Domino
Lilac Point Magpie Split · Buck
Striking lilac point magpie buck, sociable.
$200 RHDV
Delivered to North Carolina
Mini Lop Rabbits for Sale in North Carolina
Mini Lops, 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown, noticeably heavier than a Holland Lop, raised indoors in Bakersfield, California and delivered to North Carolina by USDA certified ground pet transport. $200 for bucks and does alike.
A Mini Lop Rabbit from our house to your door in North Carolina. 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 North Carolina?
You tell us which one you want and roughly where in North Carolina 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.
North Carolina: the timings
Two days is the floor for anywhere, and North Carolina sits at 3 to 4 days because it is 2,300 to 2,600 miles of road from Bakersfield. That figure already includes the stops and the overnight breaks; it is not a straight-line estimate. The coastal plain gets humid in July and August; the Piedmont and mountains are moderate. We schedule around the eastern half in summer.
Driving out instead? It is about 40 to 45 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 North Carolina
North Carolina is 2,300 to 2,600 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.
North Carolina weather, and this breed
The coastal plain gets humid in July and August; the Piedmont and mountains are moderate. We schedule around the eastern half in summer.
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 North Carolina 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.
Misty
Lilac Frosted Pearl Vienna Marked · Doe
Palest coat here, gentle and unhurried.
$200 RHDV
Pixie
Chocolate Harlequin Otter HA · Doe
Chocolate harlequin otter doe, lively and bright.
$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 South
Of our four breeds this is the one we are most careful about sending into the Deep South. A denser body sheds heat slowly and Southern humidity removes the mechanism it would use. It is entirely doable with air conditioning and it is not doable without. We will say that plainly before you commit rather than after.
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 North Carolina
Same journey, same price, different rabbit. Worth comparing before the distance matters.
- Holland Lops for sale in North Carolina, about 2 to 4 lb full grown
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in North Carolina, 1.5 to 2.5 lb full grown
- French Lops for sale in North Carolina, 10 lb and up full grown
Buying at a distance, honestly
You cannot walk in and look, so the questions matter more. Ask for a video call with the rabbit before you send anything. Ask what happens if it does not work out. Ask how many litters we run a year and you will get a number rather than a change of subject.
We would rather answer all three now than have a Mini Lop come back from North Carolina at six months.
Nearby states we deliver to
- Mini Lops for sale in South Carolina, 3 to 4 days
- Mini Lops for sale in Virginia, 4 days
- Mini Lops for sale in Georgia, 3 days
The rest of the South
- Mini Lops in Texas
- Mini Lops in Georgia
- Mini Lops in Florida
- Mini Lops in Arkansas
- Mini Lops in Louisiana
- Mini Lops in Mississippi
- Mini Lops in Alabama
- Mini Lops in Tennessee
- Mini Lops in Kentucky
- Mini Lops in South Carolina
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 North Carolina
Tell us whereabouts in North Carolina 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.