pet bunny

jennlin · January 2012

does anybody have one? ever? friends have them?

a coworker of mine has one, and i think it's so freaking cute. it just hops around! it's not confined to a cage or anything. i heard once that bunnies are litter trained, like a cat....i wonder if this is true....hmmmmmm.... i want one.

babyaustin725 · January 2012

I don't have one, but I want one...desperately. Although we already have too many animals in our condo, I was secretly hoping James would get me one for Christmas.

karimychel · January 2012

I had one! His name was Gumps - after Forrest Gump because when he was adopted by my friend he was sitting off to one side of the cage alone.

He had free roam of the house. He did not use a litter box, but had a hutch setup that had a tray under it that slid out and you would put woodchip type stuff in there and the poo, etc. fell in there. It was very easy cleaning.

He got along with our 3 cats and our turtle. I miss him.

merrileekate · January 2012

Yikes. Bunnies.

Yep, they're cute at first glance, with their soft furry ears and blank stares. If you get lucky and find a docile bunny, they're good snugglers. My mom has had a couple. But they are stinky and cause lots of work.

In theory, it's *possible* to litter box train them. Their poop is just tiny little pellets (my dad called them cocoa puffs, thus ruining cocoa puffs for me forever), but their pee, holy moley does it ever reek. Even with odor blocking litter. I'm gagging just thinking about it. Our first bunny was more or less trained, but when we let her roam the house she'd leave nasty surprises in all kinds of random places.

They're a little bipolar too. Our bunnies both had sweet temperaments, but when they have to go poop, they just bite you. They have crazy sharp teeth and require special toys to chew to keep their teeth from growing too long. And don't get me started on how much fun it is to try to clip their toenails.

Aside from the stink, they're fairly entertaining to watch when you let them loose to run around. They have to be spayed/neutered like any other pet, or they can get cancer if they don't reproduce. They're cute, and furry, and snuggly, but they are pretty high maintenance. Sorry to be Debbie Downer My mom loved her bunnies, but I think she's decided against getting another one.

Kahalagurl · January 2012

I have one! he is the cutest ever. This is Benjamin's 1st day home.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1492623832300&set=a.1492622992279.2065796.1135149336&type=3&permPage=1

Kahalagurl · January 2012

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CDMay2006 · January 2012

My sister had a pet bunny. He was pretty cute. Turns out i'm allergic to bunnies, though... He did have a stinky box, but it wasn't worse than a cat box (maybe depends on breed, food, etc.). He lived in a hutch, but was let out to run around the house pretty often and never made a mess on the floor. He wasn't my rabbit, so i only did it a couple times, but cleaning the hutch is not fun (like a bird cage).

amandasw · January 2012

we had several growing up, but they were kept outside in hutches (above ground so they were safe) and then we would play with them in the yard or bring them inside to play. Even in the yard they rarely went to the bathroom, almost like they didn't want to unless they were back in their cage. My mom used the poop for her compost, it makes great fertilizer!

PurposelyVague · January 2012

My sister has one, it's litter trained. If you have any specific questions, I'll ask her.

jennlin · January 2012

you guys aren't doing a good job convinving me to get a bunny haha!

pv- how long does litter training take? is it automatic (like cats) or does it take work? special bunny litter? does it cuddle in bed?

MiniSteph · January 2012

I want a bunny! DH says no though. : (

He grew up having bunnies as pets and they smell. Or at least their cages do. I want a bunny though! They are so cute and soft! And they make adorable twitchy nose faces..

I have heard they can be litter trained. I think my friend did that with her bunny.

Edit: added more.

amandasw · January 2012

MiniSteph:
I want a bunny! DH says no though. : (
He grew up having bunnies as pets and they smell. Or at least their cages do. I want a bunny though! They are so cute and soft! And they make adorable twitchy nose faces..
I have heard they can be litter trained. I think my friend did that with her bunny.
Edit: added more.

if you see my comment, ours lived outside! (if you have a house/yard)

PurposelyVague · January 2012

jen, email sent, i will keep you posted.

MiniSteph · January 2012

amandasw:
MiniSteph:
I want a bunny! DH says no though. : (
He grew up having bunnies as pets and they smell. Or at least their cages do. I want a bunny though! They are so cute and soft! And they make adorable twitchy nose faces..
I have heard they can be litter trained. I think my friend did that with her bunny.
Edit: added more.
if you see my comment, ours lived outside! (if you have a house/yard)

DH's bunnies were also outside.

amandasw · January 2012

MiniSteph:
amandasw:
MiniSteph:
I want a bunny! DH says no though. : (
He grew up having bunnies as pets and they smell. Or at least their cages do. I want a bunny though! They are so cute and soft! And they make adorable twitchy nose faces..
I have heard they can be litter trained. I think my friend did that with her bunny.
Edit: added more.
if you see my comment, ours lived outside! (if you have a house/yard)
DH's bunnies were also outside.

and he thought they smelled? at least how ours were set up I don't remember that, weird!

KST_ · January 2012

My first college roommate's family had a pet rabbit named Shakespeare that they called Shakey. (Now, they aren't literary and she doesn't LIKE Shakespeare plays but just the name <roll eyes>) Any way, he was litter-box trained and had his own bedroom that was actually larger than my friend's. The family loved that bunny!

jennlin · January 2012

PurposelyVague:
jen, email sent, i will keep you posted.

nice! i love seattle nesties.

PurposelyVague · January 2012

jenn, here is what she said:

Litter training shouldn't take long. I would leave the bunny in the cage with the litter box a couple days and then he should should be good to go. If the rabbit is let out ( which it should a few hours a day) it should has access to go in and out of the cage so no accidents happen. And our rabbit doesn't cuddle in bed, but he is a Netherland Dwarf and they aren't the cuddle type. BUT! he is super smart. I'm super that depends on the rabbit as well.. Hope that helps.

amandasw · January 2012

also, bunny poops are not like dog/cat poop, more like other rodent poop. it's a round pellet so much easier to pick up in case there was an accident during the 'training' time.

jennlin · January 2012

haha thank you ladies so much for indulging my curiosity. i realize i could've just googled all this info, but i was just having a wandering mind and wondering what it would be like to have a pet bunny haha.you are all wonderful.

maybe one day.

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