Oh she is gorgeous! I think the people above gave great advice for preventing GI stasis. Keeping her on a proper diet and being sure those teeth are worn down is about the best thing you can do. Also, stasis can be treated easily at home so you can avoid the vet bills. Just give them baby's gas drops, I believe you can look up how much you are supposed to give, since I can't remember.
Stasis can also happen if your rabbit is either sick or injured and doesn't eat because of that, sometimes just a minor case. My one rabbit, Lion, ripped a nail out once and it caused him a lot of pain. He stopped eating and it caused a bit of stasis, and he was also lethargic. We treated him with baby's gas drops and also syringe-fed him critical care, which is a great thing I'd recommend to have on hand for sick bunnies. We ended up bringing him to the vet because we didn't know what was wrong and he got pain meds.

I noticed you said your new girl is looking a little boney, honestly I'd keep her on a good diet like you have and wait and see. When I got one of my buns from the shelter she was pretty skinny too. We put her on the same diet as my other rabbit I already had/have and she put weight on nicely. I can still feel her bones a bit but that's just the way she is. (She's a harlequin)

My last bit of advice is to do research. There are a lot of ways you can treat certain issues in rabbits at home, which allows you to avoid costly vet bills. (even if you can afford it, its nice to save money!) If something is wrong and you don't know what it is, quickly learning about it will show if it is indeed an emergency that needs a vet, or if there's a way to treat at home. Rabbits don't need to go to the vet unless it is an emergency. They're very hardy animals.

Sorry for rambling but I love rabbits and wanted to share. :)
 

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