In my previous post I wrote how original and precious rabbits as pets are, but as any other animal they also have their good and bad points. In this post I want to reflect on the bad ones.
Rabbit care can be relatively expensive: you should buy a water dispenser, a chew toy and a cage. Rabbits like large places where they can play and relax. So they will feel more comfortable in a large, roomy cage. Rabbits are likely to eat anything you give them. Nevertheless, you should consider that they have very sensitive tummies and you should not frequently change your rabbit’s diet from one food to another.
Another issue is that they love to be around other rabbits. The company of a fellow rabbit and baby rabbits can really amaze them, so you should make your rabbit’s family larger, of course spending double or even more.
Rabbits as pets have one more disadvantage. Once you come home you can find the cables, computer cords, telephone, radio, or TV in a state of ruin. And all that thanks to the long “trademark” teeth that rabbits have to satisfy their desire for chewing.
But the real reason why I don’t have a pet rabbit is that they act according to their natural instincts only — you call them but they don’t come, and it is not because they are dumb animals. Your rabbit can live its whole life with you without knowing who you are. It may know when you’ll come and jump on your lap, but none of these actions is a sign of love or loyalty towards you.
For example, dogs run to help you when you are in danger, cats stay beside you when you don’t feel well, but don’t have such expectations from rabbits as pets, they are indifferent.
All this sounds strange, doesn’t it? But it is even stranger that a single pitiful look from a couple of mini rabbits can melt your heart and make you forgive any damn thing they may have done, just to enjoy their presence around you.
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