Herbie had been living in a pet shop before Melissa and Richard took him home, as a mate for their female rabbit Flopsy.
After living with Flopsy for 10 years, he later bonded with female rabbits Tinks and Betty.
Herbie still has some way to go before becoming the oldest rabbit ever – an Australian rabbit called Flopsy reached a whopping 18 years and 10 months!
Rabbits are very sociable mammals that breed rapidly but need other bunnies around them to avoid getting lonely.
Their teeth grow continuously and they rely on their long ears to regulate body temperature.
They mainly eat grass and hay, and not the carrots they are always pictured with at Easter. They also eat their own poo which is called a cecotroph and is higly nutritious…eww.
