Rabbit and childern, is a good idea?

i think that adults who get pets for kids, always believe that the kid will take care of it, but it NEVER works that way. I have one child, he was 2.5 when we got our first bunny. he loves her, always wants to pet her, play with her, and feed her, but you cannot expect a child to clean the rabbit, for a couple of reasons, namely the childs hygiene, and the fact they would not do a good job. now my son is 5 and we have 3 rabbits. yes it is fun, and the rabbits are good pets for him, but they are not the very most social animals in the world. if they want left alone, you must leave them alone. more so, they tend to have naps from like 2pm til 7pm. i realise this is just mine, but rabbits do wake up early morning, and late evening, thats their most active time. right now, 10 to 10 at night, and roger is throwing his toys about lol only get a rabbit if you like rabbits, and you yourself will have the time and patience to love your pet. if you have the room, get litter buddies, and get them spayed as soon as you can, once they are the right age, 6mths. plenty toys, plenty exercise, and you will have a fantastic family pet, that you will all love.

I don't think you can realistically expect a 3 year old to take part in caring for a rabbit (at least, not doing much more than giving the hay and veggies under supervision). And don't expect a child to stay interested in a pet, they get bored. You'll be the primary caregiver and rabbits live 10+ years. So it's doubtful that when he's a teenager he'll stay interested. But it's still a good example if you can exhibit proper care as the primary caregiver yourself. As far as having a rabbit and a young child in the same house though, it can be done. You'll probably want the rabbit to have it's own room or have an exercise pen (not in the child's room) instead of giving it full access to the house. A lot of people pick a rabbit that is big enough that the child will not try to pick it up and therefore have chances to easily injure the poor rabbit. But even with a large rabbit, it's best if interaction is supervised. Hope that helps! For more information on rabbits, check out www.rabbit.org

I don't really have any experience with rabbits as pets (we had one for two nights and then my daughter gave it back to her friend). I do think it is important to wait until a child is old enough to know how to properly treat a pet before getting it, though. Some three year olds might understand that it is not okay to pull ears, tails, etc. but most of them probably would not. It depends on the child. Good luck in what you decide to do.