Bruno
Chocolate Frosted Pearl Dutch · Buck
Steady buck, darker pearling over Dutch pattern.
$200 RHDV
Delivered to Maine
Mini Lop Rabbits for Sale in Maine
Mini Lops, 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown, noticeably heavier than a Holland Lop, raised indoors in Bakersfield, California and delivered to Maine by USDA certified ground pet transport. $200 for bucks and does alike.
Every week somebody in Maine asks whether we can really get a bunny that far. We can, and this page sets out exactly how. We are Arlen Rabbitry in Bakersfield, California. The ground run is handled by a USDA certified pet transport service in a climate-controlled vehicle, and collection from us is always an option if you fancy the drive. $200 for bucks and does alike.
Questions we get about getting a bunny to Maine
Who actually does the driving? A USDA certified pet transport service. They carry live animals for a living, in a climate-controlled vehicle, and they stop regularly for water and a check.
Is my bunny ever flown? No. Road the whole way, every time. Nothing of ours goes in a cargo hold.
What does it cost? Quoted for your address rather than off a chart, and you are told before you commit.
How is the date set? Around the weather on the route. We would rather move a run than send a rabbit into heat or snow.
Can I just come and get it? Yes, and you are very welcome to.
Maine: the timings
Two days is the floor for anywhere, and Maine sits at 4 to 5 days because it is 2,950 to 3,250 miles of road from Bakersfield. That figure already includes the stops and the overnight breaks; it is not a straight-line estimate. The furthest point in the lower 48 from Bakersfield. We are honest that this is a long journey and we plan it properly rather than quickly.
Driving out instead? It is about 51 to 56 hours at the wheel, two to three days each way with overnight stops. Worth it for a lot of people, because you get to handle the whole litter before you decide and your bunny travels home with you rather than with anybody else. There is no charge for collecting.
Getting a Mini Lop to Maine
Maine is 2,950 to 3,250 miles from us, 4 to 5 days on the road. The run is handled by a USDA certified pet transport service, in a climate-controlled vehicle with regular stops for water and a check. Your bunny goes by road the whole way: never flown, and never shipped as cargo.
What this breed's size means for the journey. At 4.5 to 6.5 lb a Mini Lop needs a larger carrier than a Holland and more airflow around it. Not a difficulty, just a bigger box and one more stop on a long run.
Maine weather, and this breed
The furthest point in the lower 48 from Bakersfield. We are honest that this is a long journey and we plan it properly rather than quickly.
The denser body holds heat longer than a Holland Lop does, so a Mini Lop is the one we are most careful with on a summer run. Overnight travel from May onward, without exception.
Mini Lops ready for Maine now
Raised indoors and handled daily. If one of these has gone by the time you write, ask and we will tell you honestly what is coming rather than take a deposit against a maybe.
Pixie
Chocolate Harlequin Otter HA · Doe
Chocolate harlequin otter doe, lively and bright.
$200 RHDV
Domino
Lilac Point Magpie Split · Buck
Striking lilac point magpie buck, sociable.
$200 RHDV
Misty
Lilac Frosted Pearl Vienna Marked · Doe
Palest coat here, gentle and unhurried.
$200 RHDV
Keeping a Mini Lop in New England
A heavier rabbit with a good coat is well suited to a New England winter, and the Mini Lop is the one of our four we worry about least in a Vermont February. Watch the water rather than the temperature: an unheated mudroom will freeze a bottle overnight, and a rabbit this size drinks more than people expect.
Size. 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown, noticeably heavier than a Holland Lop. Care. The heavier body means nails wear less and need cutting more often, roughly monthly. Watch the weight: a Mini Lop will happily eat past what it needs, and an overweight rabbit cannot groom its own back end properly, which causes real problems.
What it gets mistaken for. Frequently sold as a Holland Lop by people who do not know the difference, and the two are not interchangeable: a Mini Lop is roughly twice the weight. Ask for the adult weight of both parents. Everything about the Mini Lop.
The other three breeds, also delivered to Maine
Same journey, same price, different rabbit. Worth comparing before the distance matters.
- Holland Lops for sale in Maine, about 2 to 4 lb full grown
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Maine, 1.5 to 2.5 lb full grown
- French Lops for sale in Maine, 10 lb and up full grown
Why Bakersfield rather than a breeder in Maine
You may well find one closer, and if they raise the rabbits indoors and will show you the parents then distance is a poor reason to rule them out.
What you get here is a small rabbitry where every rabbit is handled daily, one price whatever the colour, and a journey arranged with a USDA certified pet transporter.
Nearby states we deliver to
- Mini Lops for sale in New Hampshire, 4 days
- Mini Lops for sale in Vermont, 4 days
- Mini Lops for sale in Massachusetts, 3 to 4 days
The rest of New England
- Mini Lops in Massachusetts
- Mini Lops in Connecticut
- Mini Lops in Rhode Island
- Mini Lops in New Hampshire
- Mini Lops in Vermont
Before you decide
- Mini Lops by state, all 48
- Buck or doe, which matters more than colour
- What the first year costs
- What comes home with your rabbit
- Sales policy and deposits
- What families have said
Ask about a Mini Lop for Maine
Tell us whereabouts in Maine you are and whether you want a buck or a doe, and we will give you the price, the transit time and an honest view of when it could travel.