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Fat rabbit

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Question
I have a Holland lop rabbit and she weighs 5 lbs. I think she is a little over weight. I feed her Kaytee rabbit pellets. Someone suggested to feed her Pen Pals rabbit pellets. If I switch her pellets to Pen Pals will she loose weight? I want her to weigh around 3.5 pounds because she is a show rabbit.

I also feed my rabbit 1/2 cup of vegetables and grass/hay so I don't know if that is what is making her so fat.

Any suggestions would be great!

Answer
Hi,

The two best rabbit pellet brands are oxbow bunny basics t, and American pet diner Timothy pellets.and Timothy pelletbrand that does not have etra junk in them - just pellets - are fine.

Vet guidelines are 1/8 cup of pellets per 5 pounds of body weight per day. If you can give hermore time out to run and exercise it will help.

Rabbits will not get fat on veggies and hay.  She should be eating mostly hay all the time,anyway.