Puppies, kittens and rabbits, oh my! As a single college student, the best way to end a long, homework-filled, over-socialized day is to cuddle with my four-year old mini Rex rabbit, Tennant. See, the nice thing about having Tennant is that he listens to my rants and watches TV with me without objection as I comment on the show. People with pets live longer, happier lives. So why not add a furry friend to your life, especially a rabbit? There are five reasons why you should own a rabbit:
1) The cost. Umm, aca-scuse me, are you aware that the cost of owning a rabbit is less than owning a cat or a dog?!? To own a dog or a cat costs roughly $2,000 a year! That’s a lot of bones. A rabbit, depending on how much you spoil it, costs roughly $400 a year. So having a rabbit even works within the most meager of college student budgets, and you still get your “warm and fuzzy” cuddle fix.
2) Their cuteness level. How can you say no to a fuzzy, cute little rabbit face? When you look up cute animals on Google, rabbits heavily dominate the internet cuteness category. Everything they do is cute no matter what. Rabbits are pretty kawaii!
3) Their social and friendly personalities. Not only are they great with people, they love hanging out with animal buddies.
4) The variety of the breeds. From the biggest Flemish Giant to smallest Netherland Dwarf, rabbits come in all shapes, colors and sizes.
Flemish Giant size compared to a toddler
Netherland Dwarf size compared to a pen
5) Last but not least, you have a friend for life! Rabbits live up to 14 years and will be your buddy through all those years.
Tennant and I taking a selfie
Tennant getting caught eating sand in the sandbox