Funny questions people ask about rabbits...

[Rusty]

so i worked at a petstore. i know i dont like them either but i tried for 2 years to help animals feel better. and i never sold them to someone who didnt come back 4 times to see the same animal. and id interview them and mention all the vet bills and stuff like that. and the best question ever!!!! was......

can a bunny live with a hamster?

response: you're wasting my time and the safety of living creatures. good day.

 

[Rusty]

chinmom wrote:

"If you skin it, could you make me gloves? Oh, well I guess he's not big enough...ear muffs, maybe?" (after hefelt how soft he is)

no butive triedhuman flesh coats and they keep the hands and ears the warmest!!

 

[Rusty]

ive had a person ask a question that was sort of saying he wanted to cook it or feed it to a snake or something. i told him to leave the store and to never come back because he disgusted me.

 

[Aliena]

I had a friend who had baby bunnies ready for new homes and one lady came to pick one up and had brought with her a PLASTIC BAG to put the rabbit in to take him home. Needless to say she did not get to taketherabbit home.

When I was trying to convince mum to let me get a rabbit she said 'what for? It's just going to sit in a hutch all day, you can't do anything with it'and at the time my ignorant reply was 'yes but you can give them cuddles and things' because I myself was not sure what you could 'do' with them.

Well, we were BOTH pleasantly surprised, my mum and I didn't realise what amazing personalities they have and I tell people now that it is much like having a cat or dog. They have just as much personality, require just as much care, like to play games, have favourite foods and foods they don't like, enjoy cuddles, like exercise, can be toilet trained and trained to do other things...

and people are always soooo SURPRISED :shock:

 

[rabb1tmad]

I get the 'but they're boring, they don't do anything', 'what's the point in a rabbit'. It's a well known fact that having a pet can help to reduce stress levels in humans, particularly if you are able to stroke, cuddle and play with them.With rabbits you also get to watch them running around, binkying and getting up to mischief, how can all that and more be boring. My argument is always that you will never get bored with a rabbit and their fur is soooooo soft it makes for a great stress relief to pet them and get kisses from them. Some people are really missing out.

 

[NonToxic]

I have two rabbits, both female I might add. I always am ask if I breed rabbits....no, that's impossible.

I always get the litterbox-related questions, as well as "You spay and neuter your rabbits?"

Well, I can see why someone might be confused on the litterbox.Peoplesay that litterbox training is almost impossible with any kind of domestic animal besides a dog or cat. Those people, aren't very smart. I actuallyhad a hamster around6 years ago, who I sucessfully littertrained. And my two rabbits are littertrained

 

[Phinnsmommy]

"Why do you have such a big cage for such a small bunny?"

I get that one alot!

Silly, Clueless non-bunny lovers!

 

[Yourillusion]

Today I had Scotch outside, the woman next door was having a yard sale, well her two little boys wanted to see the bunny, so I took him over there. Two guys stoped and were lookin around. One looks at me and asked what kind of dog, I had. I said ummm he's a mini lop RABBIT. He just looked at me like what? silly people. Scotch wasn't ammused by his question.

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Yourillusion wrote:

One looks at me and asked what kind of dog, I had. I said ummm he's a mini lop RABBIT. He just looked at me like what? silly people. Scotch wasn't ammused by his question.

People are so stupid, lord:?.

 

[rabb1tmad]

Yourillusion wrote:

One looks at me and asked what kind of dog, I had. I said ummm he's a mini lop RABBIT.

:roflmaoeople amaze me sometimes!

 

[Gordon]

NonToxic wrote:

I always get the litterbox-related questions, as well as "You spay and neuter your rabbits?"

My friend, whose husband got a rabbit recently, isn't keen on the idea of a bunny in the house, and she looked at me like I had three heads when I told her how important it was to spay female rabbits, for among other reasons, the high incidence of uterine cancer.

So many people I encounter who know very little about rabbits, don't even seem to want to learn. Plus, I know they think I'm an eccentric old man because I have two in the first place. When I talk intelligently about rabbit issues, people just look at me like "what in the world are you on about?" It hurts my feelings and puzzles me at the same time that folks who love other animals are so cold about rabbits.

Gordon

 

[Sealy]

Bwahahahaha! Classic! Reminds me of a response I give about my Great Danes: " How much does that thing eat?" me: "oh, About a kid or two a week".
I get the litterbox question all the time as well. Also, when I tell people that buns are actually affectionate and have personalities, they are shocked. " They do all that? Huh. I never knew. I just thought you put them in a cage and watched them eat' * rolls eyes*


Rusty wrote:

chinmom wrote:

"If you skin it, could you make me gloves? Oh, well I guess he's not big enough...ear muffs, maybe?" (after hefelt how soft he is)

no butive triedhuman flesh coats and they keep the hands and ears the warmest!!

 

[gentle giants]

TinysMom wrote:

When our twins were younger and we would be out with them (Robin & Eric)...people would say, "Are they twins?" and we'd say yes...and they'd say "boy and girl?" and we'd say yes...

Then they'd say...

ARE THEY IDENTICAL?

:nonono:

We'd reply..

"NOT WHEN WE CHANGE THEIR DIAPERS!"

:bunnybutt::bunnybutt::bunnybutt:

Just seeing about people asking if they're boy/girl reminded me of that..

Peg

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OMG, Peg!! I have boy/girl twins too, and I have gotten that question sooooo many times! How do people remember to breathe and eat with so little brains? LOL
P.S. How old are yours? Mine will be four in August, I can't believe we have survived this long. LOL

 

[golfdiva]

Just the other day I got:

"How did you catch him?"

Ok, it was from a four year old, so I guess he can be excused! lol!

 

[bluebird]

people show rabbits? at the fair they usually say.can you get them declawed.bluebird

 

[CheyAutRanch]

golfdiva wrote:

Just the other day I got:

"How did you catch him?"

Ok, it was from a four year old, so I guess he can be excused! lol!

Haha that reminds me of a time I had 2 of my mini horses with me at Petsmart, one kid SWORE my filly was a unicorn, argued with his mom, it was cute (and she's buckskin, not a unicorn-y color IMO...)

Jessi

 

[Bunnicula]

Gordon wrote:

My friend, whose husband got a rabbit recently, isn't keen on the idea of a bunny in the house, and she looked at me like I had three heads when I told her how important it was to spay female rabbits, for among other reasons, the high incidence of uterine cancer.

Gordon

When we got our first bunny almost 5 years ago, I assumed (wrongly, of course) that ANY vet would be able to care for her.

While the vets we had for our cats did their best, it was THERE that I heard some of the most ignorant bunny info. Like one of the receptionists who had been a rabbit breeder informing me that rabbits did not require annual check-ups and that there was really no need to spay because at the time we weren't planning on bonding her. (Meanwhile, everything I'm reading in books and on-line tells me about the high risk of cancer in female buns...)

So, though I LOVE that veterinary office for our cats' care...we take the bunnies to a different, rabbit-savvy vet.

Along with our 3 rabbits we have 10 cats. We probably get more shocked questions about them like:

Are they all in the house?

How can you breathe? (that was the kicker from a friend who works at the New Bolton Center...the vet place where they cared for the race horse Barbaro!)

Don't they want to eat the bunnies? You mean they actually live together?

All I can say to these people is..."Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." :nope:

-Mary Ellen

 

[delusional]

When I was bringing Mango home, someone shouted 'Oh my god she's got a rat in that carrier - can I see it?' =/

Okay, Mango was small, but certainly not rat-like. Plus, it was a cat carrier with 1.5" square holes in the door. I would not put a rat in that..

 

[trixieismyfunnybunny]

ok the 1s i get alot are

" Rabbits are no fun!!! why do you hav eone anyways?? all they do is hop and you can never love them!!!" (i hate it!!!)

and then when my rabbit is hopping around in the backyard and people come over and see an empty cage..

" do you have anything to put in that cage??"

its sooo stupid!!!!!

 

[TinysSis]

Bunnicula wrote:

All I can say to these people is..."Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." :nope:

-Mary Ellen

Hmm, I always say 'better to ask an ignorant question and become educated, than to stay silent and stay ignorant.

Honestly, if I stayed quiet everytime I thought I'd be found foolish, I'd NEVER talk to anyone. (I'd also still be incredibly naive.) Tiny'sMom can tell you that I did, in fact, spent many years talking to people as little as possible because I was AFRAID. I finally realized that the first step to becoming wise was to listen, but the second step was to ask questions so you have answers to listen to.

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And yes, I know some people have no desire to learn. Others do. Sometimes the 'stupid' people are actually trying to learn. Ok?