Getting a Holland Lop to New York

Six days. One of our longest routes and it needs planning.

New York City has some of the best rabbit vets in the country, and also some of the smallest apartments. Both matter.

What the New York climate means for a Holland Lop

The city gets hot and humid in summer and an apartment without air conditioning is a real risk in a July heatwave. Upstate is cooler and the winters are considerably harder.

What New York owners should know

New York City in a July heat wave is dangerous for a rabbit in an apartment without air conditioning, and that is the local risk nobody plans for. Upstate is cooler and the winters are considerably harder. The city has some of the best rabbit-specific veterinary care anywhere in the country, and also some of the smallest living spaces, and both of those facts matter when you are deciding whether a rabbit that needs 12 square feet of pen fits your life. Cornell runs a veterinary school in Ithaca that takes exotics referrals.

Common questions

Is a New York apartment big enough for a Holland Lop?

It has to fit 12 square feet of pen plus daily run time outside it, which is a real question in a New York apartment and worth answering honestly before you buy rather than after.

Is New York City heat dangerous for rabbits?

A July heat wave in an apartment without air conditioning is genuinely dangerous, and it is the local risk nobody plans for. The city does have some of the best rabbit veterinary care anywhere in the country.

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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