What they cost
What a Mini Lop Costs
The purchase price, and then the number nobody quotes: what the first year actually costs once the rabbit is home.
A Mini Lop from us is $200. 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 $860 and $2,170.
What the first year actually costs
This is the part that catches people out. How much is a mini 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 | $200 | Paid once |
| Neuter or spay | $250 to 500 | Not optional for a doe, see below |
| Pen and setup | $120 to 320 | Bigger than a pet shop cage |
| Hay, pellets, litter | $400 to 600 | Per year, ongoing |
| Carrier | $40 to 80 | 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 $400 to 600 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.
Imported lines, and what that does to the price
Ours descend from imported European stock, which is why the colours carry German names and why you will not find most of them in an American herd. That does not make them cost more here: a Mini Lop is a Mini Lop, and the price is the same whatever the coat. The colours explained.
What is included in our price
A Mini 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 mini lops we have now
Prices are on every listing, with photographs and what each rabbit is like.