Getting a Holland Lop to Maryland

Five to six days.

The DC and Baltimore corridor has excellent exotics veterinary care.

What the Maryland climate means for a Holland Lop

Humid summers, mild winters. Baltimore in August is uncomfortable for a rabbit without air conditioning.

What Maryland owners should know

Baltimore in August is uncomfortable for a rabbit without air conditioning, and the humidity sits in the Chesapeake basin and does not move. Winters are mild by northern standards. The real advantage of Maryland is veterinary: the DC and Baltimore corridor has excellent exotics care, and there are genuine rabbit specialists within reach of most of the state. The eastern shore is more rural and thinner on options. On balance this is a straightforward state for a Holland Lop kept indoors, and a difficult one for a rabbit kept outdoors in July.

Common questions

Is Baltimore too humid for a Holland Lop?

Indoors it is fine. Outdoors in August it is genuinely uncomfortable for a rabbit, because humidity sits in the Chesapeake basin and does not move.

Where can I find a rabbit specialist in Maryland?

The DC and Baltimore corridor has excellent exotics care and there are genuine rabbit specialists within reach of most of the state. The eastern shore is thinner.

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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