Best Small Furry Pet

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I really want a dog, but we don't have and don't want to put up a fence yet. So a dog is out of the question.

So the next best thing is something small and furry. Namely like a guinea pig or rabbit.

I actually almost killed a little baby bunny that had a nest in some high grass I was weedeating and messed up it's nest. I tried to rebuild it, but I don't think it came back in the night when I checked this morning. Hope it found it's momma.

Andrea has ruled out ferrets, I would love to have two ferrets.

Anyone have any experience in good small furry pets that require little maintenance and aren't big biters/mean when handling. I had hamsters before, I hated those little bastards.