Suki
Chocolate Sable Point Dutch · Doe
Chocolate sable point Dutch doe, very photogenic.
$200 RHDV
Delivered to Utah
Mini Lop Rabbits for Sale in Utah
Mini Lops, 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown, noticeably heavier than a Holland Lop, raised indoors in Bakersfield, California and delivered to Utah by USDA certified ground pet transport. $200 for bucks and does alike.
Every week somebody in Utah asks whether we can really get a bunny that far. We can, and this page sets out exactly how. We are Arlen Rabbitry in Bakersfield, California. The ground run is handled by a USDA certified pet transport service in a climate-controlled vehicle, and collection from us is always an option if you fancy the drive. $200 for bucks and does alike.
What happens between here and Utah
It starts with a message: which bunny, and where in Utah. We price that run for your address and come back with a date, and the date is chosen by the weather on the route rather than by what is convenient.
Then a USDA certified pet transport service takes over the ground leg. They do this for a living, in a climate-controlled vehicle, with regular stops for water and a look at the animal. There is no flight involved at any point and your bunny never travels as cargo.
They hand your bunny to you at your door, in person, and you will have heard from us while it was on the road rather than only at the end.
Utah: the timings
Two days is the floor for anywhere, and Utah sits at 1 to 2 days because it is 600 to 800 miles of road from Bakersfield. That figure already includes the stops and the overnight breaks; it is not a straight-line estimate. Straightforward most of the year. Winter over the passes into Salt Lake is the only thing that moves a date.
Driving out instead? It is about 10 to 14 hours at the wheel, two days each way with an overnight stop. 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 Utah
Utah is 600 to 800 miles from us, 1 to 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.
Utah weather, and this breed
Straightforward most of the year. Winter over the passes into Salt Lake is the only thing that moves a date.
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 Utah 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.
Bruno
Chocolate Frosted Pearl Dutch · Buck
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$200 RHDV
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Lilac Point Magpie Split · Buck
Striking lilac point magpie buck, sociable.
$200 RHDV
Pixie
Chocolate Harlequin Otter HA · Doe
Chocolate harlequin otter doe, lively and bright.
$200 RHDV
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 delivered to Utah
Same journey, same price, different rabbit. Worth comparing before the distance matters.
- Holland Lops for sale in Utah, about 2 to 4 lb full grown
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Utah, 1.5 to 2.5 lb full grown
- French Lops for sale in Utah, 10 lb and up full grown
What arrives with your Mini Lop
A care sheet written for this breed rather than for rabbits in general, enough of the food it is already on to change over across a week, and its date of birth and parentage in writing. The full list.
Have a vet in mind before it travels to Utah. Rabbits need a vet who actually sees rabbits, and that is worth checking in advance rather than in an emergency.
Nearby states we deliver to
- Mini Lops for sale in Nevada, 1 day
- Mini Lops for sale in Idaho, 1 to 2 days
- Mini Lops for sale in Arizona, 1 day
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 Utah
Tell us whereabouts in Utah 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.