Rabbit vibrators

Check where the ears land

This is the point most people skip, and it's the usual reason a rabbit ends up forgotten in a drawer. The gap between the shaft and the clitoral arm is fixed by the design, but bodies aren't standard. If that gap doesn't suit you, the ears sit too high or too low and you only feel half the toy. A soft silicone arm that bends towards you forgives a lot. A rigid plastic arm doesn't. If a product photo shows the arm flexing, that's a good sign. A shaft you can insert more or less deeply also lets you adjust where the ears end up.

Two motors are worth having

Simpler rabbits run shaft and ears off a single motor, so turning one up turns both up. With two motors and separate controls you can keep the clitoral side gentle while the shaft works harder, or the other way round. Look for "dual motor" or independent controls in the description.

Then decide whether vibration alone is enough. Thrusting rabbits move the shaft in and out on their own, and rotating vibrators turn the shaft or a ring of beads inside it. Both are bigger and noisier than a plain vibrating rabbit. People who like hands-free play tend to think that's a fair trade.

Silicone and a charging cable

Body-safe silicone is non-porous, so a quick wash with warm water and mild soap gets it properly clean. That's also what NHS 111 Wales recommends between sessions, with a fresh condom for each partner if you share. Use a water-based lube, as silicone lube can wear down a silicone surface. Softer jelly-type toys are porous and harder to keep hygienic. Since July 2020, EU rules have limited four phthalate plasticisers in such materials to under 0.1 % (Regulation (EU) 2018/2005).

Rechargeable rabbits usually feel stronger and are better sealed against water. Battery models still make sense if you just want to find out whether the shape works for you before committing.

Why the number of modes hardly matters

Product names love numbers. Ten modes, seven speeds, 3 in 1. Honestly, most people settle on two or three favourite settings within the first week and rarely scroll past them. What you'll notice every single time is whether the buttons are easy to find without looking, and whether the lowest setting is soft enough to start on. Check those two things instead.

If you'd like a partner to take over the controls, look at remote control vibrators or the app-connected toys among our hi-tech vibrators. And if you mainly want something small for the clitoris, a mini vibrator does that job with far less bulk.