Getting a Holland Lop to Wyoming

Three days. A quieter route with fewer scheduled runs, so plan further ahead.

Wyoming buyers tend to be practical about animals. The conversation here is usually short.

What the Wyoming climate means for a Holland Lop

High, cold, and windy. Heat is rarely the problem. Wind and winter are. A rabbit needs shelter from wind as much as from temperature, and Wyoming has a great deal of wind.

What Wyoming owners should know

Wyoming is high, cold, and extremely windy, and the wind is the part people underestimate. A rabbit needs shelter from wind as much as from temperature, because wind strips heat and stresses a prey animal that is already inclined to be nervous. Heat is almost never the issue here. Finding an exotics vet is, and Wyoming has fewer than almost any state in the country. Cheyenne and Casper have options. If you are anywhere else, plan on a drive, and identify the clinic before the rabbit arrives.

Common questions

Does Wyoming wind matter for a rabbit?

More than people think. Wind strips heat in winter and it stresses a prey animal that is already inclined to be nervous. A rabbit needs shelter from wind as much as from temperature.

Are there rabbit vets in Wyoming?

Few. Cheyenne and Casper have options. Elsewhere you should expect a drive, and you should identify the clinic before the rabbit arrives rather than searching for one at nine at night.

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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