One of the things that seems to throw people most about Noe (after the “How did you train her to use a litter box?” question) is the fact that she’s fixed. Even people who own neutered dogs and cats are apparently weirded out by this. Which is odd- she’s a decent-sized animal, so it’s not like neutering a gerbil or something… which could be a technical challenge, I guess.
Female rabbits can live upwards of 10 years- if you get them fixed. Being r-selected critters, they’ve evolved to breed fast and furiously- they live fast and die young. For females, this exciting lifestyle also means various types of uterine cancer at a young age. Though rabbits in the wild generally don’t have to worry about this since they’ve probably been nommed by a raptor or something already.
So no babies for Noe. Besides, that would take everyone’s attention away from her…