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Delivered to New Mexico
Mini Lop Rabbits for Sale in New Mexico
Mini Lops, 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown, noticeably heavier than a Holland Lop, raised indoors in Bakersfield, California and driven to New Mexico by us. $200 for bucks and does alike.
We are in Bakersfield, California, not in New Mexico, and we would rather say so than build a page pretending we are down the road from you. What we do is drive to you: 1 to 2 days to Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho or anywhere smaller, arranged by us rather than handed to a courier. $200 for bucks and does alike.
Getting a Mini Lop to New Mexico
New Mexico is 800 to 1,000 miles from us, 1 to 2 days on the road. We drive it ourselves in a climate-controlled vehicle with regular stops. No depot, no holding facility, no handover between carriers, and never flown or 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.
New Mexico weather, and this breed
Out along the I-40 and one of our easier long runs. Summer through the low desert stretch goes overnight.
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 New Mexico now
Raised indoors and handled daily. If this one has gone, ask and we will tell you honestly what is coming rather than take a deposit against a maybe.
Keeping a Mini Lop in the desert Southwest
A Mini Lop carries more body than a Holland and holds heat longer, which makes the Southwest summer a real consideration rather than a caution. Dry air helps, and the ears do their job well in it, but a 6lb rabbit in a Phoenix garage in July is a serious risk. Indoors, cooled, with more water than you 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 driven to New Mexico
Same journey, same price, different rabbit. Worth comparing before the distance matters.
- Holland Lops for sale in New Mexico, about 2 to 4 lb full grown
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in New Mexico, 1.5 to 2.5 lb full grown
- French Lops for sale in New Mexico, 10 lb and up full grown
Is a Mini Lop right for your household?
Worth settling before the distance and the delivery. The steadiest of the four in our experience, and the one we suggest to somebody who wants a rabbit that will sit still and be handled. The extra weight makes them feel solid rather than delicate.
If that does not describe your household, say so and we will tell you which of the four would suit better. Sometimes the answer is none of them, and that is a better outcome than a rabbit in the wrong home in New Mexico.
Nearby states we drive to
- Mini Lops for sale in Arizona, 1 day
- Mini Lops for sale in Texas, 2 to 3 days
- Mini Lops for sale in Colorado, 2 days
The rest of the desert Southwest
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 New Mexico
Tell us whereabouts in New Mexico 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.