For anyone thinking of giving a pet rabbit as a gift. Not food items but something your child will bond with and love.

[testdepth]

First look to see if you have a Vet nearby that can care for a pet rabbit if it gets sick. I live in Southeast GA where we have lots of Vets if you have a dog or cat. Fo a rabbit there is one in Jacksonville 40 miles away and if they don't answer their phones it's an hour and half drive to Gainsville FL to a UF ER Vet.

Determine whether you are buying a male or female rabbit. Tougher than you might think with all that fur. I bought my daughter a young male lionhead rabbit or that was what the lady running a rabbit rescue said it was when I purchased it. Here we are nearly 3yrs later and the rabbit starts bleeding heavily from its bottom area. My daughter made the drive to Gainsville and the Vet tells her the rabbit is a female and she has advanced uterine cancer. My daughter had to make a tough choice to put her little friend to sleep.

 

[geezer]

Bought my daughter a rabbit many years ago….meanest damn animal I ever saw. It would attack my cats, eat every power cord in the house, and leave little bunny turd trails everywhere it went…we passed that one on to an unsuspecting new family…

 

[Plinker66]

Prolly a Caerbannog mix

 

[mfoster]

Had a friend that got one for their two year old daughter,the second day it had bit the end joint of her index finger off.i would not recommend one for no small child.

 

[mfoster]

Parents warned to teach kids about rabbits after one bites off part of boy's finger

Farm Park co-founder warns bunnies are always on the look out for food.

www.1news.co.nz

 

[Cruisers460]

Had a 24 year old neighbor who walked around with two rabbits in a baby carriage.

 

[boomer]

Had a 24 year old neighbor who walked around with two rabbits in a baby carriage.

I bet your neighbor votes democratic.

 

[palmettomoon]

My bro bought one for his daughters one year. They were letting it play in the front yard when a hawk decided to play with it too.

 

[Hayata]

 

[colts]

I bought my daughter one probably 8 years ago now. It was a tiny. Its now 8yrs old. The vets are certainly an issue. You are supposed to have the females neutered because of the cancer. I left that decision up to my daughter. We are pretty sure its female but even the vet was unsure??lol She decided to not neuter her. I guess we were lucky. My daughter is now a senior at UGA. The bunny is mine now pretty much. Shes been a great pet really.