Num Num, your riser for the flying saucer dish sounds good too. I do find that for the first week or so after I start feeding them, they lay in it and spread out in the food, and just basically make a real mess. But after a week or so, they're all bigger and better at eating, in fact, much more assertive eaters and after that, I don't find too many problems with them. When you make your riser, you'll have to post a picture of it. :)

You can also scatter dry food around a clean area so they have to hunt for it and they end up eating it more slowly.

Linda, what age do you start feeding them solids? Mine are still spreading out in the dishes and they have been eating solids for 2 weeks. If they kept their feet and bodies out of the dishes I would be happy. Maybe I'll try the regular saucers again. Regular saucer=11" Large saucer=15"