French Lop Rabbits for Sale in Colorado

Getting a French Lop to Colorado

Colorado is 1,000 to 1,200 miles from us, 2 days on the road. We drive it ourselves in a climate-controlled vehicle with regular stops. No depot, no holding facility, no handover between carriers, and never flown or shipped as cargo.

What this breed's size means for the journey. This is the one where distance genuinely matters. A 10lb rabbit needs a large carrier, more water stops and more airflow, so a long run takes more planning and we will talk you through it honestly before agreeing a date.

Colorado weather, and this breed

Colorado winters are cold but dry, which rabbits handle well. What we watch is the mountain passes: a heavy snow forecast on I-70 moves the delivery rather than risking a rabbit sitting in a stopped vehicle.

A large body sheds heat slowly, which makes the French Lop the most heat-sensitive of the four on a long journey. Summer deliveries to the southern half of the country are overnight only, and we will move a date rather than push one.

Keeping a French Lop in the Mountain West

A large rabbit holds its own in Mountain West cold with no difficulty at all, and a French Lop with a winter coat is comfortable in Denver or Bozeman. Summer is the constraint. Sore hocks are also worth naming here: hard flooring plus a heavy rabbit is the common Mountain West complaint we hear.

Size. 10 lb and up full grown, a genuinely large rabbit. Care. Size drives everything. A French Lop needs a much larger enclosure than people expect, and sore hocks from hard flooring are the common problem, so soft bedding is a requirement rather than a nicety. Nails monthly and a proper look over the back end weekly, because a rabbit this size cannot always reach.

What it gets mistaken for. Confused with the Flemish Giant, which is larger again, and with an overweight Mini Lop. A French Lop is large by breed rather than by feeding. Everything about the French Lop.

Housing a French Lop indoors

Every rabbit we raise lives indoors and we would ask that yours does too. A hutch at the bottom of a Colorado garden is a shorter, lonelier life, and this is a companion animal that does badly kept at a distance.

Floor space beats cage height every time. 10 lb and up full grown, a genuinely large rabbit, so size the pen off that rather than off what a pet shop sells.