What they cost
What a Holland Lop Costs
The purchase price, and then the number nobody quotes: what the first year actually costs once the rabbit is home.
A Holland Lop from us is $250 for a buck and $280 for a doe. Across the wider market expect roughly $150 to $600 depending on the breeder and the region. The first year, including the rabbit, realistically lands between $910 and $2,250.
What the first year actually costs
This is the part that catches people out. How much is a holland lop is a fair question, but it is the wrong one: the rabbit is the cheapest thing you will buy for it.
| What | First year | Note |
|---|---|---|
| The rabbit | $250 for a buck and $280 for a doe | Paid once |
| Neuter or spay | $250 to 500 | Not optional for a doe, see below |
| Pen and setup | $100 to 300 | Bigger than a pet shop cage |
| Hay, pellets, litter | $350 to 550 | Per year, ongoing |
| Carrier | $35 to 70 | Sized for the adult, not the kit |
| First vet visit | $60 to $120 | An exotics vet, not a general practice |
After the first year, the running cost settles to roughly $350 to 550 a year plus whatever the vet needs, which for a healthy rabbit is one annual check.
The spay, and why it is not optional for a doe
Unspayed does have a very high rate of uterine cancer by middle age. It is the single biggest preventable cause of early death in pet rabbits and it is the main reason a spayed indoor doe reaches the top of her lifespan range while an unspayed one often does not. Bucks are neutered to settle spraying and territorial behaviour.
Ask any practice how many rabbit anaesthetics they perform a month before you book. Rabbit anaesthesia is not the same as cat and dog anaesthesia, and the answer tells you everything.
What "cheap" Holland Lops usually are
A Holland Lop bunny advertised well under the going rate is normally one of three things: a kit sold too young to travel, a rabbit from a breeder who will not answer the phone afterwards, or not a Holland Lop at all. None of those saves money once a vet is involved.
The questions worth asking cost nothing: who is the vet, can I see the parents, and what happens if this does not work out. What a real breeder should be able to answer.
What is included in our price
A Holland Lop from Arlen Rabbitry goes home eating well on its own, litter trained, and vaccinated against RHDV with both doses given here before it travels. It travels with a written care sheet and enough of the food it was raised on to get through the first fortnight. The full list.
Collection in Bakersfield is free. Delivery anywhere else is by road, driven the whole way. A deposit applies only if you want a rabbit held for a later date. The terms every sale runs on.
Compare across the breeds
Holland Lop at $250 to $280, Mini Lop at $200, Netherland Dwarf at $250, French Lop at $350. The larger the rabbit, the larger every running cost that follows it.
See the holland lops we have now
Prices are on every listing, with photographs and what each rabbit is like.