If you are concerned about her then I would say take her to the vet for a check up.  That way you can get her weighed and your vet will be able to tell you if she’s under weight or perfectly healthy and what her idea weight should be as well as how best to help her gain or maintain her weight.     

I agree with bpash, you can’t really judge weight by looking at a picture on account of all the fluffiness. A vet is needed to determine whether she has a healthy body mass or not.

If you are concerned that she is losing weight, I suggest you get a kitchen scale to weigh her monthly. It’s a good idea for all bunny owners to do this. I weigh both my buns on the first Sunday of every month and then record it on the calendar. It’s good to keep track because many health problems can cause weight- loss.

Just have to add that she is really adorable.  

I also didn’t say she WAS under weight, just looked it. I also said that I could be wrong based on the angle of the photo and the fact that my buns are fatties… You have a vet appointment already scheduled.. Get her weighed. Run your hands over her, if you can’t feel ribs and spine she is probably just fine.. The pic you put up was at an angle and she looked thin, I could be wrong in other photo’s she looks fuller. It’s very hard to tell.

Take away the apples and carrots to help encourage her to eat the greens.

Feeding veggies is ideal but not absolutely necessary.  They get the needed vitamins and such from their pellets and the bulk of their diet should be hay to help gut function and teeth.  But greens are a much more natural way to give your bunny a balanced diet and give your bunny variety.  it must get boring to eat the same exact thing every single day right?  

So I would definitely encourage greens.  I won’t be much help since my bunny inhales anything and everything that is put in front of her but there are lots of materials on here about feeding greens and suggestions for picky eaters.  There are so many good veggies you can feed that I’m sure you will find something that she likes.  My bunny is partical to spinach, bok choi and kale but lots of people suggest mint and cilantro.

Remember any diet changes should happen gradually.  

For a 4lb rabbit, over a year and generally speaking, the recommended diet would be:
2 1/2 tablespoons – 1/3 cup pellets
1 1/3 cup veggies
Unlimited hay

http://rabbit.org/faq-diet/
http://rabbit.org/suggested-vegetables-and-fruits-for-a-rabbit-diet/

It’s recommended that you read the entire article in the second link and not just the list. As bpash said fragrant herbs like cilantro, mint, basil, ect… can encourage green consumption.

As for weight the best way to tell whether or not a rabbit over or under weight is to talk to a vet. Different rabbits have different body types. For example, English Lops will often look like they’re on the thin side when they’re at their ideal weight. They just have longer, leaner, bodies.

Usually once you get them to taste them and realize how yummy veggies are it gets easier.

I just noticed in your original post you said you feed “Kaytee Gourmet”. Does it have seeds and other stuff in it? That stuff is pretty bad for bunny-folk so I would look into a plain timothy based pellet with no extras.

A couple decent ones:
Oxbow Bunny Basics – Adult
Kaytee Timothy Complete

Here’s an article about pellets:
http://www.rabbit.org/journal/3-4/pellets.html

You’ll want to switch over slowly by mixing pellets. Diet changes should never be sudden and I think the recommended amount of time for switching is around 3 weeks. The “mixed pellets” are like eating McDonald’s for every meal or feeding a someone nothing but candy. Bunnies LOVE junk food so I’m not surprised that she likes it. But it’s not any healthier for them then it would be for us to eat it constantly.

With a higher quality pellet and increased veggies/greens consumption she won’t need to eat as much pellet wise to get what she needs. For a 4lb adult rabbit the recommended HRS diet would look like this:
Daily –
2 1/2 tablespoons – 1/3 cup pellets
1 1/3 cup veggies
Unlimited hay & water

It seems ok with your bunny. By the way, what the brand digital weight scale for you to use weigh the bunny?

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