Getting a Holland Lop to Tennessee

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East Tennessee is one of the easier parts of the south for keeping a rabbit.

What the Tennessee climate means for a Holland Lop

Memphis is hot and humid. Knoxville and the east, up in the hills, are noticeably milder. Nashville sits between the two. Summers matter here, winters mostly do not.

What Tennessee owners should know

Memphis in the west is hot, humid and hard on a rabbit. Knoxville and the eastern hills are meaningfully milder, and Chattanooga sits between. Nashville is somewhere in the middle of all of it. East Tennessee is one of the easier parts of the south for keeping a Holland Lop, and it is worth knowing which end of the state you are in before you plan the summer. The University of Tennessee runs a veterinary school in Knoxville with exotics capability, and the major metros have private options.

Common questions

Is east or west Tennessee better for a rabbit?

East, clearly. Knoxville and the hills are meaningfully milder than Memphis, which is hot, humid and hard on a Holland Lop. Nashville sits somewhere in between.

Where is the nearest exotics vet in Tennessee?

The University of Tennessee runs a veterinary school in Knoxville with exotics capability, and the major metros have private options.

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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