Domino
Lilac Point Magpie Split · Buck
Striking lilac point magpie buck, sociable.
$200 RHDV
Delivered to Montana
Mini Lop Rabbits for Sale in Montana
Mini Lops, 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown, noticeably heavier than a Holland Lop, raised indoors in Bakersfield, California and delivered to Montana by USDA certified ground pet transport. $200 for bucks and does alike.
A Mini Lop Rabbit from our house to your door in Montana. That is the short version. The longer one: we are Arlen Rabbitry in Bakersfield, California, the ground run is done by a USDA certified pet transport service in a climate-controlled vehicle, and nothing we send is ever flown or shipped as cargo. Collection from Bakersfield is welcome any day you can get here. $200 for bucks and does alike.
So how does a bunny actually get to Montana?
You tell us which one you want and roughly where in Montana you are. We come back with a price for your actual address rather than a figure off a chart, and a date chosen around what the route looks like that week rather than around the calendar.
From there it is a USDA certified pet transport service doing the ground leg. Climate-controlled vehicle, regular stops for water and a check, and a carrier with enough room to turn round and stretch out. Your bunny is never flown and never goes as cargo.
At the far end the transporter hands your bunny to you in person at your door, and you hear from us while the run is happening rather than only when it is finished.
Montana: the timings
Two days is the floor for anywhere, and Montana sits at 2 days because it is 1,100 to 1,400 miles of road from Bakersfield. That figure already includes the stops and the overnight breaks; it is not a straight-line estimate. Cold is fine for a rabbit. Snow closing the route is not, so winter deliveries are planned around the forecast.
Driving out instead? It is about 19 to 24 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 Montana
Montana is 1,100 to 1,400 miles from us, 2 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.
Montana weather, and this breed
Cold is fine for a rabbit. Snow closing the route is not, so winter deliveries are planned around the forecast.
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 Montana 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
Misty
Lilac Frosted Pearl Vienna Marked · Doe
Palest coat here, gentle and unhurried.
$200 RHDV
Pearl
Chocolate Frosted Pearl Fox Vienna Marked · Doe
Pearled coat, blue eyes, easy to handle.
$200 RHDV
Keeping a Mini Lop in the Mountain West
The Mini Lop's extra weight is an advantage in a Mountain West winter and a disadvantage in the summer swing. It carries condition well and stays warm easily. What it does not do is shed heat quickly when a mountain afternoon turns hot, so shade and airflow matter more than heating ever will.
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 Montana
Same journey, same price, different rabbit. Worth comparing before the distance matters.
- Holland Lops for sale in Montana, about 2 to 4 lb full grown
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Montana, 1.5 to 2.5 lb full grown
- French Lops for sale in Montana, 10 lb and up full grown
Finding a rabbit vet in Montana
Do this before the rabbit arrives, not during an emergency. Rabbits are exotics to most practices, and a vet who sees them regularly is a different proposition from one who will. Ring round and ask directly how many rabbits they see in a month.
It matters more than the breed you pick. A Mini Lop with a good local vet does better than any rabbit without one.
Nearby states we deliver to
- Mini Lops for sale in Idaho, 1 to 2 days
- Mini Lops for sale in Wyoming, 2 days
- Mini Lops for sale in North Dakota, 3 days
The rest of the Mountain West
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 Montana
Tell us whereabouts in Montana 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.