NO! Do not get a rabbit from the pet store. There are just as many homeless rabbits at the shelters as there are cats and dogs. Get one from the humane society or rabbit rescue- give a homeless rabbit a home!

My princess Peanut was at the shelter for 1 year in a crampped cage too small for her!

Research, research, research, research is all I can say. There is so much to know about them...I am still learning. I was at the vet yesterday with both of them and I was there for an hour and a half chatting with the bun specialist on general rabbit care stuff and learning how to bond them.

My rabbits do not stink, they are 100% litter trained so their fece and urine smells are masked extremely well by the litter. Ferrets make me gag, they smell too much for me.

So far, I have learned that they are not all that cheap to care for, just like rats, they require a lot of little things that add up quickly (litter, veggies, etc). I have had Peanut since September 9th and Buster since October 7th and I have already spent around $750 or so. No animal is "cheap" to care for unless you cheat them out of proper care (IMO). Rabbits do not do well with little kids, they do not like to be cuddled and held much- in fact they are one of the worst pets for little kids- one reason why there are so many in shelters. They are pretty easy to care for.

Go to the library and get all their rabbit books, start looking around on the internet- RESEARCH!