Turns out it's a lot easier and cheaper than I thought to own a pet rabbit. I paid like 3k to rush a custom-made hutch with a thermometer, heater, and silent fan put in. I talked with a breeder and let my fiancée pick out a 2-year old doe (which was originally a personal pet, but we talked it out with the breeder). We took all month to get familiar with it, fiancée loves it beyond reasoning. Came with paperwork and some vet we'll have to travel 30 minutes each time for, then basically just made a list of everything the breeder bought and used, then got it in person (I wanted to order online but of course not). Still in contact with the breeder for the next few months to ensure we know how to take care of it (notice the 'we' part, that I didn't count on). Cares been easy, especially since my wife-to-be apparently changed her mind about pets in a hurry.
Overall, I'm thankful for the push to get the animal. I lost my reading chair, but we have a cute animal in our house now, and I've been told I don't have to buy an anniversary present.
IIN to want a pet bunny when you're terrible with animals
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Figured I'd do a final update.
Turns out it's a lot easier and cheaper than I thought to own a pet rabbit. I paid like 3k to rush a custom-made hutch with a thermometer, heater, and silent fan put in. I talked with a breeder and let my fiancée pick out a 2-year old doe (which was originally a personal pet, but we talked it out with the breeder). We took all month to get familiar with it, fiancée loves it beyond reasoning. Came with paperwork and some vet we'll have to travel 30 minutes each time for, then basically just made a list of everything the breeder bought and used, then got it in person (I wanted to order online but of course not). Still in contact with the breeder for the next few months to ensure we know how to take care of it (notice the 'we' part, that I didn't count on). Cares been easy, especially since my wife-to-be apparently changed her mind about pets in a hurry.
Overall, I'm thankful for the push to get the animal. I lost my reading chair, but we have a cute animal in our house now, and I've been told I don't have to buy an anniversary present.