Bought this to feed my bunnies & guinea pigs while we are away. Set it up a couple of days ago to make sure it works before we go away & so far so good. I don't think the instructions are confusing but you do need to read & follow them properly! It's very sturdy & the food container has a clipped lid so I think it would be virtually impossible for the animals to get to the food. 6 inquisitive bunnies & 2 greedy guinea pigs haven't managed to knock it over or disturb it so it's doing well!

Excellent product, worth the money. We have two, one for a holiday home. The hopper holds lots of food, so we just use it for normal feeding as well as when we are away. I'm sure we bought the first one well over a year ago but the batteries are still going strong. It's true that the set-up instructions seem a bit complicated but they are just like any other thing like that, a switched timer for central heating for example, so you just follow them carefully. Some comments point out that it is a bit noisy. Also true, and I doubt that it needs to be quite so loud, but the aim is to tell animals, even if they are a bit far away that it's food time - and it works. The other criticism I have read is that animals can tip it over. I doubt that a cat could. Or somehow work their way in. I doubt that too, our cats are clever but they don't have the manipulative skills to flip the clips off the top. So no negatives at all really, you just need to decide if your specific needs justify the price.