Rethinking that bunny gift?
Easter has come and gone, but an impulsive present can quickly become a permanent family fixture.
That baby bunny may seem like a furry friend now, but it will turn into a hormonal-raging maniac in just three months.
A group called the House Rabbit Resource Network has answers for families who don't know what to do with their new companions.
"What we recommend is to spay or neuter the bunny when it gets to be of age, and that will certainly calm the rabbit down," Gretchen Blackburn of House Rabbit Resource Network said.
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Rabbits breed like, well, rabbits. They can reproduce every 30 days, and they live between five to seven years.
A common misconception is that rabbits like to be held and cuddled, but they are actually more independent like cats.
The House Rabbit Resource Network encourages new bunny owners to hang on to their pet, and give them a call if they are looking for solutions.
Right now the group has 140 bunnies that are either in foster homes or living at the Town Lake Animal Center.