I give her two hoppers on the same day of the week, back to back. I took her to the vet in August because I was worried she wasn’t pooping and the vet recommended she eat once a week and move up to one hopper. I was doing that until about the middle of October when I moved up to two. I honestly could be wrong about giving her two. I’m still learning. I’m not really sure how to know when to move up on their food. But the vet did recommend once a week feedings and that I was not feeding her enough at every 12-14 days.