Rabbit
A wild rabbit near a wild rabbit home
Rabbits or bunnies are a type of NPC animal introduced in The Sims: Unleashed and later returned in The Sims 4: Cottage Living.
The Sims: Unleashed[]
In The Sims: Unleashed, rabbits are NPC pests that will eat Sims' carrot plants. Buying windmills and scarecrows can reduce the chances of them appearing however. Sims can also have a cat, which will hunt rabbits.
The Sims 2 Apartment Pets[]
Benji the Rabbit
In The Sims 2 Apartment Pets DS game, there is a rabbit available as a pet in the outdoor balcony of the apartment when in the game.
The Sims 4: Cottage Living[]
In The Sims 4: Cottage Living, wild rabbits are NPC animals that can be found naturally in the world of Henford-on-Bagley. Rabbits have lots of socialization options through jokes, chats, and insults; rabbits can also be given gifts, and may even give gifts in return when happy.
Each wild rabbit will have a particular favorite gift that the player must discover through interacting with and gifting the rabbit different types of items. Discovering a gift preference will reveal whether a rabbit likes or dislikes a certain type of gift. Once a preference is discovered, there will be a ~24-hour cooldown before the player can discover any of the rabbit's other preferences. Players can also name the rabbits whenever they want and rename them under the actions menu.
Similarly to wild birds, there is a cooldown for giving rabbits gifts and discovering their preferences, so gifting is not an efficient way to quickly befriend a rabbit. However, Sims with the Animal Enthusiast trait will gain relationships with wild rabbits faster than other Sims. Should a Sim anger or repeatedly be mean to a rabbit, the rabbit will fight with the Sim; should this happen enough times, it may result in the Sim dying by killer rabbit.
Locations[]
There are several locations Sims can find wild rabbits within the world of Henford-on-Bagley; tree stumps appear in the neighborhoods of Old New Henford and The Bramblewood around the paths and waterfall, and these tree stumps are what house wild rabbits. Sims must either wait for the rabbits to exit the tree stump in order to interact with them, or they can try to lure out the rabbits themselves.
If the player's Sim lives in either of these neighborhoods and has at least one farming plot on their home lot, wild rabbits may appear out of holes in the ground, and can sometimes be seen inspecting gardening plots.
Befriended[]
| Wild Rabbit Home | |
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| Attract wild rabbits with this cozy home, made with the latest in rabbit technology (which is surprisingly sophisticated for creatures without opposable thumbs). In addition to being super cute, rabbits will
generously give gifts to Sims they like, and if asked by a friend, they'll help with gardening by devouring any weeds. Friendly rabbits will also donate their all-natural rabbit-made "fertilizer" to enrich the soil around Oversized Crops as part of their gardening services. | |
| Game | The Sims 4: Cottage Living |
| Buyability | Build mode |
| Price in game | §400 |
| Object type(s) | Outdoor Activities |
| Size | 2x2 |
| Number of uses | Functional Off-the-Grid |
Sims who befriend a wild rabbit will unlock the wild rabbit home, which can be purchased in build mode for §400. When placed on a lot, the household has access to unique rabbits that they can interact and socialize with, and once befriended, can be asked to help with gardening. When rabbits are helping with gardening, they will eat any weeds that appear. Rabbits can also help with gardening by pooping on the plants; their poop will act as a fertilizer for the plants, improving their growth and quality. Gardening help can be disabled at any time by the player.
Befriended rabbits can be kept track of in the relationships panel, and players can lock onto them to find them in the world.
Sims can obtain rabbit clothing by visiting the Creature Keeper (who, at the start of a new game, is Michael Bell) in The Bramblewood neighborhood. Sims can ask them to craft outfits for bunnies by supplying them with llama or sheep wool, or they can purchase the clothing; like other animal clothing, they are limited in availability and options rotate every day.
Rabbits' natural predators are foxes, which spawn via the Wild Foxes lot challenge. All lots in Henford-on-Bagley come with this lot challenge, and the player can add or remove it from any lot at any time. Llamas can be used to defend rabbits, as they can spit at foxes. A fox might initiate a "paw" fight with a rabbit; rabbits can win these fights, in which case the rabbit can be seen performing an adorable, triumphant animation.
Gallery[]
References List[]
A large selection of gallery photos are sourced from The Sims Community's article on Rabbits.