How can I go and get my parents to buy me a bunny?
I really want a bunny, and its almost Christmas! The only problem is that my brother is a little allergic and so my parents won't agree to me get one so far. I am willing to take comfort of it and prevent my brother's allergies. Any
help?
If there is a bunny in your house and you brother is allergic, he is going to react. There is no opening you can prevent this and getting a bunny would be a bit selfish and careless of the people around you.
beg and speak about them you will take care and keep it surrounded by you're room with out you're brother near it.make a account of what time you will have to do to take care of it and how frequent times to feed and water it and tell them that a least possible you dont want a dog because their alot of resonbiltys like takeing them out feed and water it 3 times a daylight.
Answers: Rabbits are a LOT of work and live a long time - as long as a dog. That's probably the main reason your parents don't want one. Rabbits are more approaching dogs or cats than small animals...they need to be spayed and neutered and they also can't be kept in cage all day. They need several hours of exercise whether you're going to keep them caged at all, but many owners hold found that the best way to keep rabbits is "free range" in a room or even contained by the whole house. A litter-trained house bunny is a great addition to the family, but a big commitment.
The one and only time I'd ever recommend a rabbit is if the WHOLE family wants one. That rabbit may still be around contained by 10 years - where will you be? If you move out of the house, are your parents going to be prepared to take care of the rabbit? Also, it's not celebration to the rabbit to confine it to a cage all sunshine, and especially not if that cage is external - rabbits often end up "forgotten" in the backyard.
Also, rabbits get through a lot of hay, and while the rabbit itself isn't too bad for allergies, hay is AWFUL - it's dusty and can be pretty irritating.
If you really want a rabbit, start doing some research now, but it might be best to hang around until you're on your own and able to commit to a 10+ year lifespan. I didn't get my first rabbit until I was 19, even though I looked-for one since I was 8. Maybe you could even volunteer with a rabbit rescue association - some shelters adopt volunteers to help socialize the rabbits, or you could foster rabbits until they find permanent homes. Check out rabbit.org, the house rabbit society, for information on rabbit care and rescue organization that you could help out with.
