California
Beautiful Holland Lops for Sale in California
Blue-eyed Holland Lops for sale in California, flown to your airport or driven west by ground.
Hi there! We’re a small rabbitry down in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and we would love to help YOU bring home the bunny you’ve been dreaming about.
Here’s the good news for Californians before you scroll away over the distance: getting one of our rabbits out to you costs less than most folks guess.
We’re Rhythm & Bleu, and we raise Blue-Eyed White and Vienna-marked Holland Lops that go home all across the Golden State, coast to valley to desert. We’re an American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) registered rabbitry.
Here is why people come to us
Holland Lops for Sale in California, and What Makes Ours Different
So why would a California family buy a Holland Lop from a little rabbitry in Oklahoma?
The answer is color. The Blue-Eyed White is one of the hardest varieties in the whole breed to produce. The gene behind it is recessive, so both parents have to carry it, and even then only part of a litter shows up with that clean white coat and those startling blue eyes.
Most breeders never chase it. We built our whole herd around it.
It isn’t only the snow-white ones, either. That same Vienna gene brings the blue eyes to colorful coats too, blue, chocolate, harlequin, as well as the blue eyed white Holland Lops.
Every one of our bunnies are pedigreed, raised underfoot, and handled from the day they’re born for the sweetest temperament possible. Vienna gene first, type always, and as socailable as can be. These are the foundations of our breeding program.
Current Kits for Sale
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Getting a rabbit to California
Two ways home
You’re always welcome to meet us in person in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and take your bunny home that same day. It’s a road trip for though, so for Californians, it usually comes down to two ways home.
Ground transport
From, varies by route
Ground is the budget way west.
If you live along that spine, think Barstow, Victorville, San Bernardino, the Los Angeles basin, you’re sitting on the main line, and a run your direction tends to come together faster. Buyers up in the Bay Area or the far north are a longer reach, and for them air is often the kinder call.
One thing to note on ground: you’ll book the run yourself. If you’re feeling lost, we can help you figure out which transporter is heading your way soon. Then you contact the transporter and make the booking. We’ve booked plenty of these so we’re happy to help. We got you.
Your bunny rides climate-controlled as one stop on a bigger loop, and sharing that loop is what keeps the fare pocket-book friendly. We pack plenty of hay and pellets for the miles, and we always send a pedigree too.
Air transport
About a day
For a haul as long as Oklahoma to California, air can be the easier choice. It’s the fastest way home, and the easiest on the rabbit, one calm day in climate-controlled cargo instead of a week or two of stops on a transport route.
It’s $650, whether your airport is LAX, SFO, Sacramento, San Diego, or Fresno. We also cargo ship to: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Fresno, Humboldt County, Long Beach, Monterey, Ontario, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Ana/Orange County, and Santa Barbara. The price covers the cargo ticket, an airline-approved carrier, food and water for the trip, and the health certificate and acclimation statement the airline requires.
Here’s the part buyers love most. Unlike ground, where you book the transporter yourself, air is one line item we take right off your plate. We handle the booking for you.
One planning note: airlines book their cargo slots roughly two weeks out, so the sooner you commit, the smoother your date lines up.
The part that needs a bit of explaining
What California requires
California is one of the strictest states in the country about rabbits, and for a good reason. Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease is established out west, and California has found it in its own wild rabbits. So the state guards its border.
Here’s how the rule actually reads. California requires a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, dated within 72 hours of the trip, for rabbits coming from a state that has had Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease diagnosed in the prior 12 months. From a clean-origin state, no certificate and no entry permit are required at all.
And that is exactly where we win. Oklahoma has stayed clean of RHD, so our rabbits sail through California’s rule with no permit, no exam, and no paperwork for ground or pickup. Strict state, spotless origin.
If your bunny flies, the airline requires a health certificate no matter what, so that one is already built into the air price. You never have to think about it.
You can read the rule straight from the source on the California Department of Food and Agriculture Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease page.
California
Questions we get
Do I need a health certificate to bring a rabbit into California?
Not from us. Oklahoma hasn’t had a case of RHD, so for our Holland lops for sale in California ground and pickup buyers the answer is no, nothing to file. If your rabbit flies, the airline requires one and it’s already included in the air price.
How long does ground transport take?
It depends where you land on the driver’s loop, since they build the schedule around the whole load. For California it can run anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks from pickup. We’ll help you find a transporter and read the routes if this is all new to you.
Is air really worth it all the way to California?
For a lot of California buyers, yes. It’s $650 to 11 different major airports in California, it can be easier on the rabbit than a long road trip, and we handle every piece of the booking. If cargo is your pick, just say the word and we’ll get your bun’s flight lined up.
Can I still meet you in person?
Of course, you’re always welcome. Just know Sapulpa is a drive from the coast, so most California families choose air cargo or ground transport instead. If you’re up for the road trip, you’ll meet your bun and take them home the same day.
I just want a sweet pet rabbit and don’t really know the breeds. Where do I start?
You’re exactly who we love to help! A lot of folks searching “rabbits for sale in California” or “bunnies for sale” aren’t breed experts yet, and that is totally okay. Holland Lops are one of the friendliest pet breeds around: small, floppy-eared, calm, and wonderful with kids. If you want a gentle bunny and don’t care about the fancy names, you’re in exactly the right place.
Community
Rabbit clubs in California
One of the perks of buying Holland Lops for sale in California is the community you land in. This is one of the most active rabbit states in the country, with a full calendar of shows and a club for nearly every corner.
Statewide
California State Rabbit & Cavy Breeders Association
The state’s umbrella association, running an annual convention show (recently in Fresno) with Holland Lop sanctioned.
Breed specialty
NorCal Holland Lop Rabbit Club
A Holland-Lop-specific club for Northern California fanciers. Nationally, the Holland Lop Rabbit Specialty Club is worth joining too.
A different district than us
ARBA District 2
California sits in District 2 with Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Hawaii, a neighbor to our own District 4 back in Oklahoma.
Where to see rabbits shown
The Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose host ARBA-sanctioned rabbit and cavy shows through the year, Holland Lops for sale in California included.
Use the ARBA club search to filter by California for current local and youth clubs with contacts.
The honest ups and downs
Owning a Holland Lop in California
Every state has its own rhythm for rabbit keeping, and once you’ve picked out your Holland Lops for sale in California, it helps to know what you’re walking into.
The advantages are real. You’re joining a huge, active community. Shows, mentors, and rabbit-savvy help are closer than in most states. Along the coast the climate is about as kind to Holland lop as it gets, mild and even most of the year. And because California takes rabbit health seriously, the RHDV2 vaccine is available through exotic vets here, which can offer you some peace of mind.
The challenges are just as real, and they mostly come down to heat and biosecurity. Step inland to the Central Valley or the desert and summer turns brutal for dense-coated Holland Lops for sale in California. Wild rabbits carry RHD in parts of the state, so keeping your rabbit off shared ground and away from wild rabbits is an important consideration.
The upside of that strictness: a vaccinated rabbit and a rabbit-savvy vet are both easier to line up in California than in most of the country. Ask your vet about the RHDV2 vaccine at your first visit.
Line one up early
Rabbit-savvy vets in California
Rabbits are considered exotic pets, so you will need an “exotic” vet. Having one lined up before you need it can really save the day.
These clinics all see exotics, turn up on the rabbit community’s own vet lists, and carry strong reviews. Every practice is its own place, though, so please call ahead to confirm they’re taking new bunny patients and trust your own read on whether the fit feels right for you and your rabbit.
Greater Los Angeles
Exotic Animal Veterinary Center
Pasadena. A well-known rabbit and exotic practice serving the LA area.
San Francisco Bay Area
PETS Referral Center
Berkeley. Sees exotics and runs 24/7 emergency care, which is rare and reassuring.
Central Coast
Exotic Pet Clinic of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz. A dedicated exotic clinic for the Monterey Bay stretch.
More help finding a vet
The House Rabbit Society keeps region-by-region rabbit-vet lists for California that are updated far more often than any single page can be.
Read this before summer
Holland Lops in a California summer
If you’re bringing home one of our Holland Lops for sale in California, the weather is the first thing to plan for. And because California is really several climates bunched up under the hat of one state name, the care your bun needs depends a lot on where you land.
On the coast, from the Bay Area down through the beach cities, you’ve got it easy. The soft coastal breeze keeps things mild, and in this climate, a Holland lop for sale in California barely notices the year turn over. Cold isn’t your worry either. That plush coat handles a chilly night just fine.
Inland is the whole different story. The Central Valley, Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield, and the desert around the Mojave and Palm Springs bake through summer, with afternoons pushing past 100 degrees. That’s the danger zone for a dense-coated bun, and it’s where trouble can begin to brew for a poor toasty bun.
- Freeze a couple of water bottles and rotate them into the pen. Your bunny will stretch out flat against one like it was their idea.
- Set a fan so it moves air across the hutch, drawn past them, never blasting straight at your Holland.
- Put down real shade that accounts for where the sun sits at 4 p.m., not just where it lands at breakfast.
- Feel the ears. Ears gone hot and flushed are the early sign of a bun in trouble.
- On a triple-digit Valley afternoon, the kindest move is simple: carry them inside to the AC.
If you’re anywhere inland, plan your setup around shade and airflow from day one rather than scrambling in July. Coastal buyers can relax a little, but keep the same tools on hand for the odd heat wave.
More on keeping rabbits cool from the House Rabbit Society, and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources has extension offices and 4-H rabbit resources in nearly every California county.
A little California history
The state that named a rabbit
Here’s something most buyers never think about. California is one of the few states with a rabbit breed literally named after it.
Back in 1923, a fur buyer named George West set up in Lynwood, just south of Los Angeles, with a goal in mind. He wanted to build the perfect meat-and-fur rabbit. He crossed New Zealand Whites for size, Standard Chinchillas for a dense coat, and Himalayans for their dark points, and after years of patient pairings the Californian rabbit was born.
West was protective of his work. He’d only share breeding stock with two trusted friends, Wesley Dixon over in Glendale and Roy Fisher down in Pomona, and the three of them refined the breed together. It was first shown in 1928 and earned its ARBA standard in 1939. Today the Californian is one of the most raised breeds on the planet.
So rabbits are woven right into this state’s story. We just think our rare Blue-Eyed White Holland Lops for sale in California are a lovely thing to add to it.
From our cottage to the Golden State, blue eyes and all.
