Pet Rabbit Review

Overall 4.40 of 5 view all 43 reviews

GospelGal
Manteca, CA

Greatest kind of pet to have!

not rich, a pet owner, Avid church goer/attendee, treating depression, living in small-town America, a woman, College student, glad to have it

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Pros

don't need shots/vacinations, Pet insurance available for rabbits, clean, entertaining, smart, herbivore, low maintence, litter box trained

Cons

not pets for small children, chew on everything in site, needs daily attention/companship

OCT

2008

Pet Rabbit —

I've owned rabbits for 11-12 years now. I've raised mine from bunnies to adults. The oldest one we had was Gracie. I still miss her. She lived to be almost 5 yrs old. We now have 2, Pearl (3 years old) and Sophe (10 months old). depending on the breed, some are easier to handle, carefor and raise then others. We are currently raising Rex breed but Sophe is mixed with Flemish Giant/Rex. She's turning out to be much larger than Pearl who's all Rex. They can eat a lot unless you put them on a feeding schedule, can be trained to use a littre box with cat litter (non clumping kind)-mine like to eat cat litter, don't know why. They do prefer to eat a lot of hay/alfalpha but becareful if you have allergies. Most people can handle rabbits when they have allergies to cats/dogs but check this out before buying one. Rabbits don't useually see vets unless they get ill/sick not usual if they've been taken care of properly. Vet insurance is available now for small pets including rabbits. the long haired breeds are more difficult to care for as are some of the more delicate ones like dwarfs, lion heads etc. Rabbits are adorable and like to stick to one member of the family, will follow you all over the house, will sleep, sit or lay by your feet/legs or under a blanket as my son taught his to do. Gracie hopped out to use the potty tray! They're very comical when they flip in the air, run and tag each other, and pretend to be sleeping when they're waiting to pounch on something.They're very quick and can slip/slid into the most tiny of spaces, so be careful watch where they go. they can sometimes be very hard to catch once out of the cage, so one needs to teach/train bunnies/rabbits a few simple commands, just like training a dog. rabbits respond to their names, treats and affection. Rabbits do "purr" by clicking their teeth together. It's a very sweet sound that means the rabbit is totally trusting of you and in perfect contentment. You can even put rabbits in trance when you lay them on their backs. This is hard for some pet owners to accomplish because this is their vulnerable side to prey-rabbits resist being turned over for this reason, but it can be done, makes it easier to trim their nails and check their undersides. Rabbits can get along with cats/dogs especially if introduced when they're bunnies. I wouldn't recomment bunnies for children younger than 7 only because they need to be taught how to handle, carefore and manage a pet. They have a hard time just remembering to feed and water a pet let alone take care of one. So buy with care and never buy a rabbit for Easter. Rabbits can make great companions for children and seniors because they are low maintence.