My neighbours have a rabbit (presumably bought for their 2 kids) which thumps like a goodun through the small hours.

It certainly wouldn't be unreasonable no.
Rabbits make suprisingly good house pets although a lot of people assume they crap everywhere and thus will not have them indoors.
Our two are "potty trained", come when they are called and actually act like small dogs rather than rabbits. I should point out that they have been house rabbits ever since we got them.
