French Lop Rabbits for Sale in Missouri

Getting a French Lop to Missouri

Missouri is 1,600 to 1,900 miles from us, 2 to 3 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.

Missouri weather, and this breed

Summer humidity is the thing to plan around. We travel overnight through the warmer months and keep the vehicle cool the whole way.

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 Midwest

Well suited to the Midwest winter and one of the easier large breeds to keep through it. The Midwest-specific issue for a French Lop is space: a long indoor season means the enclosure is the rabbit's entire world for months, and for a 10lb animal that has to be genuinely large. Most people underestimate this by half.

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.

Why Bakersfield rather than a breeder in Missouri

You may well find one closer, and if they raise the rabbits indoors and will show you the parents then distance is a poor reason to rule them out.

What you get here is a small rabbitry where every rabbit is handled daily, one price whatever the colour, and a journey we drive ourselves rather than hand to a courier.