Getting a Holland Lop to Vermont

Six days, and winter can delay it.

Rural, and exotics vets take some finding. Sort it out early.

What the Vermont climate means for a Holland Lop

Cold, long winters and cool summers. Excellent for a rabbit from a heat standpoint. The winter needs a plan.

What Vermont owners should know

Vermont has long cold winters and cool summers, which from a heat standpoint makes it one of the safest states in the country for a Holland Lop. The winter needs a genuine plan, and an unheated barn or outbuilding is not a home for a lop-eared rabbit in a Vermont January. The real difficulty here is veterinary access: this is a rural state and exotics vets who will competently treat a rabbit are genuinely sparse outside Burlington. Sort that out before you buy, not at nine at night when something is wrong.

Common questions

Is Vermont safe for a Holland Lop in summer?

One of the safest states in the country from a heat standpoint. Cool summers, and long cold winters that need a genuine plan.

Are there rabbit vets in Vermont?

Not many. This is a rural state and exotics vets who will competently treat a rabbit are genuinely sparse outside Burlington. Sort it out before you buy, not at nine at night.

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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