Delivered to Maine
Netherland Dwarf Rabbits for Sale in Maine
Netherland Dwarfs, 1.5 to 2.5 lb full grown, the smallest rabbit we raise, raised indoors in Bakersfield, California and delivered to Maine by USDA certified ground pet transport. $250 for bucks and does alike.
There is no good reason a family in Maine should settle for whatever happens to be nearby. We are Arlen Rabbitry, raising Netherland Dwarf 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. $250 for bucks and does alike.
The Maine 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 Maine run is 2,950 to 3,250 miles and takes 4 to 5 days, counting the water stops and the overnight breaks that any decent transporter builds in. The furthest point in the lower 48 from Bakersfield. We are honest that this is a long journey and we plan it properly rather than quickly.
And if the drive appeals more than the wait, Bakersfield is about 51 to 56 hours from Maine, 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 Netherland Dwarf to Maine
Maine is 2,950 to 3,250 miles from us, 4 to 5 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.
Maine weather, and this breed
The furthest point in the lower 48 from Bakersfield. We are honest that this is a long journey and we plan it properly rather than quickly.
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 Maine 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 New England
Handles New England cold better than its size suggests, but it is the breed most likely to be affected by a draught, and old New England housing has draughts. Site the pen carefully and the winter is straightforward. A long indoor season needs more enrichment for this breed than for the lops.
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 Maine
Same journey, same price, different rabbit. Worth comparing before the distance matters.
- Holland Lops for sale in Maine, about 2 to 4 lb full grown
- Mini Lops for sale in Maine, 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown
- French Lops for sale in Maine, 10 lb and up full grown
Keeping a Netherland Dwarf in Maine, month to month
The two things that catch Maine 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 New Hampshire, 4 days
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Vermont, 4 days
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Massachusetts, 3 to 4 days
The rest of New England
- Netherland Dwarfs in Massachusetts
- Netherland Dwarfs in Connecticut
- Netherland Dwarfs in Rhode Island
- Netherland Dwarfs in New Hampshire
- Netherland Dwarfs in Vermont
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 Maine
Tell us whereabouts in Maine 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.