Getting a Holland Lop to Texas

Three to four days depending on whether you are in El Paso or Houston, which are further apart than most people outside Texas realise. We route through Arizona and New Mexico.

More Holland Lop searches come out of Texas than almost anywhere. It is also the state where we most often talk a buyer through what an indoor setup actually costs before they commit.

What the Texas climate means for a Holland Lop

Texas is the single most common place we have to have a difficult conversation about outdoor housing. Houston combines heat with humidity, which is the worst possible combination for a rabbit, because humidity strips away what little cooling they can manage. Dallas and San Antonio are not far behind. A Holland Lop in a Texas backyard hutch between June and September is in serious danger, and we will say so plainly.

What Texas owners should know

Texas produces more Holland Lop searches than almost any state, and it is also where we have the most difficult conversations. Houston in August combines 95°F with 80 percent humidity, and humidity is the killer, because it removes what little cooling ability a rabbit has. Dallas and San Antonio are not far behind. The state does have excellent exotics veterinary care in all the major metros, and Texas A&M runs one of the largest veterinary schools in the country. El Paso is closer to New Mexico climatically. The Hill Country is marginally kinder than the coast. None of it changes the answer about outdoor hutches in July.

Common questions

Can a Holland Lop live outside in Texas?

Not safely, not between June and September. Houston combines 95°F with 80 percent humidity, and humidity is what actually kills, because it removes the little cooling ability a rabbit has. Dallas and San Antonio are not far behind.

How long does transport to Texas take?

Three to four days depending on whether you are in El Paso or Houston, which are further apart than most people outside Texas realise. We route through Arizona and New Mexico.

Before you buy

Two things are worth reading first, and both are the sort of thing a seller would rather you did not think about until after the sale.

• How long they actually live. Seven to fourteen years.
• What the first year actually costs. The rabbit is about a quarter of it.

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