Congratulations on the bunny !!!
Sooooooooo cute!!!!
I've had bunnies for years. One thing that most people don't understand is that rabbits are just like having a dog or a cat for a pet. I've always allowed my rabbits free roam of my house. They've always used their litter box, just like a cat. At night I would put them back in their cage.
My outdoor bunnies also had a bunny condo in the backyard. In the morning I would open up the cage and they would spend the day roaming the backyard and would go back into the cage to eat. They would also go back into the cage once it got dark, and I would then close it to keep them safe from the racoons.
If a bunny is happy with their home, they will never leave. They might leave to roam around the neighborhood and socialize with other bunnies, but they always come back at night. There's a bunny that has the same chocolate coat as one of my old bunnies, Cookie, right around the corner. Cookie was a roamer, a ladies bunny, so I wouldn't doubt I'm seeing his offspring.
Just remember that bunnies do not like to be cooped up in a cage their whole life. It makes me very sad to think that a majority of domesticated rabbits live and die in a cage.
Just like your cat and dog, bunnies love to be babied. I've always had my bunnies fall asleep while laying on their back in my arms. They love to be pet on the bridge of their nose with two fingers, between their eyes, up and around their ears. If you cuddle your bunny while it is young, it will always want to be cuddled. If you get a bunny who's a little older, it won't be used to that type of affection.
If you decide to keep your bunny in the house and let her/him roam, hide the wires for your appliances. Bunnies have a natural instinct to trim the roots in their warrens to keep it clean. An indoor bunny's warren is the area behind your furniture, and the 'roots' are the wires for your computer, television, stereo, etc. keep those areas blocked off. If you've got carpet, they also like to scratch in the corners, which isn't good. I don't know why they did that......
My first bunny was very smart. My dad didn't like her having free reign of the house and he would always try to scare her. Well.......When she saw my dad was approaching his bedroom, she would run over to my dad's door before he would and sit right in the middle of the doorway, waiting for him to see her, and poop!!!!! It drove him NUTS!!!!!!! I don't think she did it because she was scared, she was just making her point. She did that Every Day! It's hysterical to think that my father was matching wits with a rabbit - and she always got the last laugh
If you ever have a question, please feel free to ask. Best of luck to you and your family
