Delivered to Missouri
Netherland Dwarf Rabbits for Sale in Missouri
Netherland Dwarfs, 1.5 to 2.5 lb full grown, the smallest rabbit we raise, raised indoors in Bakersfield, California and delivered to Missouri by USDA certified ground pet transport. $250 for bucks and does alike.
Every week somebody in Missouri 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. $250 for bucks and does alike.
What happens between here and Missouri
It starts with a message: which bunny, and where in Missouri. 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.
Missouri: the timings
Two days is the floor for anywhere, and Missouri sits at 2 to 3 days because it is 1,600 to 1,900 miles of road from Bakersfield. That figure already includes the stops and the overnight breaks; it is not a straight-line estimate. Summer humidity is the thing to plan around. We travel overnight through the warmer months and keep the vehicle cool the whole way.
Driving out instead? It is about 28 to 33 hours at the wheel, two to three days each way with overnight stops. 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 Netherland Dwarf to Missouri
Missouri is 1,600 to 1,900 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.
Missouri weather, and this breed
Summer humidity is the thing to plan around. We travel overnight through the warmer months and keep the vehicle cool the whole way.
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 Missouri 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 Missouri
Same journey, same price, different rabbit. Worth comparing before the distance matters.
- Holland Lops for sale in Missouri, about 2 to 4 lb full grown
- Mini Lops for sale in Missouri, 4.5 to 6.5 lb full grown
- French Lops for sale in Missouri, 10 lb and up full grown
Why Bakersfield rather than a breeder in Missouri
You may well find one closer, and if they raise the rabbits indoors and will show you the parents then distance is a poor reason to rule them out.
What you get here is a small rabbitry where every rabbit is handled daily, one price whatever the colour, and a journey arranged with a USDA certified pet transporter.
Nearby states we deliver to
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Iowa, 2 to 3 days
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Illinois, 2 to 3 days
- Netherland Dwarfs for sale in Oklahoma, 2 to 3 days
The rest of the Midwest
- Netherland Dwarfs in Minnesota
- Netherland Dwarfs in Iowa
- Netherland Dwarfs in Illinois
- 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 Missouri
Tell us whereabouts in Missouri 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.