Rabbit made soft poo, but not cecotropes.

The double chin is called a dewlap and is normal for females and some males have them, the best way to tell if a rabbit is overweight to feel their spine you should feel slight bumps.
she does not look fat to me, but I would need a better picture with out the wire in the way to really see if she looks fat.
heres a picture of one of my rabbits who has a dewlap.
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I don't have any better photo right now, but she has a fold of fat in fronf of her front legs, and a small one in front of her backlegs. When she tucks into a loaf, then the dewlap gains its true form - it goes further than her nose. I don't remember if i felt any bumps on her spine (probably not), but i felt a bit of her shoulderplates
 
I don't have any better photo right now, but she has a fold of fat in fronf of her front legs, and a small one in front of her backlegs. When she tucks into a loaf, then the dewlap gains its true form - it goes further than her nose. I don't remember if i felt any bumps on her spine (probably not), but i felt a bit of her shoulderplates
The dewlaps does go further then there noses when the lay down.
 
Rabbits are grazing animals, so they eat throughout the day. Just make sure to supply her with the hay you can get and she will eat what she wants. I notice my own rabbits go through different phases; sometimes they eat SO much hay and other times they don't eat so much. The other thing is if there is old hay in there mine at least get reluctant about eating it, so make sure there is always fresh as well.

Looking at your picture (she is adorable by the way!) she looks like a Californian. Is that her breed? I know Californians are known as meat rabbits (maybe you already know this, sorry) but since they are bred for that they are on the bigger side. If you know her breed (even if she isn't exactly purebred) you can probably google a proper weight for her breed and weigh her if you can. When I weigh my rabbits I just weigh myself on our scale and then I weigh myself holding my rabbit. Or you can use other tells like what people have said about feeling her spine.

Sugary carrots certainly can put weight on rabbits and grain will too, so I agree with others to put her just on hay, and I also suggest pellets--but in a small amount. You never want to feed too many pellets since they can add weight too. Is your bun a pet? If so, for a pet I see pellets as a supplement--it has good stuff in it for them but should be fed sparingly. My two rabbits, one a 4lb and the other 5 and a half lb get half a cup of pellets per day. I think for one rabbit people usually suggest a quarter cup, although I saw someone above say half a cup for medium sized breeds. I'd honestly go for a smaller amount though if I suspected my rabbit to be overweight.

I agree with others that putting her on a balanced diet of hay and pellets is a good idea if you think she's overweight--that'll get her on the right track. And when giving treats (later after you think she's lost weight) I'd suggest giving in small amounts and/or infrequently.

So long as you supply fresh hay daily as well as pellets she won't go hungry. Hope I haven't said anything you already know--sorry if I have!
 
Rabbits shouldn't have corn, and at most, a half inch piece of carrot per day. Plantain and dandelion leaves make much better treats. Plantain will help clear up diarrhea. Cut out all corn and sugary treats like carrots and fruit, and just feed hay, pellets, and maybe some plantain for a week and see if the diarrhea mproves.
 
Rabbits are grazing animals, so they eat throughout the day. Just make sure to supply her with the hay you can get and she will eat what she wants. I notice my own rabbits go through different phases; sometimes they eat SO much hay and other times they don't eat so much. The other thing is if there is old hay in there mine at least get reluctant about eating it, so make sure there is always fresh as well.

Looking at your picture (she is adorable by the way!) she looks like a Californian. Is that her breed? I know Californians are known as meat rabbits (maybe you already know this, sorry) but since they are bred for that they are on the bigger side. If you know her breed (even if she isn't exactly purebred) you can probably google a proper weight for her breed and weigh her if you can. When I weigh my rabbits I just weigh myself on our scale and then I weigh myself holding my rabbit. Or you can use other tells like what people have said about feeling her spine.

Sugary carrots certainly can put weight on rabbits and grain will too, so I agree with others to put her just on hay, and I also suggest pellets--but in a small amount. You never want to feed too many pellets since they can add weight too. Is your bun a pet? If so, for a pet I see pellets as a supplement--it has good stuff in it for them but should be fed sparingly. My two rabbits, one a 4lb and the other 5 and a half lb get half a cup of pellets per day. I think for one rabbit people usually suggest a quarter cup, although I saw someone above say half a cup for medium sized breeds. I'd honestly go for a smaller amount though if I suspected my rabbit to be overweight.

I agree with others that putting her on a balanced diet of hay and pellets is a good idea if you think she's overweight--that'll get her on the right track. And when giving treats (later after you think she's lost weight) I'd suggest giving in small amounts and/or infrequently.

So long as you supply fresh hay daily as well as pellets she won't go hungry. Hope I haven't said anything you already know--sorry if I have!
I would not go by weight since rabbits of the same breed can very hugely even ones form the same litter can, I have two english angoras who are siblings the one is 2kg the other is 3kg, I all so picked up their sister at a show and she felt a lot heavier then them.
 
She's fine today (just like yesterday). The fact is that the corn she gets, she finishes in 3-5 days. And yes, she's a kind of pet, but lives outdoor because she's a farm rabbit too, we wanted her to give birth but soon it turned out that she had imaginary pregnancy, and then it was too late to breed her.
What vegetables except hay, dried dill, carrots i can feed her? I don't think she'd be happy if she had only hay and pellets/wheat. What about fodder beets? Could they be fed to her often than carrots?
 

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