LIke I said in the other posts I haven't had a rabbit since I was a little kid, so I'm not sure about the difference. If you have the time I've never found my rats too much trouble, I clean the cage every few days, feed them daily and then when I plop down on the couch to watch tv I take them out of the cage and they just run all over me while I'm watching tv. Mokey is an escape artist, but I've never had any problems with that. Generally if I come home and see she's gone I turn on the tv, sit on the couch, and 5 minutes later she's in my lap waiting for treats. So far (it's been a year) I haven't had any vet bills, but they are starting to get older now so who knows what will happen.

I am allergic to them, but it's no big deal. I'll break out in hives after playing with them. So I have to wash up and put some benadryl lotion and I'm good to go. When I bathe them my reaction is much less.