Delivered to Illinois
Netherland Dwarf Rabbits for Sale in Illinois
Netherland Dwarfs, 1.5 to 2.5 lb full grown, the smallest rabbit we raise, raised indoors in Bakersfield, California and delivered to Illinois by USDA certified ground pet transport. $250 for bucks and does alike.
Nothing should stop a family in Illinois who has their heart set on a Netherland Dwarf Rabbit. We are Arlen Rabbitry, we are in Bakersfield, California, and we can get your bunny joy from here to anywhere in Illinois. How do we manage that from the other side of the country? A USDA certified pet transport service does the ground run, in a climate-controlled vehicle, by road the whole way. You are also very welcome to come and collect. $250 for bucks and does alike.
The Illinois 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.
Getting to Illinois: how long, and the drive if you prefer
By transport, from two days. Illinois is 1,900 to 2,100 miles out, 2 to 3 days on the road with the stops counted in. Chicago winters bring lake-effect snow that can stop a route for a day. We watch the forecast and move the date rather than push through it.
By your own car, about 33 to 36 hours. That is two to three days each way with overnight stops, and families do it every year. The advantage is simple: you see the litter, you pick the one that comes to you rather than the one that photographed best, and nobody else carries your bunny home. Collection from us is free.
Getting a Netherland Dwarf to Illinois
Illinois is 1,900 to 2,100 miles from us, 2 to 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. A Netherland Dwarf is the easiest of the four to move. It travels in a small carrier, it eats little on the road, and it copes with a long journey better than the heavier breeds because there is simply less animal to keep cool.
Illinois weather, and this breed
Chicago winters bring lake-effect snow that can stop a route for a day. We watch the forecast and move the date rather than push through it.
Being small, a Netherland Dwarf sheds heat more efficiently than a Mini Lop, which makes summer travel less fraught. The short face is the offsetting factor though, so we still run the southern legs at night.
Netherland Dwarfs ready for Illinois 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.
Keeping a Netherland Dwarf in the Midwest
A Netherland Dwarf handles Midwest cold well for its size, provided the water does not freeze and the pen is out of the draught. The bigger regional point is that this is a bright, reactive breed and a long indoor winter needs enrichment. A bored Dwarf is a destructive one, and five months is a long time.
Size. 1.5 to 2.5 lb full grown, the smallest rabbit we raise. Care. The short face means dental alignment is worth watching properly: check the front teeth monthly and get any misalignment seen early. Otherwise low maintenance, with a short coat that needs almost nothing.
What it gets mistaken for. Confused with a young Holland Lop, because a Holland at eight weeks is about the adult size of a Netherland Dwarf. The ears settle it: Dwarfs stand upright, Hollands lop. Everything about the Netherland Dwarf.
The other three breeds, also delivered to Illinois
Same journey, same price, different rabbit. Worth comparing before the distance matters.
- Holland Lops for sale in Illinois, about 2 to 4 lb full grown
- Mini Lops for sale in Illinois, 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown
- French Lops for sale in Illinois, 10 lb and up full grown
Keeping a Netherland Dwarf in Illinois, month to month
The two things that catch Illinois owners out are the water supply in the cold months and the cooling in the hot ones, and both are cheap to solve before they matter rather than during.
Everything else is the same as it would be anywhere: unlimited timothy hay, a pellet ration measured rather than topped up, and fresh greens introduced slowly. What we feed and why.
Nearby states we deliver to
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Wisconsin, 2 to 3 days
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Indiana, 3 days
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Missouri, 2 to 3 days
The rest of the Midwest
- Netherland Dwarfs in Minnesota
- Netherland Dwarfs in Iowa
- Netherland Dwarfs in Missouri
- Netherland Dwarfs in Wisconsin
- Netherland Dwarfs in Indiana
- Netherland Dwarfs in Ohio
- Netherland Dwarfs in Michigan
Before you decide
- Netherland Dwarfs 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 Netherland Dwarf for Illinois
Tell us whereabouts in Illinois 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.