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Holland Lop Rabbits

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   The cute Holland Lop is a delightful bunny, with adorable floppy ears!

   The Holland Lop is the smallest and the most popular of the lop-eared rabbits. Both the Holland Lop and the Mini Lop are miniature versions of the Lop-eared Rabbit. It is named after its home country, Holland where this breeds development started in 1949. The final breed as we know it today was finalized in the 1960's. It was brought into the United States in 1976, and it's popularity as a favorite pet continues to grow.

   These are very mellow smaller rabbits that are easy for beginners to handle and care for. This is a very sweet and affectionate animal. They love to play and hop around. Holland Lops don't require a lot of space and they eat less than bigger bunnies!

For more information about Rabbits and their care:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Rabbit

Background:    Adrian DeCock, of the Netherlands started developing the Holland Lop in 1949. He bred Netherland Dwarfs with French Lops in an attempt to produce a miniature French Lop but instead ended up with what is known today as the Holland lop.
   The Hollands were brought to the United States in 1976 by Aleck Brooks III who is the founder of the Holland Lop Rabbit Specialty Club. They were given breed status in the United States in 1979.

Description:    Holland Lops are a small loveable bunny who have wide long ears, which hang down near their cheeks. Their bone structure is supposed to look large and massive but they actually have a fine bone structure and they don't weigh that much. They have broad shoulders, deep chests, and short thick legs. Being the smallest lop-eared rabbit, their maximum adult size is 4.0 pounds but for showing they should be about 3.5 lbs.

Color differences:    Holland Lops come in many colors though they are especially seen in fawn, white, fawn and white, black and white, and tortoise shell colors. Some Holland Lop color variations are shown below:

Holland Lop Color Varieties
Blue Holland Lop	Blue Tortoise Shell
Broken Smoke Pearl	Broken Black
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Marie - 2012-05-22 Hi everyone another question about my beautifl Holland Lop Bunny I took her to the vet on Friday all checked out well. But over the weekend she just will flop down on her side and they there its no pacific side it could be her right or left. She lays there for a bit we pet her then she pops up and is fine?? Also so will sometime go into a trance an cower as if she is afraid she will stay like this for a few minutes we pet her and she comes out of it. Is this normal?? She has no ear infections and is perfectly healthly and extremmely spoiled. We now have dedicated the whole hallway to her so she has a whole room just for her and she loves to be held and loves to give kisses!!!! We love her so much she really is part of the family!!! :) But I just get nervous over these 2 questions. It started after she went to the Doctor?? Thank YOU Marie Charlie Roche - 2012-05-22 I have read that this is normal. I don't know for sure that it is but I have read it in several articles. The reason I remember so clearly is that it struck me as being quite odd. It is said they just fall over. I have seen fainting goats do this but never a bunny so I don't know. The freeze frame is normal. They hear or see something and just freeze and I think that is just instinct. Marie - 2012-05-24 Thank U Charlie we were getting nervous. I was going to call the vet but I figured I would ask all of u since u are the perfessionals at this. Have a Great Weekend!!! Reply

Marie - 2012-05-14 Hi My name is Marie and I have a Holland Lop Bunny about 3 months old and my daughter is sick can the bunny get sick from us. Because we love to hold her and she kisses us and we kiss her. Also my bunny eats its own poop is that normal. I am taking the Bunny to the vet on Friday to get her claws cut and get checked and he owns a Holland Lop Bunny so I have alot of questions to ask of him. Thank You Charlie Roche - 2012-05-14 Most diseases are species specific and don't cross from a human to a turtle or turtle to bird etc. There are a few exceptions such as rabies but rare. So I doubt your daughter can catch anything from your lop. Yes, it is normal for a bunny to eat its poop - provides some sort of additional nutrition. Your vet should be able to answer all your questions and alleviate concern. Just enjoy. Marie - 2012-05-16 Thank You Charlie again for helping us out I take her to the vet on Friday. I wrote all our questions down so I hope this will help us. :) Reply

Rachel L Kobes - 2012-05-12 I plan on gettin a little bunny but I'm curious do they need a lot of vet visits and do they get sick often? Charlie Roche - 2012-05-12 Bunnies are generally very hardy healthy creatures and shouldn't need trips to the vet. There are two shots required to insure your bunnies health which you or the breeder would have to have for the bunny. Additionally you will probably want to spay or neuter your little one. After that just feed healthy foods and plenty of hay. Reply

Marie - 2012-05-04 Hi my name is Marie I just bought a beautiful white with balck accents Holland Lop Bunny for my daughter for her sweet 16 in the Pet store andshe was very docile. I was able to pet and hold her she is approiamately 2 to 3 month old. When I got her home yesterday she escaped from the box and got lose in my apartment. It took 3 hours and alot of help to catch her. But she will not let us pet her or even try picking her up. It is so upsetting to my daughter since she is dying to hold it and touch it we have been sitting next to the cage and have tried hand feeding her food and a treat but she just hides in the corner and won't come out unless no one is in the room then she will venture out. Can someone give me ideas on how to make this a pet we can love and hold and pet??? I wonder if in the pet store if they had them sedated so they were docile??? Please help??? Thank you!!! Charlie Roche - 2012-05-04 The bunny is in a new place, with new sights, smells and sounds and is frightened. You need to give him some time to adjust. It does help to turn a radio or TV on in order to block other noises like cars, street sounds etc so he gets used to one sound. Let him loose but in a small room such as the bathroom or laundry room and just one person at a time talking to him or singing and just go slow. Let him get used to you. In the pet store he had the sights sounds he was used to and used to people just picking him up. He may not have liked it but was used to it. Go slow - Marie - 2012-05-04 Thank You so much for your help because we are completely confused I feel she may have been sedated as bad as that sounds but we live in a small coop which is a apartment so the only place I may possibly let her lose is in the bathroom. But we can't even catch her in the cage to hold her to pick her up and we can't even pet her its very upsetting to my daughter because she is a huge animal lover and wants to pet and hold her we even got her a leash. We have the TV on all the time the apartment is small so we are not making any loud noises etc.. as we don't want to startle her. But we also want her to get useto everyday sounds slowly. Please keep in touch with me with your helpful hints Thank you so much Marie Charlie Roche - 2012-05-05 The bunny could have been sedated in the pet store but probably just used to the pet store and exhausted. I would pick up that bunny - even if you have to use a towel and get her into the bathroom. She is scared and trying to get her out of her cage is like King Kong trying to get you out of bed. She feels safe there. You can't work with her until she is out of the cage- you can put a litter in the bathroom and toys and just go slow from there. I don't want you to scare her more either but I think getting the towel and getting her out on the first try and not continually trying to get her out of the cage many times otherwise is just easier for you and the bunny. If a human baby is really screaming and scared or just screaming - a person will just grab her and pick her up and figure out the problem from there. I think same thing with a bunny. Marie - 2012-05-07 Thank You Charlie for the great advice we are gradually getting her to come out she now comes to me and my daughter and she only fights us a bit on coming out once we have her out she stay for a few hours out we hold her and cuddle her and we are teaching her how to kiss us witch she loves. Charlie a couple times a day she is in her cage and she freaks out and starts running back and forth as if she is being chased but noone is near her cage and we are not making noise as we dont want to scare her. We are getting her useto everday noises little by little as we dont want to overwelm her. Also she is going to need her nails clipped I wont do it they told me to take her to and exotic pet veternarian. Also she wahses herself but can we have her groomed and were would I find a repetable (sp) groomer I live in NY.Thank You so much for all your help!!!! Marie - 2012-05-11 Hi everyone my Holland Lop Bunny is with us a week now she has made wonderful progress she went from hiding on us and being antisocial to now we can go up to her cage she will immediately come to us and does not fight us when we pick her up she loves to be held and gives us lots of kisses (she licks us to death) and we love it . We bought her a big play pen to put her in since we live in a small coop and cannot dedicate a room to her. She loves it and does not want to be put back in her cage, she is so loveable and cute!!! Its better than a cat and easier to care for. I would advise anyone looking for a pet for their child to think about these bunnies!! Reply

Kathy - 2012-05-03 I'm getting a little 6 week old blue holland dwarf lop tomorrow. How to get a heads up on the litter training. I hope to train him to be a service bunny. Any helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Wish me luck. Charlie Roche - 2012-05-04 I believe the easest way to litter train a bunny is to place the bunny in a small room (ie laundry room)where you will most likely set up the litter. Spread papers around and when he goes take the paper and crinkle it up and put the litter where the bunny just went with the crinkled up paper inside thelitter (along with the litter). You can then gradually move the litter to where you want it - but just like 6 inches at a time. Reply

Britt - 2011-11-06 Well, I really would like to get a Holland Lop. But a young one. The only problem is I cannot find any breeders. I live in Iowa. Does anyone know of any breeders near Des Moines? Charlie Roche - 2011-11-07 Try calling any rabbit breeder. There should be some listed in the newspaper - or even an animal shelter. You can ask if they know of a Holland Lop breeder near your area. Ainslee - 2011-12-13 If you haven't found one yet, try arba.net. Under member resources there's a find a breeder section. Don't know if there's any in your area, but these are all reputable breeders. Erin - 2012-02-12 Hi Britt, I live in Northwest Iowa. My daughters and I have Holland Lop and Mini Lop babies. They were born about a week ago. If you are still looking for a bunny feel free to email me at jasonerinballou@aol.com. Kristin Peterson - 2012-04-27 I raise and show Holland lops I have some available the prices are $30 on up depending on the quality of the rabbit. I also have mini lops and french lops available. You can email me at kristinskritters@hotmail.com. I am located 20 miles north of Ames. Reply

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