Pet Rabbits

Rabbits can be trained to use a litter box and they don't make noise. They also won't live 15 - 20 years. They are cheap pets, food wise too.

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Are they generally pretty easy to care for?

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I raise rabbits, primarily to eat though. Rabbits do well in the cold. On the very cold nights, make sure they're not in direct wind and place a heat lamp in the cage.

Very easy to take care of.... Pellets, alfalfa, water... they love carrots, celery, fresh parsley, and fresh cilantro.

Use a wire cage, so the shite can fall through. Start a little compost pile somewhere to dump the shite every few days, or just throw it in the ditch.

And yeah, you will be the one taking care of the rabbit. Get one as young as possible or one that has been played with a lot already, otherwise the rabbit will never make a very good pet.

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Rabbits can be trained to use a litter box and they don't make noise

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My kids have one and it craps in a litterbox. I dump the litterbox 3 times/wk because of the strong, foul smelling urine, but at least it's easy to clean. Oh, and they do molt, a lot.

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No matter what kind of pet you buy for a 4 year old, you'll be the one taking care of it.

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Exactly, that's the whole gist of my post.

Try to get one from a local rabbit rescue. They are already litter trained. They are one of the most dumped pets after Easter. Sad.

There's heated houses for outdoor dogs/cats but I would just bring it inside when weather is bad. They seem pretty clean (other than eating in their litter box).