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Do bunnies make good pets compared to, say, cats? Are they friendly? Clean? Easy? Do they really chew on anything that's within their reach?
I plan on getting a rabbit, probably a netherland dwarf.
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Not really. They stink, they croak easily, they can turn vicious if not handled with care.

Cats on the other hand are made of win and easy
>> Anonymous
They have to have the bedding changed AT LEAST weekly, you should bathe them weekly with special small rodent soap, care not to get it into the eyes, they need to have their claws CAREFULLY trimmed, if you cut a vein they can bleed to death, if handled well they are very nice, you have to clean up lots of poop if you let them roam, it depends on the rabbit as to if they chew on everything or not, cats have their downfalls too but i mean, its ure choice
>> Anonymous
Bunnies are fucking poop machines. If left alone, a bunny will fill your house with shit pellets.
>> Anonymous
Bunnies are the most emo of all possible pets. If they not left alone and kept in quiet surroundings they will lose their fur and start to chew their own flesh before they die.
>> Anonymous
I own two rabbits, and they aren't that much trouble at all. Once you have it neutered/spayed (which you should do for the animal's health anyway even if you only plan to own one) they take to a litterbox very easily, minimal effort required on your part. The litter will need to be the recycled paper stuff, like carefresh or yesterday's news, no clumping clay or pine litter. Give them a nice large cage with a solid floor, not those shitty ones with wire floors that petstores sell as "rabbit cages." Those will give them sores on their feet. Contrary to what>>93218said, it's not really necessary to give them baths at all, unless they shit all over themselves, which they don't normally do. Baths stress rabbits out a ton, and should be given only if absolutely necessary. It'll need timothy hay (or alfalfa hay if it's under 1 year old) and water available at all times. Feed it some pellets and greens daily, and you should be set. Mine are very sweet, but you should know that it's a whole different mindset than a pet like a cat or dog. Rabbits are prey, not predators, and they won't really like games that you would play with a cat. Mine are very good at hide and seek. They like to be petted on the head and sometimes the back, but very few rabbits are really crazy about being picked up (again, they're prey, being picked up is like attacked by a large bird, I imagine). They will chew on things, but you can try to cut down on this behavior by giving them toys to chew instead of your furniture. There is a product you can buy at hardware stores that goes over any exposed electrical cords, so you should cover your cords.

Summary: They can make very good pets and are very friendly, but you have to care for them properly and know what you're doing. Go to www.rabbit.org if you want to know more.
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Jesus. You guys must be about as nurturing as a fucking desert.
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lol u tk him 2da bar|?
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If you plan on buying from a pet store, get them checked out at the vets first, There's a parasite called Coccidia (Cock-sid-ia) That they get from their mothers. Some rabbits won't show any signs of it, until one day it looks like the entire contents of intestines has gushed out, they get very weak, and eventual suffocate from a gas bubble that crushes their lungs. Others progess slowly, They get a swollen stomach which might look like pregnancy but then they get lethargic, and then not even the best vet hospital can save them (even if they charge $800 for it). Coccidia has killed two of mine, which I could have prevented if i had them checked out first. I'd also suggest a holland lop to a dwarf, in my experence , they seem to handle stress a little better, they a little bit more laid back and more exploritive, watch out for rabbits jumping in your cereal to check things out.
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I don't like them. My sister's rabbit peed on my playstation twice.
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bunnies are leet but smaller breeds are usually more aggressive
>> Anonymous
An un-neutered/spayed rabbit makes a TERRIBLE pet-- just a big ass hamster. It's almost impossible to litter train them like that, their pee smells like death, and they're randomly evil. But, speutered rabbits are totally different. Rabbits are going to chew no matter what, so keep cords, etc out of their reach. If you're not a clean person with a picked-up space for the rabbit to be in (and I mean NOT a hutch), don't get one.
>> Anonymous
Also if you get one, please rescue. People aren't aware of how many of them are in shelters, but there's a ton, and they don't get adopted as much as cats and dogs because people don't think about rescuing rabbits. Netherland dwarfs are a popular breed so they shouldn't be hard to find.
>> Anonymous
Rabbits seldom bond well with people in the manner of cats because people tend to scare the living shit out of them. After all, we have been hunting and trapping them for aeons.
Any rabbit that is not terrified of you will probably constantly try to have sex with you.

Furthermore rabbits like to hop all over the place at breakneck speeds, hide in thickets and burrow underground. Whereas cats like to lounge around in warm, soft places like pillows and peoples' laps. HMM I WONDER WHICH IS BETTER ADAPTED FOR COHABITING WITH HUMANS.

Also pet bunnies are kept in cages partly because at the first opportunity they will hop off into the sunset to find a bunny of the opposite gender and start a family. You can neuter them but then congratulations you've just removed their ONLY motivating instinct beyond "hungry" and "scared". At least cats have "play game" programmed into their neurological makeup.