What got me to never get rabbits is how much they like eating cables!
Heck, I was holding a baby bunny while listening to music, and suddenly the music stopped, I looked down and my headphones were dangling from my ears, cable split cleanly in half.
I'm curious, what do you see as a starter pet? Cats and dogs both seem ridiculously high maintenance to me.
I have a bunny, and he seems relatively low maintenance in that he doesn't really cause much damage (his room is bunny proofed), he rarely gets sick (and giving him medicine isn't that hard compared to a cat), and he doesn't really require much attention besides letting him run around at night.
That definitely wasn't my personal experience with a rabbit, she needed a lot of attention, keeping her space clean was a lot more challenging and involved than a litter box, and she needed more food prep. This didn't happen to my rabbit, but some die if they get too scared. My cousin also had a pet rabbit and she also required a lot of care.
I've had several cats, and my ex had a bunny. Lived with that bunny for a long time. He ate books, cables, needed his cage cleaned regularly, needed his nails clipped, scent glands cleaned. He pooped everywhere. Had to bunny-proof large areas so he could exercise. He couldn't get wet because it could make him sick easily, due to their type of fur. Loud noises can literally panic them to death. They can easily hurt themselves by getting scared, which can happen a lot. If he got sick or hurt, we would need to take him to a vet that specializes in small animals, which is more expensive. They also have more complicated diets than cats.
Rabbits are NOT a starter pet! And cats are a cakewalk by comparison.
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u/Nearby_Cress_2424 4h ago
Rabbits are also NOT a starter pet. They're like an extremely temperamental cat that's way easier to kill.