French Lop Rabbits for Sale in New York

Getting a French Lop to New York

New York is 2,700 to 2,900 miles from us, 4 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.

New York weather, and this breed

New York is the longest run we do, four days door to door, and upstate winters bring lake-effect snow off Erie and Ontario. We plan winter deliveries around the forecast rather than through it.

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 Mid-Atlantic

Manageable through the Mid-Atlantic year with August needing attention. The regional constraint is housing stock: a great deal of this region is apartments and rowhouses, and a French Lop is genuinely not an apartment rabbit. If you are in one, we will suggest a Holland or a Dwarf instead and mean it.

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.

Buck or doe, for a New York household

A more consequential decision than colour and one most buyers leave to chance. Bucks tend to be steadier and more affectionate once neutered; does are often more independent and can be territorial about their space before spaying.

The full comparison, and tell us which way your household leans and we will point you at the right rabbit rather than the next one available.