This is the reason why the Easter Holiday and real bunnies get along like oil and water. I know, we bunnies seem to be the essence of the holiday. Most pet shops all over the place have bumper crops of us bunnies available, looking for a home, so it would only seem natural that one of my kind should come hopping home. We bunnies have a life span of ten years or more and demand the same amount of long term care that a dog, cat, or any pet really needs. We rabbits are not exactly the best pets for very young children.
Kids like to have a pet they can pick up and cuddle all the time.
We rabbits on the other hand like to keep all four paws on the ground. We're prey animals, and we may panic and begin to kick and squirm if someone picks us up. We may think that we are being captured by a predator of some kind, and fight to break free. True there is the rare bunny that loves being handled, but for the most part, we hate getting picked up, and have need time and patience to get adjusted to being handled. We also need to live with you indoors in your home, not outdoors in some cold and drafty hutch.