Domino
Lilac Point Magpie Split · Buck
Striking lilac point magpie buck, sociable.
$200 RHDV
Delivered to Rhode Island
Mini Lop Rabbits for Sale in Rhode Island
Mini Lops, 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown, noticeably heavier than a Holland Lop, raised indoors in Bakersfield, California and delivered to Rhode Island by USDA certified ground pet transport. $200 for bucks and does alike.
Two ways this works if you are in Rhode Island. We bring your bunny to you, or you come and fetch them. We are Arlen Rabbitry in Bakersfield, California. The first is a coordinated ground run with a USDA certified pet transport service, climate controlled and by road the whole way. The second is a drive out, a proper look at the litter, and your bunny home on somebody's lap.
Both are straightforward and we will talk you through either. $200 for bucks and does alike.
So how does a bunny actually get to Rhode Island?
You tell us which one you want and roughly where in Rhode Island 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.
How long it takes to Rhode Island
From two days. Rhode Island is 2,800 to 3,050 miles from us, which works out at 4 days by road once the stops and overnight breaks are counted. Small state, long drive. Cold is fine; a storm stopping traffic is what we avoid.
If you would rather drive it yourself, Bakersfield is about 48 to 53 hours from Rhode Island behind the wheel, two to three days each way with overnight stops. A good number of families do exactly that: you meet the parents, you choose in person rather than from a photograph, and your bunny comes home on somebody's lap. Collection is free and we work around whatever time you can get here.
Getting a Mini Lop to Rhode Island
Rhode Island is 2,800 to 3,050 miles from us, 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.
Rhode Island weather, and this breed
Small state, long drive. Cold is fine; a storm stopping traffic 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.
Mini Lops ready for Rhode Island 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 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 Rhode Island
Same journey, same price, different rabbit. Worth comparing before the distance matters.
- Holland Lops for sale in Rhode Island, about 2 to 4 lb full grown
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Rhode Island, 1.5 to 2.5 lb full grown
- French Lops for sale in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island at six months.
Nearby states we deliver to
- Mini Lops for sale in Massachusetts, 3 to 4 days
- Mini Lops for sale in Connecticut, 4 days
- Mini Lops for sale in New York, 4 days
The rest of New England
- Mini Lops in Massachusetts
- Mini Lops in Connecticut
- Mini Lops in New Hampshire
- Mini Lops in Vermont
- Mini Lops in Maine
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 Rhode Island
Tell us whereabouts in Rhode Island 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.