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The outside of a cat house (Credit 中安在线)

Feeders (猫屋, "Cat House"/"Kitty House") are the units that the cats eat in. As of February 2024, over 21,000 feeders had been distributed in China. They are connected to the Hello Street Cat apps and people are able to pay to feed the cats kibble or freeze-dried chicken snacks which are conserved using freshness packets. Each Feeder has at least one Caretaker who replenishes the food supply in the feeders, cleans the cat house floor, decorates it, etc.

A Feeder/Cat House is composed of four main parts: The Dispenser and food bowl, the food storage, the cameras, and the shell. There is also a gap next to the food bowl meant for the water dispenser, consisting of a plastic support and a plastic water bottle that may be added by the respective Caretaker. (Note: This only applies to the standard cat house model and may be different in other models).

Each cat house has its own variety of cats - unless the feeder is near another feeder, such as the Happy Canteen and Auspicious Restaurant where they can sometimes have the same cats visiting.

Every feeder has their own sequence of numbers called an ID. These are mainly how the English community can view the streams.

Cat House ID's

Main article: Feeder/Cat House IDs

Feeder Models

There are two types of feeder models outside the standard one, this is without including snack-only variants.

Beta Feeders

You can see the feeder's colors, lack of signs, and its unique Dispenser

"Beta Feeders" are believed to be a model previous to the current iteration, with their main characteristics being: the white outside and blue interior, most of them don’t have signs on the outside, and a unique Dispenser shape. Despite having a gap to add water bottles, they usually have their own water dispensers.

There weren't many of these produced, hence the lack of documented feeders. One of the few documented feeders using this model is 5A Scenic Cat Area.

Prototype Feeders

As of around July 17, 2024, a new feeder model is being tested for 3 months in Big Man's Cat Houses. The goal is to introduce the model into more cat shelters so that cats may have a better chance of being adopted.

The model is a lot smaller and only has one camera attached. There is no back camera, and the top camera can be placed in any position by the shelter.

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 '''Feeders (猫屋, "Cat House"/"Kitty House")''' are the units that the cats eat in. As of February 2024, over 21,000 feeders had been distributed in China. They are connected to the [[Hello Street Cat]] apps and people are able to pay to feed the cats [[kibble]] or [[freeze-dried chicken snacks]] which are conserved using [[The Yellow Packet|freshness packets]]. Each Feeder has at least one [[Caretaker]] who replenishes the food supply in the feeders, cleans the cat house floor, decorates it, etc.
-A Feeder/Cat House is composed of four main parts: [[The Dispenser]] and food bowl, the food storage, the cameras, and the shell. There is also a gap next to the food bowl meant for the water dispenser, consisting of a plastic support and a plastic water bottle that may be added by the respective [[Caretaker]]. (Note: This only applies to the standard cat house model and may be different in other models)
+A Feeder/Cat House is composed of four main parts: [[The Dispenser]] and food bowl, the food storage, the cameras, and the shell. There is also a gap next to the food bowl meant for the water dispenser, consisting of a plastic support and a plastic water bottle that may be added by the respective [[Caretaker]]. (Note: This only applies to the standard cat house model and may be different in other models).
 Each cat house has its own variety of cats - unless the feeder is near another feeder, such as the [[Happy Canteen]] and [[Auspicious Restaurant]] where they can sometimes have the same cats visiting.
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 {{Main|Feeder/Cat House IDs}}
-= Feeder Models =
+== Feeder Models ==
 There are two types of feeder models outside the standard one, this is without including snack-only variants.
-== Beta Feeders ==
+=== Beta Feeders ===
-[[File:StreetCatFeeder.jpg|thumb|You can see the feeder's colors, lack of signs and it's unique [[The Dispenser|Dispenser]]|200x200px]]
+[[File:StreetCatFeeder.jpg|thumb|You can see the feeder's colors, lack of signs, and its unique [[The Dispenser|Dispenser]]|200x200px]]
-"Beta Feeders" (This name is neither a nickname or official name from any HSC community, just one added in order to create this section) are believed to be a model previous to the current iteration, with their main characteristics being: the white outside and blue interior, having no signs outside and some have been seen with an unique [[The Dispenser|Dispenser]] shape. Despite having a gap to add water bottles, they usually have their own water dispensers normally being of a large cylindrical shape.
+"Beta Feeders" are believed to be a model previous to the current iteration, with their main characteristics being: the white outside and blue interior, most of them don’t have signs on the outside, and a unique [[The Dispenser|Dispenser]] shape. Despite having a gap to add water bottles, they usually have their own water dispensers.
-There aren't many "Beta Feeders", hence the lack of documented feeders. One of the few documented feeders using this model is [[5A Scenic Cat Area]]
-== Prototype Feeders ==
+There weren't many of these produced, hence the lack of documented feeders. One of the few documented feeders using this model is [[5A Scenic Cat Area]].
+=== Prototype Feeders ===
 [[File:Prototypefeeder.jpg|alt=A picture of the prototype feeder model|thumb|150x150px|A picture of the prototype feeder model]]
 As of around July 17, 2024, a new feeder model is being tested for 3 months in [[Big Man's Cat Houses]]. The goal is to introduce the model into more cat shelters so that cats may have a better chance of being adopted.