Getting a Holland Lop to Massachusetts

Six days.

Tufts runs a veterinary school and the Boston area has genuinely excellent rabbit care.

What the Massachusetts climate means for a Holland Lop

Cold winters and moderate summers. Boston has occasional heatwaves, and an old triple decker without air conditioning gets hotter than people expect. On balance a good climate for a rabbit.

What Massachusetts owners should know

Massachusetts has cold winters and moderate summers, and on balance it is a good climate for a rabbit. The local catch is housing stock: a Boston triple decker or an old brick building without air conditioning gets considerably hotter in a July heat wave than the outside temperature suggests, and the heat sits in the upper floors. Tufts runs a veterinary school with a serious exotics service, and greater Boston has genuinely excellent rabbit care. This is one of the better states in the country to own a Holland Lop.

Common questions

Is Boston a good place to keep a Holland Lop?

One of the better cities in the country for it. Tufts runs a veterinary school with a serious exotics service and greater Boston has genuinely excellent rabbit care.

Do Boston triple deckers get too hot for rabbits?

The upper floors do. Heat rises and sits, and an old building without air conditioning gets considerably hotter in a July heat wave than the outside temperature suggests.

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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