Abstract: A timer controlled pet feeder for automatically dispensing a predetermined amount of pet food at a given time comprising a container having an openable main reservoir formed therein and adapted for holding several meals of pet food connected to a feeding reservoir formed therebelow and adapted for holding a meal of food with the feeding reservoir having an upwardly extended entrance for communicating with the main reservoir and a downwardly extended exit for providing communication therefrom; a dispensing mechanism having a retracted orientation for simultaneously closing the exit of the feeding reservoir and opening the entrance of the feeding reservoir and an extended orientation for simultaneously opening the exit of the feeding reservoir and closing the entrance of the feeding reservoir; an actuator mechanism for placing the dispensing mechanism in the extended orientation when activated and the retracted orientation when de-activated; and a timer mechanism for maintaining a current time and a plurality o