Mini Rex bunnies are more or less hypoallergenic (will still depend on the person). My wife is allergic to cats and even our dogs to some extent but was okay holding the mini rex, I do not own one so I have no long term experience with them. I have owned hedgehogs (get as babies only and handle them all the time) and guinea pigs and both made good pets with no complaints from the wife. I only had one guinea pig that I really loved, it always wanted to be held, the rest just never had the same personality. I still have a hamster but I don't think you want to borrow it, the thing is 4 years old and somehow still alive. At one point it went gray, then bald and now the fur is growing back. Last week it was cold and stiff and I thought it was finally dead, the I saw it breath a bit so I had the my daughter cuddle it in front of the fireplace and it came back to normal life. For the last year it snores all night so the daughter had to kick it out of her room. The hamster never bites and was very playful and doesn't mind strangers but I would still prefer a guinea pig over a hamster but it's not my pet.
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