Washington
Sweet Holland Lops for Sale in Washington
Blue-eyed Holland Lops for sale in Washington, snowy Blue-Eyed Whites and blue-eyed kits in a whole range of Vienna colors, raised in Oklahoma and settling in from Puget Sound to the Palouse.
Blue eyes, plush coats, and ears that fold down over round little faces. That is what we raise.
Rhythm & Bleu is an American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) registered rabbitry in Northeast Oklahoma near Tulsa. We raise Blue-Eyed Whites and blue-eyed Vienna-marked kits in colorful coats, and a full pedigree travels with every kit.
Every bunny we raise is handled each day from birth, inside our busy home so they are used to the commotion of daily life. This means they come to you as friendly and people loving as a bunny can be. Washington families bring one home by ground or by air, and pickup here is always free.
Holland Lops for Sale in Washington, and What Makes Ours Different
Blue eyes and sweet dispositions are what we spend the years on.
The blue eyes come from the Vienna gene, which is recessive. Both parents have to carry it, only a share of any litter shows it, and getting a line to that point takes years of patient, well-recorded pairings.
Our Holland Lops for sale in Washington are pedigreed, raised inside the house alongside the family, and carried around every day they are here so they are used to being handled.. We breed for temperament first, then type, then color.
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Getting home
Two ways home to Washington
Two ways home across two thousand miles: by road, or by air.
Ground transport
priced by the route
Transporters come west over the pass into Seattle and Tacoma, while Spokane catches runs coming up through the Tri-Cities.
Puget Sound comes together soonest; the peninsula and the smaller corners ask for more patience. Transporters keep fixed calendars, and the wait is simply for a planned route to swing near you. Pricing starts at $125. Booking the transporter is yours to arrange, so the trip stays in your hands. If you would ever like help finding one, just ask.
Door-to-door flight
we handle the booking
At this distance, the flight is usually the kinder choice. We set up the flight and handle the arrangements. One calm travel day into Seattle-Tacoma International or Spokane, whichever sits closer, and she arrives rested and ready to meet you.
The $650 covers the whole arrangement, cargo ticket, airline-approved carrier, food and water, and the health certificate. Airlines open cargo bookings roughly two weeks ahead.
The paperwork
What Washington requires
Here is the straight version that most Holland Lops for sale in Washington listings skip: the rules read two ways. The baseline asks every entering animal for a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI), while WSDA guidance exempts pets traveling as pets, and rehomed animals are treated differently.
A kit joining your family is a change of ownership, so the careful road is the certificate. Before any Washington placement, we confirm the current requirement with the WSDA and set up whatever is needed.
Does all that feel a little overwhelming? No worries. Let us take care of the details for you. We’ll book the appointment and get everything lined up and in order for $100.
If your kit flies, the certificate is included in the $650, covered no matter how the rules are read. And Oklahoma has never had a case of rabbit hemorrhagic disease, so any certificate confirms a rabbit from clean ground.
The state’s own guidance lives at the WSDA small animal import page, and their Animal Health Program answers questions at 360-902-1878.
Good to know
What Washington families ask
Does my rabbit need a health certificate?
We treat it as a yes, since a kit joining your family is an ownership change, and we confirm with the WSDA before travel. Flying? Included in the $650. Ground or pickup? Book the vet yourself, or hand the whole thing to us for $100.
How long does ground transport take?
Several days of travel once your kit is aboard, with proper rest and feeding stops. The driver’s route decides the timing, and the booking stays in your hands. If you would ever like help finding one, just ask.
Is it really worth flying one out?
Usually yes. A flight into Sea-Tac trades an open-ended wait for one scheduled day. The $650 covers everything from carrier to paperwork. The choice stays in your hands.
Should I ask my vet about the RHD vaccine?
Yes. RHD has appeared in Washington in past years, and many owners now vaccinate; your vet can tell you whether it fits your situation. Your kit arrives clean from Oklahoma, and the vaccine keeps it that way.
Find your people
Clubs and shows in Washington
Statewide
Washington State Rabbit Breeders Association
Founded in 1946, the WSRBA sanctions shows across the state, runs a sweepstakes program, and holds its state shows and convention each June. Affiliated local clubs stretch from the Sound to Spokane.
Local
Affiliated Local Clubs
ARBA-sanctioned clubs around Washington affiliate with the state association, and joining one is the easiest way into the hobby, with show days, mentors, and 4-H connections close to home.
Breed & district
Holland Lop Specialty Club
The Holland Lop Rabbit Specialty Club is the breed’s national home for standards, education, and sweepstakes. Washington anchors ARBA District 1, with Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska.
Shows and fairs worth a visit
Washington’s county and state fairs keep strong 4-H rabbit traditions, and the WSRBA’s sanctioned show list is the calendar to watch through the year.
The ARBA club search will surface every sanctioned club and show near your zip code.
The ups and downs
Owning a Holland Lop in Washington
Quietly, without much fuss, Washington may be the most comfortable state anywhere to be a rabbit. That is not a line we write on many of these pages.
A lop wants cool air, shade, and calm, and Washington delivers all three as a matter of course. Even the east side sits well within what a healthy indoor rabbit handles easily.
The cautions: plan for the rare heat wave (many homes lack air conditioning), keep bedding and hay dry, and east of the Cascades, watch winter water crocks.
Every caution on that list resolves the same way. A Holland Lop living indoors in Washington has, frankly, won the rabbit lottery. Mild air, a dry floor, and a family close by. There is not much more a lop could ask of a state.
Rabbit-savvy care
Finding a good vet in Washington
A rabbit needs a vet who practices rabbit medicine often, and the Seattle area holds two dedicated exotics hospitals.
In fairness, I’m all the way out in Oklahoma and haven’t been inside either of these hospitals myself. Call ahead, check they’re taking new rabbit patients, and trust your own read on whether the fit feels right.
Bothell, north of Seattle
Center for Bird & Exotic Animal Medicine
An exotics-exclusive hospital serving the region since 2006, treating rabbits and other non-traditional pets, with the area’s round-the-clock emergency care for exotics. No dogs or cats on the premises.
Seattle
Bird & Exotic Clinic of Seattle
A specialty exotics hospital established in 1997, led by board-certified veterinarians, offering routine through advanced medical, surgical, and dental care in a dog-and-cat-free setting.
East of the Cascades
Two quick questions
Around Spokane, the Tri-Cities, or anywhere beyond the metro, call ahead and ask two things. Do they see rabbits regularly, and would they perform a rabbit spay or neuter. Two easy yeses mean you are home.
One more resource
The House Rabbit Society’s directory at houserabbit.org lists rabbit-experienced vets statewide, and your county 4-H rabbit leader always knows who the local rabbit people trust.
Easy keeping
Caring for a Holland Lop in Washington’s climate
The Cascades cut Washington into two different countries. West of the crest, marine air keeps things cool and gray for much of the year, which a lop finds close to ideal. East of the crest, summers run hot and dry and winters bring real snow. A rabbit thrives on either side, provided you plan for each side’s one weak spot.
The habits that matter are few, and none are hard.
- Prepare a heat-wave plan even on the mild west side, since many homes lack air conditioning. A cool interior room, drawn blinds, and frozen water bottles cover the rare hot week.
- Keep hay in a dry, ventilated spot through the wet months so moisture never gets a head start on it.
- East of the mountains, check water twice daily in winter cold snaps, since bottles and crocks freeze faster than you expect.
- Give the bunny a spot away from woodstove blast and drafty doors alike, steady and moderate beats warm-then-cold.
- Expect a heavier coat change in fall, and brush a little extra while it comes in.
For further reading, Washington State University Extension publishes dependable small-animal resources, and rabbit.org answers the day-to-day questions beautifully.
A little Washington history
The town the bunnies chose
On Whidbey Island, in the seaside town of Langley, rabbits run the place. The county fair held summer barnyard scrambles until 2001, and the bunnies never caught stayed. Their descendants, some with lopped ears, still hop through gardens all over town.
Our Holland Lops for sale in Washington take a more official route in, with paperwork and a family waiting by name. But the ending is the one Langley figured out: once a rabbit settles somewhere, the place is better for it.
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