Getting a Holland Lop to Maine

Six to seven days, our longest route. It needs planning and we watch the winter weather closely.

Portland has the best veterinary access. Further north it gets sparse.

What the Maine climate means for a Holland Lop

The coldest state we ship to regularly. Summers are cool and short and pose no heat risk at all. Winters are long and hard, and an outbuilding is not a home for a lop-eared rabbit here.

What Maine owners should know

Maine is the coldest and furthest state we ship to, and both of those things shape the advice. Summers are cool and short and pose no meaningful heat risk at all, which is unusual and welcome. Winters are long and hard, and an outbuilding is not a home for a lop-eared rabbit here. The journey itself is six to seven days, which is the longest route we run, and we watch the winter weather closely rather than sending a rabbit into a storm. Portland has the best veterinary access. North of Bangor it gets genuinely sparse.

Common questions

How long does it take to get a rabbit to Maine?

Six to seven days. It is the longest route we run, and in winter we watch the weather closely rather than sending a rabbit into a storm.

Can a rabbit live outdoors in Maine?

Not through the winter. Summers are cool and short and pose no heat risk at all, which is unusual and welcome. But an outbuilding is not a home for a lop-eared rabbit in a Maine January.

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.

We do not take money for a litter that does not exist yet, and there is no waiting list. If nothing here suits you today, check back rather than pay to hold a place. More on how we work.