Holland Lop Bunnies for Sale in Maine

Getting a Holland Lop to Maine

Maine is 2,950 to 3,250 miles from us, 4 to 5 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. At 2 to 4 lb a Holland Lop travels in a compact carrier with room to turn round and stretch out, which is what you want for a journey of any length. Small enough that the carrier sits in the cab with us rather than in the back.

Maine weather, and this breed

The furthest point in the lower 48 from Bakersfield. We are honest that this is a long journey and we plan it properly rather than quickly.

Holland Lops carry a dense enough coat that heat matters more than cold. Above about 80F they are uncomfortable and above 85F it becomes genuinely risky, which is why the southern runs go overnight.

Holland Lops in Maine, specifically

Maine is the furthest point in the lower 48 from Bakersfield and a four to five day run. We are honest that this is a long journey, and we plan it properly rather than quickly: the date is set well ahead, the route is checked in the final week, and we would rather move it than push through weather.

For the rabbit, Maine is an easy climate. Cold is a non-event for a Holland Lop indoors and the summers are short and mild. On temperature alone Maine asks less of this breed than most of the country does.

Two Maine realities. The winter is long rather than severe, and five or six months of indoor-only life needs a pen big enough to be the rabbit's whole world for a while, with things to chew that change every week or two. And veterinary access is genuinely limited outside Portland and Bangor. If you are further north or on the coast, find out now which practice sees rabbits and how far it is, because in February that drive is longer than it looks on a map.

Keeping a Holland Lop in New England

Cold is the least of a Holland Lop's problems and New England winters are a non-event for a rabbit indoors. What does matter is the length of the winter: five months of no outdoor time means the pen has to be big enough to be the whole world for a while, and boredom in a bored rabbit shows up as chewing.

Size. About 2 to 4 lb full grown, the smallest of the lop breeds. Care. A Holland Lop needs its coat checked rather than groomed: a weekly once-over for mats behind the ears and around the tail is the whole of it. Nails every four to six weeks. They are prone to dental trouble if the hay runs out, so unlimited timothy hay is not optional.

What it gets mistaken for. Most often confused with the Mini Lop, which is a different and noticeably heavier breed rather than a bigger Holland. If a seller uses the two names interchangeably, they are not paying attention. Everything about the Holland Lop.

Housing a Holland Lop indoors

Every rabbit we raise lives indoors and we would ask that yours does too. A hutch at the bottom of a Maine 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. About 2 to 4 lb full grown, the smallest of the lop breeds, so size the pen off that rather than off what a pet shop sells.