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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I worked in rabbit rescue for a dozen years.  I've had hundreds of rabbits come through my house as fosters, adoptees, or pet sitting clients.  A few things

1) They are like skittish cats.  My family always let them run loose (they are easily litterbox trained other than a few stray poops here and there).  Only the rare ones sought out your attention, most were okay if you approached them to pet them, but some just hid in the corner and would run as soon as you approached.

2) They need a lot of space to stretch their legs.  Cages are okay for overnight, but they really need several hours a day of exercise.  Most of mine didn't like hardwood floors, so it was easy enough to make an island for them with area rugs and throw rugs and they'd stay in one room.  Some were more adventurous, so we'd throw up baby gates to keep them in one spot.

3) Finding a vet for them is tricky.  They're considered "exotic".  Make sure you have one lined up who is accepting new patients.

4) They are social creatures.  They do best in pairs.  They will groom each other, cuddle together, and when they grab onto the same piece of parsley it is like the scene from lady and the tramp with the spaghetti noodle and is adorable.  You'll need to get them fixed though, or you get many babies, quickly.

5) They need hay.  Their litterbox needs it but they also need to eat it--it helps their digestive system.  Ultimately I had to stop with rabbits because i became super allergic to the hay :(

I find them adorable, relatively low maintenance (clean the litterbox daily, feed veggies once a day), and my favorite ones have basically been cats with long ears.[/quote]

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