[Gracie2006]

I feed canned food in the evening and leave dry food out all day. My girls are not big eaters first thing in the morning, they eat more as the day goes on. They scarf down the canned food about 4 pm, then often snack on dry before bedtime. They eat less when less active and when it is very hot weather. If my girls don't eat enough in the evening and until bedtime, or if they dont' eat breakfast they vomit bile. They really don't tolerate an empty tummy for very long. My girls are not fat, they seem to eat just what they need. I would never consider once daily feeds for them, unless it were medically necessary.

Have you thought about ways to ant proof your feeding bowl? Things to think about might be food bowls that sit in a holder (wire frame type). You could take the holder outside and spray it down with non-toxic insect repellent. Would need to do that daily most likely. The other option may be to have an exterminator come out and do a once every spring treatment to prevent the ants from coming inside in the first place.