I wouldn't worry too much about it, maybe it didn't smell too good to him? you could try some banana or apple, my buns love them, especially banana.
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Put it in his food bowl and ~walk away!! My snooty-booty bunny Millie thinks she's too good to eat new foods from my hand~Jack is all over me if I even walk close to the fridge! I think it's a trust-issue/ personality thing...just like kiddos, some bunns are slow-to-warm 
Bunnies can be picky. I used to find myself at the produce section milling over pears, bananas, apples, grapes, and berries (fruits) and then looming over the lettuce wall deciding over red leaf, green leaf, romaine, the pre-mixed variety packs. ALL because Acacia was such a picky little runt. With my other bun Akina I could pick up anything and she'd be thrilled and appreciative.
All I can say, keep trying in small doses. Eventually replace his pellets with a heaping bowl of veggies just for a night or something (well maybe not heaping if he's not used to it, you don't wanna give him bad bellies) he will liken to it. Even now Acacia might not eat certain foods from my hand, only from her bowl. She's one stubborn child I tell you
I wouldn't start with pineapple either. The acidic smell turns some bunnies away and some never eat fresh pineapple (Kaysh).. Apples (Acacia's favorite are the yellow ones and dark rd ones) or pears. It's sweet enough that they want to try it but refrain from too much since they're high in sugar.
All I can say, keep trying in small doses. Eventually replace his pellets with a heaping bowl of veggies just for a night or something (well maybe not heaping if he's not used to it, you don't wanna give him bad bellies) he will liken to it. Even now Acacia might not eat certain foods from my hand, only from her bowl. She's one stubborn child I tell you
I wouldn't start with pineapple either. The acidic smell turns some bunnies away and some never eat fresh pineapple (Kaysh).. Apples (Acacia's favorite are the yellow ones and dark rd ones) or pears. It's sweet enough that they want to try it but refrain from too much since they're high in sugar.
Same goes when I was showing my friend how to handle and treat her bunny who had come from a neglective home previous. It didn't know what treats were. It didn't even have hay before my friend got her!!! Over time they will warm up to new things. Ever hear of the Chinese horoscope of the bunny? I did (bc I was born yr of the rabbit) which states that rabbits are prone to acclimate slowly and don't take sudden change very comfortably.
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