Getting a Holland Lop to Washington

The far end of the I-5 run. Two to three days depending on the route.

Seattle buyers rarely have a heat problem. Spokane buyers sometimes do.

What the Washington climate means for a Holland Lop

Western Washington is comfortable for rabbits nearly year round. Eastern Washington, around Spokane, is a different proposition: hot dry summers and genuinely cold winters. Damp is the western problem, not heat, and a damp rabbit in a cold garage is its own risk.

What Washington owners should know

Seattle and the Puget Sound are comfortable for rabbits nearly year round, and the main risk is damp rather than heat. A rabbit in a cold damp garage is at risk of respiratory infection, which is easy to miss and unpleasant to treat. Spokane and eastern Washington are a genuinely different climate, with hot dry summers and real winters. Washington State University runs a veterinary teaching hospital in Pullman that sees exotics, which is worth knowing if something goes seriously wrong and you are in the east of the state.

Common questions

Does Washington damp affect rabbits?

It can. A rabbit in a cold damp garage is at risk of respiratory infection, which is easy to miss and unpleasant to treat. Heat is rarely the issue west of the Cascades. Spokane and the east are a different climate entirely.

Where can I find a rabbit vet in Washington?

Seattle and Tacoma have good options. Washington State University runs a veterinary teaching hospital in Pullman that sees exotics, which matters if you are in the east of the state.

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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