Netherland Dwarf Rabbits for Sale in Vermont

Getting a Netherland Dwarf to Vermont

Vermont is 2,800 to 3,100 miles from us, 4 days on the road. We drive it ourselves in a climate-controlled vehicle with regular stops. No depot, no holding facility, no handover between carriers, and never flown or 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.

Vermont weather, and this breed

Cold suits a rabbit. Mountain roads in a February storm do not, so winter dates are planned around the forecast.

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.

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.

Why Bakersfield rather than a breeder in Vermont

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 we drive ourselves rather than hand to a courier.