What is the smallest amount of food you can set this to disperse? I am trying to find a feeder that disperses servings at least as small as 1/8 cup.
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We had it depensing just a few pieces of food until we had it set up correctly. You can adjust the amount of food using the timer and the food adjuster. I would highly recommend getting the digital timer if you are trying to dispense only 1/8 cup. It takes a little bit to get it where you want it to be but we love this feeder.
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There is a adjustment knob that you can control how much food is dispersed.You should be able to cut it back enough to disperse a 1/8 cup.
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Don't feel bad. It is a bit confusing. I think the best approach is to take the advice given by a previous answerer (T. Tsukida). In your case, if you have a 16 oz feeder, use the following mixture: for a 3:1 mixture, mix 4 oz of nectar with 12 oz of water; for a 4:1 mixture, mix a little over 3 oz of nectar with a little less than 13 oz of water. If you can do it, probably the easiest way: for a 3:1 mixture, put 4 oz of nectar in the feeder and fill the rest with water. For a 4:1 mixture put a little over 3 oz of nectar in the feeder and fill the rest with water. (I'm assuming that you have a 16 oz feeder.) Good luck. Don't feel bad. It is a bit confusing. I think the best approach is to take the advice given by a previous answerer (T. Tsukida). In your case, if you have a 16 oz feeder, use the following mixture: for a 3:1 mixture, mix 4 oz of nectar with 12 oz of water; for a 4:1 mixture, mix a little over 3 oz of nectar with a little less than 13 oz of water. If you can do it, probably the easiest way: for a 3:1 mixture, put 4 oz of nectar in the feeder and fill the rest with water. For a 4:1 mixture put a little over 3 oz of nectar in the feeder and fill the rest with water. (I'm assuming that you... » Read More Don't feel bad. It is a bit confusing. I think the best approach is to take the advice given by a previous answerer (T. Tsukida). In your case, if you have a 16 oz feeder, use the following mixture: for a 3:1 mixture, mix 4 oz of nectar with 12 oz of water; for a 4:1 mixture, mix a little over 3 oz of nectar with a little less than 13 oz of water. If you can do it, probably the easiest way: for a 3:1 mixture, put 4 oz of nectar in the feeder and fill the rest with water. For a 4:1 mixture put a little over 3 oz of nectar in the feeder and fill the rest with water. (I'm assuming that you have a 16 oz feeder.) Good luck. « Show Less
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Its the smaller cup size, but the average serving for 1 person is about .75 of one of those smaller cups. So this feeds 12 people at full capacity. It takes up about as much space on the counter as a big coffee maker or toaster oven -- not so good for a tiny kitchen. Unfortunately, the 5.5 cup one is still about 80% of the size of the big one.
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My Medium dog Neater Feeder holds about 4 cups of water and 3 cups of food (medium size kibble). Hope that helps.
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I think you would have to have it above the cats and drop into their bowl...If it was at ground level they could possibly tip it over by "pawing" at the feeder tube...If it was anchored to something, I believe it would work...You can also set it for different amounts of food to disperse...My works great with fish food that is probably smaller than most cat food...You would want to have a fairly small piece to go through the auger....Good Luck! Scott R. Dorr
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Depends on the size of the flakes. I would crush the food so that the flakes broke up a bit before loading the feeder. The issue is that if the opening is large enough for the larger flakes then you can over feed when the larger flakes are gone.
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It doesn't matter how much it holds.This is a God-awful product, don't buy it.Catmate/Petmate feeders are pretty good though, look into those.
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I use round kibble and it works great. You can adjust the feeder to the size of the kibble.
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I believe it's one cup...have mine set on 1/4 cup twice a day. You can also set it up for three feedings a day.
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The feeder holds 1.5 gallons of food, or 24 cups.We buy Royal Canin Adult Cat and the feeder holds about half a 8.8 lb bag. The kibble might be lighter than some dog foods though, and I've seen the same feeder referred to as "6lb petite".I would think that the food would go stale in the feeder quicker than in a sealed container (e.g. lock'n'lock), so we only use this when traveling and never for more than 4-5 days.
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I think the tip of the cone sits too low to get a big enough bowl under it. I have trouble getting a 1-2 cup bowl underneath it. You could try it...just make sure to line with cheesecloth!
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3 is the max I just do 2 and the smallest amount. My fish were small after a year they are larger. Feeder is working well.
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This question really depends on the portion size you set the feeder to distribute. We feed a single cat 1/4 cup every day (split out across three feedings). The feeder can go about 2 weeks before needing refilled. We have a small dispenser container however I seem to remember there being an option to purchase a larger container to mount to the feeder. If you go with the extra large container, I would imagine you could dish out quite a bit of food and be ok.
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You can set the speed, and that will reduce the distance. I set mine to the slowest speed to keep the spread about 6-8 feet from the feeder. Hope this helps.
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I bought this for someone else and he said it worked very well. I am not sure about feeding one or several at a time.
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I think it can go really small. We have ours set to dispense about 20 pieces at each feeding. (Our kitty is on a diet.) When calibrating it, I could have set it even lower.
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The medium feeder 1 1/4 cup food Water 2 cups, But I use MUGS. And I Love this product. Finally no food all over. Easy to clean. A+