picky bun- need help!

[hiskatey93]

I need help finding some veggies that little miss picky will eat. So far I’ve only found parsley, a tidbit of kale and steel cut oats. (Only given with vet consent to try and boost her weight!) that she will actually EAT!

Nefertiti is picky. Strawberries, cherries, or pear were all turned up at. She turn her nose up at the oxbow straawberry banana treats…. 

I’ve tried cilantro, kale, parsely, romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce, red leaf lettuce, endive, broccoli, bell peppers, boston lettuce, swiss chard, carrots…. 

SHE’S JUST SO PICKY! She won’t even TRY anything. How do I get her to try stuff? What are good treats I can tempt her with? She won’t even eat pellet food, and nibbles on the hay (at least when I’m around. She’s been gaining weight, so me thinks that she HAS to be eating SOMETHING.)

[LongEaredLions]

My bunny Roxi is like this as well. One thing I do to get her to try new foods is tickle her nose with them, irritate her just enough that she tries to bite the culprit of the tickling, hence trying the food. Sounds silly, but usually works.
I assume you have talked to your vet about this issue? Just to be sure nothing serious is going on?
Besides that, I don’t really have anything else to offer besides keep trying different veggies, hay, and pellets. If you do find one food she will eat, you can mix it with others to try to encourage her to eat those.
She may just be eating when you aren’t watching. I sometimes count a specific number of pieces of veggies out, put them in the cage, then leave for several hours. This way you can determine if they ate any at all.
Good luck!

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