Getting a Holland Lop to Connecticut

Six days.

Strong veterinary access across the state and into New York.

What the Connecticut climate means for a Holland Lop

Warm humid summers and cold winters. Neither extreme is severe. A good state for a Holland Lop.

What Connecticut owners should know

Connecticut gets warm humid summers and cold winters, and neither extreme is severe enough to dominate. This is a comfortable state for a Holland Lop kept indoors. Veterinary access is genuinely good: exotics care is available across the state and New York City is within reach for anything complicated. The shoreline is more humid than the interior hills. Old New England houses without central air get hotter in July than people expect, and if that is your situation it is worth a window unit in the room the rabbit lives in.

Common questions

Is Connecticut a comfortable climate for a rabbit?

Yes. Warm humid summers and cold winters, with neither extreme severe enough to dominate. This is a straightforward state for a Holland Lop kept indoors.

Do old Connecticut houses get too hot for rabbits?

They can. New England housing stock without central air gets hotter in July than people expect. A window unit in the room the rabbit lives in handles it.

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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