Yes, I know rabbits aren't rodents. I'm not sure what twisted biological classification excludes them from Rodentia , but my guess is that in order to make themselves feel constantly superior to us former humanities majors, biologists have decided to exclude one species from every obvious class for made-up reasons. Thus, rabbits aren't rodents, pandas aren't bears, daddy long-legs aren't spiders, and news anchors are not, technically speaking, furniture. Leviticus had it right, man. It's a flying , creeping thing, don't eat it, end of story.
Rats are the primo rodents to have around.
When you take them out they want to explore, instead of finding a hole and going to sleep.