To really want a pet rabbit?

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I'm 23, have no children yet I really want a pet rabbit. Would it look weird for someone my age with no children (so I can't even use the "kids wanted one" excuse) to have a pet rabbit, a stereotypical children's pet? Would you think it was weird?

If it is weird then fair enough, people already know I'm weird...but I really do want a bunny rabbit!

If you decide to get rabbit please get two - rabbits are social species and will be lonely. Also please consider rescuing as rescues are full of them and desperate for good homes. Lots of great advice on animal welfare sites to help.

Don't understand rabbits. They take as much space and looking after as a cat, but on the scale of companionship -- not much more than a hamster.

Get a cat.

Definitely go for it (but consider a pair).

I love my two rabbits with all my heart and I think they make fabulous pets! They are highly intelligent and curious and ours, despite not being particularly desperate to be picked up, want to join in with everything that is happening in the household! They have full run of our walled garden (with humungous hutch and run just for cover) and come in and out as they please during the day to a room in our basement.

They have two distinct personalities, and are just so funny - they make us laugh every day!

In terms of maintenace, I find them easier than guinea pigs to look after, because they poo exclusively in a litter tray (they had about one month of pooing elsewhere too but neuteuring rectified that) whereas gps poo over the entire area of their cage.

As others have said, they can be expensive. Mine chewed through an Internet radio wire and the wires behind one fridge before I took proper precautions.

This website is great: www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/ (look under advice) and make sure you get the most mahoosive cage possible! They can jump really high - mine can jump at least three times their own height from a sitting position - and need to be able to stretch up and out.

The advantage of buying them from a rescue centre is that they will already have been sexed (it's quite difficult to determine gender in rabbits before 6-8 weeks).

Good luck and enjoy your rabbit(s)!

I find cats far easier to care for.

Rabbits need frequent cleaning out and drop poos everywhere. They bite and chew through anything and everything. Some attack you or quiver in fear when you approach them.

They're pretty pointless pets really

weegiemum one of mine loves chasing wood-pigeons too

Her companion's favourite occupation at the moment is to sit under our crab-apple tree and wait for one of the fruit to drop, at which point she will deign to eat it while ignoring all the other fruit lying around.

Rabbits take as much work as a dog and are not good pets ......according to my three lovely guinea-pigs

Can you put a rabbit in your cardigan and go to see what's in the fridge?

NO. I rest my case

If we're going to try putting op off of rabbits in favour of other creatures great and small, I must say that baby rats are very cute, and what other creature will sit in your bra to keep you warm or on your shoulder - - trying to pull your mouth open because it can smell chocolate-- being all adorable?

I'm in my twenties and have five pet rabbits, they make brilliant pets for adults! The idea that they are a good children's pet is misguided - they are rarely suitable for children.

Sounds like you've done your reading up on their huge space requirements, vaccinations and neutering so go ahead and enjoy! You may like to consider rescuing a rabbit or two, as there are thousands in rescues.

I got myself a Chocolate Rex for my 39th birthday. He spent his days in the garden and his evenings lying across the back of my neck as I watched TV. He lived for 7 years and was great pals with my dog and cat. I think the more you handle rabbits, the better they are as pets. Mine was an only bunny but I don't think he was ever lonely as he got lots of attention from me, and my other pets.

This is my rabbit. I have 5 all together and they're mine, not the kids.

Up to you OP but I think there are better pets.

We had 2 (sisters - one died last year).

Invested in a hutch with a large integral run a bit like this - m.gumtree.com/p/pets/large-rabbit-guinea-pig-hutch-house-with-integral-run/1079545111?responsive=true

Despite being neutered they fought a lot and we had to get another hutch to separate them.

They didn't like being held and tbh even though we have a spacious hutch for them I just felt sorry for them.

We let them out into the garden to run around (after rabbit proofing it) and seeing how much they loved running around and stretching their legs has just made me feel they just aren't good pets to be housed even in a very spacious hutch with a run. They look small when sitting, but when they stretch their legs you see they are quite big - and even large runs don't let them exercise freely.

They have cost a fortune - hutches, vets bills, bunnery costs when we go on holiday - over 5 years at least £1.5k.

So personally I wouldn't do it again. It's not about the money - I just think they are not suitable pets tbh.

I have had bunnies for a number of years. We got the first pair when the kids were little but because I wanted them. They are not cuddly like dogs or some cats. They need a lot of looking after especially if they are solitary and they are extremely destructive with a special love of cables and wires. They take a lot of time and energy.

They are also fairly high maintenance. Vaccines each year, insurance and fresh hay and food daily. If you have the time then go for it but why not choose a rescue rabbit or rabbits. They will have been spayed or neutered and the rescue centre will have sussed out their personality.

Rabbits make excellent pets. You can litter train them, teach them some basic tricks, and they're as friendly as cats.

DH bought me one when we first met and she lived for 8 years. She was a such a lovely pet.

The only down side is they love to chew wires. So don't leave them unsupervised, or make sure you rabbit proof the play areas. Just remember, even though rabbits are cage animals they need play time outside it for at least an hour each day. They're not like hamsters where they're content in their box.

ThereIsNo come over to Super Furry Animals on Pets for some rabbit infested chat