When you say you spend five hours — do mean giving the bunny one on one attention? If so, WOW, that’s impressive. I mean it’s hard to find five hours to even spend for ourselves. If you mean that you will just be around five hours minimum and can offer some attention within that time frame of five hours, that’s great too. I have a bunny room where Vivian has lots of room to play all the time so she always has plenty of time and room to exercise and chill, and now that there are no other animals in the house, (our cat died last year) as of a month or so ago, she is pretty much free range in the house. Note: She is perfect with her litterbox habits and she never chews on things that she shouldn’t. She’s older and less mischievous.
But as far as one on one attention, that can vary from day to day, but as I sit and think about it, it’s more about lots of little moments. So in the morning, I feed her, pet her, give her a treat – That’s about 10 minutes. I am lucky enough to work very close to home — We made our garage into a really neat office space (which is separate from the house), and so anytime I come in for bathroom breaks and lunch, Vivian gets pets and kisses. All of these are short and may total up to 10 minutes max. Then when I am done working, which is around 6 -7pm (many times later), then have dinner, after that, from 8pm – 11pm, there is affection here and there. Most of the time, when she comes out to the living room while we are watching TV, I will just hang out on the floor and pet her while watching TV. I could pet her for a long while (depends on her) sometimes 10 minutes. sometimes 40 minutes. If she decides she wants to hang out in the bunny room or another room instead of coming out to the living room, then I will seek her out and hang out on the floor with her for 10 – 20 minutes before I go to bed. So if you it all up, actually the time I spend one on one, petting her, talking to her etc. is really only about hour and 1/2 max, but just being around each other is many hours. I can spend more time observing – after giving her things to do, chew on and play with. I also have noticed that “listening” is an activity for bunnies. Vivian will listen to things outside, listen to the TV, listen to me talking to her, to my husband or even on the phone. (her ears are always more active during this time) . I think as a prey animal, one with big ears, listening is one of those things they seem to “do” even if it looks like they are doing nothing at all. So as long as they have a decent amount of room, and they have things to do(explore, chew, etc) during the times they are most active, and have some daily love and attention, a bunny will have a good life – in a pair or as a single.