Domino
Lilac Point Magpie Split · Buck
Striking lilac point magpie buck, sociable.
$200 RHDV
Delivered to South Dakota
Mini Lop Rabbits for Sale in South Dakota
Mini Lops, 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown, noticeably heavier than a Holland Lop, raised indoors in Bakersfield, California and delivered to South Dakota by USDA certified ground pet transport. $200 for bucks and does alike.
There is no good reason a family in South Dakota should settle for whatever happens to be nearby. We are Arlen Rabbitry, raising Mini Lop Rabbits indoors in Bakersfield, California, and sending them across the country by USDA certified ground pet transport. Climate controlled, by road, never flown. Or come and fetch yours yourself, which a fair few people do. $200 for bucks and does alike.
The South Dakota run, start to finish
Before. You pick your bunny and tell us your nearest town. We quote the transport for that address and give you a date, planned around the weather on the route. Nothing is paid before you know the number.
During. A USDA certified pet transport service takes it from here. Road the whole way in a climate-controlled vehicle, stopping regularly for water and a check. No flight, no cargo hold, no airline.
After. Your bunny is handed to you in person at your address, with the paperwork and everything they are going home with. You will have heard from us along the way.
How long will I be waiting?
From two days. The South Dakota run is 1,500 to 1,800 miles and takes 3 days, counting the water stops and the overnight breaks that any decent transporter builds in. Straightforward outside deep winter, when a storm can move a date by a day.
And if the drive appeals more than the wait, Bakersfield is about 26 to 31 hours from South Dakota, which most people split as two to three days each way with overnight stops. Come and collect, meet the litter, take your time choosing. It costs nothing but the fuel.
Getting a Mini Lop to South Dakota
South Dakota is 1,500 to 1,800 miles from us, 3 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.
South Dakota weather, and this breed
Straightforward outside deep winter, when a storm can move a date by a day.
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 South Dakota 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
Pearl
Chocolate Frosted Pearl Fox Vienna Marked · Doe
Pearled coat, blue eyes, easy to handle.
$200 RHDV
Pixie
Chocolate Harlequin Otter HA · Doe
Chocolate harlequin otter doe, lively and bright.
$200 RHDV
Keeping a Mini Lop in the Great Plains
A solid, heavy rabbit suits plains weather better than a light one: it is less bothered by wind chill and it holds condition through a cold snap. The caution is the reverse of the Holland's. Where a small rabbit chills, a Mini Lop overheats, so a summer power cut in Kansas is the scenario to have a plan for.
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 South Dakota
Same journey, same price, different rabbit. Worth comparing before the distance matters.
- Holland Lops for sale in South Dakota, about 2 to 4 lb full grown
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in South Dakota, 1.5 to 2.5 lb full grown
- French Lops for sale in South Dakota, 10 lb and up full grown
Finding a rabbit vet in South Dakota
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 North Dakota, 3 days
- Mini Lops for sale in Minnesota, 2 to 3 days
- Mini Lops for sale in Iowa, 2 to 3 days
The rest of the Great Plains
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 South Dakota
Tell us whereabouts in South Dakota 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.