Friend's question about pellets

[LassieBunBun]

My friend has been feeding Kaytee Forti-Diet to her rabbits since that's all her step mom wanted to buy but her rabbits are now 5 years old and a tad overweight and she heard not so good things about Kaytee so she's wondering if there's better pellets that she could get for them for a good price.

 

[Mileybun]

How many nuggets is your friend feeding? Rabbits really don't need many, if I'm honest I don't think they really need the amount stated on the back of the bag.
Might be worth cutting them back for a bit to see if that helps!
That's what my vet recommended for my bun and it really helped.

 

[Jocee]

Yes I find just cutting down a bit on the amount of pellets works wonders if I think my bun is putting on a tad

 

[LassieBunBun]

She's feeding 1/8 cup once a day

 

[Preitler]

And what else?
1/8cup per day doesn't sound much, that's about as much as my 10lbs breeding does get when not nursing - but their staple food is forage.

 

[LassieBunBun]

And what else?
1/8cup per day doesn't sound much, that's about as much as my 10lbs breeding does get when not nursing - but their staple food is forage.

Besides hay and 2 cups of veggies at night and treats/safe fruits every so often, nothing else.

 

[Mileybun]

What sort of living set up do they have? Plenty of room to run around? With my older bun I found I have to encourage her to exercise sometimes
With older buns, arthritis could also be a factor if they're not exercising much?

 

[LassieBunBun]

What sort of living set up do they have? Plenty of room to run around? With my older bun I found I have to encourage her to exercise sometimes
With older buns, arthritis could also be a factor if they're not exercising much?

They're in x-pens but they do get exercise time in their basement when it's not too hot/cold