Dear Sarah,

Rabbits are great, very clean, litter box trainable.  Logan (our male) we got as a bunny, 8 weeks old, and he chews everything; so, molding gone, no power cords can be left unattended, buttons on remote controls, so on, must be kept safe, but, he might outgrow this.  Uma we adopted, she over a year old, and that is the way to go because getting a rabbit fixed is 10 times the cost of the cute baby bunny from a breeder or pet store, while adoption was only $70 bucks and Uma came sans reproductivity.  Adopting also gave us the chance to take Uma home for a few weeks and see how she fit into the family before committing. Uma does not chew, but is a tad shy (but far less than when we brought her home) and is not as trustworthy with not peeing on the  carpet if her litter box is too far away.  Logan is ours and we are his.  Uma is ours but we are still gaining her trust before we are 100% hers.  Logan is 3.5 pounds and Uma is 5 pounds.  Logan can easily be caught and picked-up, moved and handled without much fuss, Uma is not as easily handled.  Logan will only sit or lay down for petting when he wants it.  Uma, if she is out on the main carpet (their carpet in front of their cage) she will sit and be pet pretty much without limit.  Neither are “cuddly” like a dog and some cats.  Both are super cute, and as rex rabbits are about the softest creatures to the touch on earth (or at least among rabbits).  Rabbits are more like horses than dogs or cats in terms of manner and food likes.  Logan and Uma will play, mostly with things in their way (which they throw) or dangly things like towels, or draw strings and pant legs.  Logan, if in the mood, can reduce a phone book to confetti in a day.  Rabbits like to dig.  Their nails have to be trimmed and with Uma and Logan this ordeal requires long tough sleeves on your shirt and a firm grip on a slick squirming bunny.  They need run around time or they get fat.  They eat a lot of hay and quite a bit of fresh veggies (a couple of cups a day between the two of them).  I think Uma and Logan are pretty active, she lost about a half pound since we brought her home.

In Short, they are great and I would not trade them.  But, they need constant attention, so if we go out of town we have to broad them.

check this out to see Uma before we adopted her:http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/adoption/2008.shtml 

Logan and Jean 'playing'

Uma being a rabbit