Getting a Holland Lop to Arkansas

Four days across the southern route.

The Ozarks are cooler than the rest of the state, but not cool enough to change the advice.

What the Arkansas climate means for a Holland Lop

Humid subtropical. The summer heat here is the wet kind, which is genuinely dangerous for a Holland Lop. Humidity above 60 percent removes most of a rabbit's ability to shed heat at all.

What Arkansas owners should know

Arkansas summers are the wet kind of hot, and that is the version that actually kills rabbits. Above about 60 percent humidity, a rabbit loses most of its ability to shed heat at all, so 92°F in Little Rock is harder on a Holland Lop than 100°F in Phoenix. The Ozarks in the north are a few degrees cooler and slightly less humid, but not enough to change the housing advice. Exotics vets exist in Little Rock and Fayetteville and are thin elsewhere, which is a real consideration if you are rural.

Common questions

Why is Arkansas humidity a problem for rabbits?

Above about 60 percent humidity a rabbit loses most of its ability to shed heat. That means 92°F in Little Rock is harder on a Holland Lop than 100°F in Phoenix. The Ozarks are marginally cooler but not enough to change the advice.

Where can I find a rabbit vet in Arkansas?

Little Rock and Fayetteville have options. Outside those it is genuinely thin, which is a real consideration if you are rural.

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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