is a exclente machine, I had one for nearly three years, but one day the lights went out, when the light returned voltage damage the clock, and try this new machine I am now in serious trouble and I will touch Ergosistem purchase. The problem is that I live in Colombia. I hope help you
699088
I'm sorry, I really have no idea. I do have two cats, but I have no reason to try this with them. I suppose it would if the bowl you're using is small enough that they really have to work at getting around the device to get at the food. I'm sorry I can't be of any help with this question!
1525739
The silver bowls remove for cleaning, but they do not expose the storage compartment. The top half is removed for storage. It is easy to remove the top. I just remove the bowls and then remove the top half of the feeder. I hope this answers your questions.
2260119
The ball has two different sets of holes and the openings of both can be adjusted to fit the food you have and how easy you'd like the food to fall out. I've never had an issue with the various types of food I have used so I think any size cat food would work with this!
615632
Yes, the tray with all toys attached can be removed and used for feeding your child. Don't know that the toys can be changed - they would have to have the same opening to insert to the exact attachments.
680350
The bowl is made of a fairly sturdy hard plastic material. It may scratch if your cat has metal teeth, but possibly not even then. Seriously though, it's solid and seems like it would take a lot for it to get scratched.
2118467
I would not recommend any self-cleaning unit with the plastic grates. If you can get one the the metal greats you could. But keep in mind if the kitten gets big, you may the same problem I do. Good luck.
276067
No. The food can still go off,but I believe the purpose of the silicone is more for it not sliding around as other placemats do. Also those auctions bowls and plates work wonderful on this. I just got a second one for the Grandkids at my house.
1616481
We custom make the tray here out of plastic. We also cut a slot out of the bottom of it for the waste to fall through. You could mock up something using the disposable tray, but I would not expect it would last more than a couple of months before soaking through. We do not see the modified tray here on Amazon, but we do have it on our company site. Or, you could buy our "permanent tray" on Amazon and cut the slot out yourself, I suppose. Thanks!
545789
Buy a cheap aluminum baking sheet for the bottom to provide a way to keep the cage clean. You can easily lift that part of the cage to remove, clean and re insert the tray!.
1379554
Not really sure what the proper way is. I broke both trays in a week. You can thaw them but that increases risk of bacteria .... If you put hot water on the back, it gets to the food. Just overall no good way to do it :/
819947
I sent this to my mother in a nother state as a gift (for her to use as a postage scale of all things). I believe the food container is removalbe - most products of these types are. If I had this at home and used for food, I would put the food container in hte diswasher. They are usually pretty durable plastic containers. I have used a similar product for making bath and body care products and had to keep the container sterile clean, so I put mine in the dishwasher often, with no ill effects.
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I have three dogs that do the same thing. I found that if you put the feeder on a tray, with that "non slide" fabric glued on the bottom, that it's so much ha rder to move. a cat shouldn't be able to move it. my dogs, on the other hand, scoot it around. I have an electric cord on it and that helps a bit..... but the non-slide fabric (at WalMart or a camping store) works the best.
475317
I would not recommend it. The food does not fall into the bowl. My cats aren't trained to use their paws to pull more food down so the job is left for me. Very poor design.
1512366
I feed my cats dry food from these bowls. There has always been spillage around their bowls, no matter what bowl I've used and there still is. I think it is more of an issue of how they eat rather than the bowl design. I use black "cafeteria" type trays under their bowls (and placemats under those!) to try to catch most of the mess.
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I don't see any reason why not. The bowl is very nice ceramic so it would wash up nicely between feedings and would not harbor any bacteria in cracks like plastic might.
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If you can't find the plastic part, you can use the wooden part without the plastic. It is more difficult to remove, but you will need to remove it to get your child in and out safely anyway. We quit using the plastic part as soon as our child became interested in removing it herself, because it snaps on very tightly to keep food out, and can pinch little fingers. The chair is designed to push under your table and can also be used without the tray, which you will not be using for the life of the chair but only for about 2 years. The original chair comes with parts that go on the sides to replace the brackets that hold the tray in. If you are buying used, be sure that you are getting these parts as well. If you can't find the plastic part, you can use the wooden part without the plastic. It is more difficult to remove, but you will need to remove it to get your child in and out safely anyway. We quit using the plastic part as soon as our child became interested in removing it herself, because it snaps on very tightly to keep food out, and can pinch little fingers. The chair is designed to push under your table and can also be used without the tray, which you will not be using for the life of the chair but only for about 2 years. The original chair comes with parts that go on the sides to... » Read More If you can't find the plastic part, you can use the wooden part without the plastic. It is more difficult to remove, but you will need to remove it to get your child in and out safely anyway. We quit using the plastic part as soon as our child became interested in removing it herself, because it snaps on very tightly to keep food out, and can pinch little fingers. The chair is designed to push under your table and can also be used without the tray, which you will not be using for the life of the chair but only for about 2 years. The original chair comes with parts that go on the sides to replace the brackets that hold the tray in. If you are buying used, be sure that you are getting these parts as well. « Show Less