QUOTE(Hikaru @ Dec 6 2010, 03:02 PM)
Mmm, I'll bite.
A few days ago, while discussing what to get one of our best friends for his birthday with another best friend, the subject of pets came up. Eventually we thought about getting our best friend a rabbit. So we began researching about rabbits, then going around pet stores to look for them.
I fell in love with them ._. And now I want my own
I always wanted a pet but I am unsure whether I am capable of taking care of one properly. If I buy a rabbit, I do not worry about my money that is spent, but rather if the rabbit is going to be happy being my pet. I don't want the rabbit to suffer =(
So, I have these following questions that I hope the people here with experience with rabbit pets can answer before I make my decision whether to actually get one.
1. Are they ok being alone? I can't afford getting a pair, and it's likely that I will only get one if I do. I also leave early in the morning on most days to go to college, and come back only in the evening. There's nobody else in the house, except a housemate that I do not think will care much about the rabbit. That means for half the day it is likely that it will be alone in it's cage. Sometimes it might even be the full day and I only come back late midnight. I am worried that it will be lonely. Will they be lonely without someone else?
2. I live in a condo, so there's no open area that I can let it out to play around. No garden, no yard, at most only the balcony. Is that okay for a rabbit? Will they be comfortable if the temperature in the condo is relatively cool? (We have aircond on most of the time)
3. Where to buy? I have seen the ones from Pet Safari @ Ikano to the really nice ones that I really like at J Jay's Petstation but the ones at J Jay's are really expensive. I was quoted RM750 for the lop-eared one that I really liked. Are there any other places recommended to get a rabbit?
This is a picture that I took of the one that I liked:

I guess those are the immediate concerns I have. Hope you guys can help and guide me so I don't mistreat these little awesomes =]
1. Alone is OK, rabbits sleep in the afternoon anyway. But you have to commit about 1 hour or so everyday to interact/feed/play with your rabbit. The more the better of course. In case of certain days where you come home late and too tired to interact with your rabbit, make sure to spend more time with it the next day or so. Just make sure you communicate with it everyday so at least he/she knows you are his/her master.
2. Condo is also ok since rabbits don't make noises at all. Rabbits love the cool weather since most of the imported rabbits, like your favourite Lop are from the US/Europe where the weather is much cooler than here. Plus you can see how much fur they have, they surely like cool weathers.

For rabbit play time, you can let it roam your room, buy/make some toys for him (using cardboards to build various toys such as tunnels, houses and toilet rolls will do pretty fine) and chase/play hide-and-seek with him around when it's not afraid of you anymore. A garden isn't necessary for the rabbit if it's happy playing around in your room. You could get a rabbit harness and bring it out for a walk in the park if you want.
The only concern in a condo is that you have to take care of the smell, try to toilet train your rabbit and make sure you clean up it's toilet and other poo/pee everyday (or two days max). Rabbit poo doesn't smell, but their pee can be quite nasty if left for days. And it gets worse if your room isn't ventilated well.
3. You can try asking sangterap or Beh in this forum, there are good quality rabbit breeders. Their prices should be better than those found in pet shops.
Beh's website is here :
http://www.behyorabbitry.com/and sangterap's site is here :
http://truluvrabbitry.com/Of course you need to calculate your budget before getting a rabbit.