Dont do it!!!!!! We got DD a bunny last year, from what was apparently a very reputable breeder etc. Turns out he was badly inbred and had all sorts of teeth issues. His teeth grew into his skull and despite medical treatment it ended up costing us about $1000 to euthanase him as the infection had eaten his nasal and facial bone. Ok bad luck, maybe? We are currently $150 down in vet bills this past week alone due to a fourth chance at a bunny who the vet can not pin point what her condition is. Totally different breeder, totally different location, she is losing weight rapidly but antibiotics, anti inflammatories, nutrient rich oral food and eating like a horse is well pretty much dying before our eyes.
We had the last bunny 3 months and in that extreme heat she was inside in the aircon and still succumbed to heat stress. We deal with heat stressed animals on a regular basis so know the signs and how to treat it and yet, we had a dead rabbit . That said out of that 4, we have one who is thriving
When they are well, we find them incredibly easy to look after. They are affectionate, sweet things. We clean our hutch several times a week. Most of the summer ours come indoors in a indoor pen thing. On less wamr days they have a frozen water bottle in with them to keep them cool.
We have always had a bunny and a guinea pig together and they bond beautifully. At the moment it is 2 rabbits and the pig.
Guinea Pigs are worth considering as an alternative - always found them easier than rabbits and better with younger children (lots of daycare centers and animal petting farms have guinea pigs not rabbits for that very reason) - they also don't dig so when outside you don't have to worry about them digging out.
. That said out of that 4, we have one who is thriving
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