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Chocolate Sable Point Dutch · Doe
Chocolate sable point Dutch doe, very photogenic.
$200 RHDV
Delivered to Massachusetts
Mini Lops, 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown, noticeably heavier than a Holland Lop, raised indoors in Bakersfield, California and delivered to Massachusetts by USDA certified ground pet transport. $200 for bucks and does alike.
Wondering whether a Mini Lop Rabbit can actually reach you in Massachusetts? It can, and it travels a great deal better than most people expect. We are Arlen Rabbitry in Bakersfield, California. Ground transport is arranged with a USDA certified pet transport service, your bunny goes by road in a climate-controlled vehicle, and you are welcome to collect from us instead if you prefer. $200 for bucks and does alike.
By transport, from two days. Massachusetts is 2,800 to 3,000 miles out, 3 to 4 days on the road with the stops counted in. The furthest corner of the country from us, and a nor easter will move a delivery by a day without argument. Rabbits handle the cold; stopped traffic in a storm is what we avoid.
By your own car, about 48 to 52 hours. That is two to three days each way with overnight stops, and families do it every year. The advantage is simple: you see the litter, you pick the one that comes to you rather than the one that photographed best, and nobody else carries your bunny home. Collection from us is free.
Massachusetts is 2,800 to 3,000 miles from us, 3 to 4 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.
The furthest corner of the country from us, and a nor easter will move a delivery by a day without argument. Rabbits handle the cold; stopped traffic in a storm is what we avoid.
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.
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.
Chocolate Sable Point Dutch · Doe
Chocolate sable point Dutch doe, very photogenic.
$200 RHDV
Chocolate Frosted Pearl Dutch · Buck
Steady buck, darker pearling over Dutch pattern.
$200 RHDV
Lilac Point Magpie Split · Buck
Striking lilac point magpie buck, sociable.
$200 RHDV
Chocolate Harlequin Otter HA · Doe
Chocolate harlequin otter doe, lively and bright.
$200 RHDV
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.
Same journey, same price, different rabbit. Worth comparing before the distance matters.
The rabbit is the cheapest part. Housing, a spay or neuter, hay by the bale, pellets and an annual vet visit run well past the purchase price, and Massachusetts buyers should add the delivery on top of that.
The full first-year figure, published because almost nobody quotes it.
Tell us whereabouts in Massachusetts 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.