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Lusters Lops©️
Feb 2025
BIG NEWS**
**Two years ago we had the pleasure of being chosen as one of the rabbitries included in Ellyn Eddy's new book about rabbit care. We are pleased to announce that a quote of ours was chosen and we are on page 13. The book can be found on Amazon and the title is My First Pet Rabbit. This is an excellent book for people who are new to owning bunnies.
Lusters Lops©️ was the 1st Mini Plush Lop Breeder in MA, RI, VT, and NH and the only one in Massachusetts who actually imported mini plush lops!* Across the US there were ten breeders who worked together to import a few rounds of Mini Plush Lops from across seas. Over the last few years we have been fortunate enough to import a few rounds of them from the European breeders who are well known worldwide for having developed the breed and having succeeded in having them accredited in their countries as a showable breed which is quite an achievement. Some of our imports hail from Malvina Lake Plush Lops in Luxembourg, some originated in Germany and the UK, and some were imported from Greetje Abbink-Burgers and Aafke Van Ramshorst in the Netherlands. Our imported mini plush lops weigh between 2 pounds 3 ounces and 3 pounds 8 ounces.
*As of August 2024 we are the only breeder in Massachusetts who actually imported plushies. If you want one and someone claims they have imports feel free to ask them when they imported and who they imported from. Unfortunately there are some breeders crossing rexes to hollands and calling them Mini Plush Lops. A rex x holland cross is not a MPL. It took 25+ years for a group of very talented breeders to use multiple breeds to create the "Mini Plush Lop" which is a recognized, showable breed in the UK, Israel, the Netherlands, Australia and many other countries. Feel free to ask a breeder for proof that they imported them if they are claiming that they have imports. You can also ask breeders if they have just been crossing rexes and hollands. If you don't live in the New England area and you want one we are more than happy to give you a list of the ten people across North America who did truly import them. The bunnies are raised in our rabbitry in the Plainville, MA area and while they are resting between the litters some of the bunnies relax at our family farm in New London, Ct. We can meet for pickups in Walpole, Newton,pr North Attleboro (or we will drive to any public meeting place within 20 miles of Plainville to accommodate our furever families). We also occasionally breed Holland Lops and Mini Lops.
Exciting News - Lusters Lops and Capella Farm co-developed a new variation of the mpl breed which is basically a satin Mini Plush Lop. Over the span of six years of full-time work, with a lot of patience, dedication and costs we finally successfully added the satin gene to some of our lines of Mini Plush Lops. The addition of the satin gene adds a whole new level of shininess & softness and they are absolutely stunning. If you'd like to learn more about Mini Luxe Lops please click on the tab for the satin mini plush lops. If you want to see them on Facebook we set up a page called "Fire Luxe Project: a satin rex lop). Without the help of Christine Toyer from Malvina Lakes Plush Lops this process would have taken an additional 5-10 years. In 2021 and 2022 we were able to import the only three satinized mpls -they originally descended from German and English lines. This helped us to speed up the process and to keep some lines genetically pure (100% imports).
When searching for a bunny you can go to the ARBA website and look under “member services” and click on “find a breeder”. We serve families in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire and RI (and the other states via bunny transport). We even sent Hawaii their very first Mini Plush Lops!!! If you don't live near the Boston area, it is your responsibility to set up transportation.
Our history with breeding MPLs began years ago with our original American Mini Plush Lop herd (which comes from the Devie D’Annaballe bunnies). Since Plush Lops are a recognized, competitive breed in Europe, we flew to England in January, 2022 to watch the Bradford show, meet with breeders and study international MPLs. After seeing the differences in quality and type and personality, we decided to import more of them and to focus on breeding imported plushies. In October 2022 we imported a pair who are tiny (2.7 and 3.3 pound import MPLs!). In 2023 we imported another round of MPLs from Luxembourg, Europe and the Netherlands. All of our imports weigh less than four pounds. We now sell our Imported mini plush lops whose parents are from Christine Toyer (Malvina Lake Plush Lops in Luxembourg) and Greetje Abbink-Burgers’ and Aafke Van Ramshorst (Netherlands) mini plush lops (widely recognized as some of the world’s leading plush breeders). As of 2020-2023 we are the only breeder in New England with original and direct import quality (we also have clean lines and 1 VMVC line). **(Note - Some of the bunnies are housed at our family farm in Ct.) If you want to see daily videos of the babies just go to Facebook and look at the “Lusters Lops” page. Lusters Lops also occasionally breeds Show and pet quality Mini Lops and Holland Lops. We specialize in modified free-roam, litter-trained bunnies held from Day One. If you are looking to buy and/or adopt a bunny in Massachusetts (or anywhere in the USA), you’ve found the right place. We have a strong focus on Emotional Support Animals🐰💜 WATCH OUT *** for scam artists- Unfortunately there are some breeders claiming they breed Mini Plush Lops but they are just Rexes crossed to Hollands. The ears won’t drop and they won’t be hypoallergenic. Check to make sure the breeder is ARBA and/or USDA certified, don’t rely on photos of the baby rabbits - ask to see videos. Check the ARBA website to ensure breeder and rabbitry validity. Check the MPL breeder registry tab on this website (coming soon). You can also request to see a sample dam, or a sire or past litters to verify the breeders experience. (When looking at the parents check to make sure their ears are lopped and they have Rex fur). (There are many other telltale signs of a true mini plush lop so we are happy to review pictures for you.) If you need any help locating another true MPL breeder anywhere in the world we will gladly point you in the right direction. There is a “Mini Plush Lop USA” Directory that lists all of the MPL breeders in the United States so, no matter where you are we can point you to a MPL breeder. (We don’t even care if you don’t adopt a bunny from us, we are happy to help anyone worldwide find a true MPL because we don’t want to see any more families scammed.)🐰💜 (Lusters Lops©️ is copyright protected.) (Anyone copying and/or reproducing text, information, ESA test procedures, MPL/PL USA National Show©️ information and/or pictures will be penalized to the fullest extent.)All deposits are non-refundable so please do research prior to placing a deposit👍🏻.
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As of 1-1-23
Our Mini Plush Lop Story
What Motivates Us
When we were setting up our herd we noticed that there was a really big difference between the bunnies that came from breeders who hand raise and expose the buns to dogs and children versus the bunnies that came from rabbitries where they had no interaction with pets and children. We couldn’t find any rabbitries that didn’t use cages. (We are not judging breeders who use cages.). We have responsible friends who are farmers who have hundreds of rabbits and we completely agree that cages are acceptable and safe for breeding). However, we wanted to be a different kind of rabbitry - we wanted to experiment with being the only local rabbitry that didn’t use cages. We did a lot of research and we were able to find other small rabbitries in the United States in which the breeders allowed the animals to free roam, indoors uncaged (except for quarantine). Our goal was to provide a bunny that was very comfortable in the home setting and was familiar with pets, children and loud noises and being snuggled. We choose the healthiest, gentlest babies to stay here and become future breeders. This free-roam method takes a lot more effort and in part we failed. Rabbits who aren’t fixed are territorial and so now we have a modified free-roam rabbitry. We have to charge more because we put so much effort and time into our bunnies and we only do 4 breeding cycles per year. It’s a full-time job 6-8 hrs per day, seven days a week). Also, many people have allergies to pets. One of our children breaks out into rashes when he comes into contact with certain types of fur - that is part of the reason that we were motivated to raise mini plush lops. They are mostly hypoallergenic and they don’t shed, they molt twice a year! As the first and only Mini Plush Lop Breeder in MA, RI, VT, ME and NH, it is really vital to us that we protect and maintain the standards of the breed. With help from international breeders we have written a breed standard. In an effort to be fully transparent, we do own 12 cages - they are necessary for quarantine (and a host of other reasons) but, most of them are attached to pens. If you want to buy a rabbit in New England (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut and New York) please email us at (LustersLops@gmail.com).
We also rescue and foster bunnies a couple times a year. If you prefer to adopt a bunny rabbit from a rescue group, we are happy to give you a list of local rescues. The rescue groups rarely have hypoallergenic rabbits and some families need a hypoallergenic rabbit which is the reason we breed them.
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If you would like to adopt a bunny please email us. If you are not located near beautiful Massachusetts or New England area, weather permitting- we can air ship or use transportation companies to the lower 48 states.🐇. We can also refer you to a good breeder near you. We are ARBA and USDA registered and we can be found on www.ARBA.com and on www.usrabbitbreeders.org.Email us at - LustersLops@gmail.com to join the waitlist.
We Have Available Bunnies
ready April, 2025
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All of our bunnies are first come - first served. We tried to do a waiting list but it took an enormous amount of time to manage the list and our time is best spent on socializing the bunnies. Since we are the only breeder in New England who imported Mini Plush Lops, they tend to be reserved fairly quickly. If you see one marked "Available" and you are interested in adopting him or her please e-mail us at LustersLops@gmail.com. If you'd like to watch our daily videos of the litters please feel free to come follow us On Facebook. Our Facebook page is named "Lusters Lops".
If you are new to bunny ownership, it is best to research prior to reserving a bunny. A great book about bunnies was recently written by an experienced author (Ellyn Eddy) and we are actually in the book! You can find her book on Amazon and we highly recommend it. It is titled "My First Pet Bunny". We are on page 13!
Once you are ready to reserve a bunny please scroll down and check out our Available Bunnies.
Mini Plush Lops & Holland Lops
& Mini Lops
We have bunnies available! As you scroll down you'll see photos of the babies who are available for February and March, 2025. To reserve a baby please email us, Since we are the only breeder in Massachusetts who imported Mini Plush Lops from Europe they usually are reserved quickly. As of November, 2024 we are pleased to announce that we are also the first and only breeder in New England offering Lutino colored Mini Plush Lops!
Please be aware that there are some breeders claiming that they have "import mini plush lops". Lusters Lops is the only rabbitry from Maryland all the way up the East Coast to New Hampshire who imported them. If anyone claims to have directly imported this breed you can ask them who they imported from. Ask for photos of the imports. Its very sad that there are people false advertising. There also are some breeders just breeding rexes to mini plush lops and calling the results a "mini plush lop". That is a scam and there's nothing we can do about it except to warn people that we are the only breeders in this area who actually imported them. We had a long waitlist and it became very time consuming to manage the list. We have switched to a first come - first served system and the bunnies are usually reserved very quickly. If you are interested in one that says "Available" please email us as soon as possible. After the deposit is paid we will send you a document with helpful tips and we will mark the bunny as "Reserved".
Please do all of your research as far as rabbit care is concerned prior to emailing us. Bunnies are first come first served so if you see one that you want to reserve please email us because by tomorrow he or she may be reserved.
All bunnies come with a "Happiness Guarantee". We tend to sell out very quickly since the Mini Plush Lops are a rare breed and they are the only small hypoallergenic lops. Very few breeders actually have full purebred imports, we were very fortunate to have been one of the few breeders who were able to import from Europe so we actually imported multiple sets of parents.
We care much more about quality than quantity so we only do four breeding sessions per year and we really limit the amount of bunnies we produce. If you want two bunnies please do research about "bonding" bunnies. Sometimes bunnies scuffle when they hit puberty so it may be necessary to get them fixed whether its two females or a male and a female. The most experienced breeders only guarantee gender with a 90% accuracy rate so we do our very best but their private parts are less than a millimeter in size at this age so we cant guarantee with 100% accuracy.
The bunny is only available if it says "available". If a bunny says "reserved" then someone else has already put down a deposit. If a bunny is
"pending for Lusters Lops" it means that we might keep the bunny. A non-refundable $100 deposit is required. We will then send you a document that includes helpful tips and as we get closer to the pickup date we will schedule pickup at your convenience in Walpole, MA or any public shopping center within 20 miles or 30 minutes of Walpole.
ALL of the bunnies posted on this website are Happiness Guaranteed. If for any reason you are not in love with your bunny after thirty days we will happily offer you an exchange.
We don't post any bunnies for sale that wouldn't be good pets. They all undergo ESA and socialization training.
All bunnies are de-wormed prior to departing and are given a health exam performed by us. Don't worry about bringing anything to pickup because everyone who buys a bunny receives a; travel carrier, transition pellets, hay, a toy and directions. We guarantee that they are healthy when they leave our property.
"Helix" - $450 Available 4/17/25
Purebred Mini Plush Lop boy from Import lines
Helix is the last bunny available from the Arms litter. He is very sweet and his mommy actually was on the team of four bunnies that won Breeder Championship in Germany in 2023 (under Greetje Abbink - Burgers).
Adult expected weight is small (3-3.6 pounds). ESA
This bunny will projbably be reserved quickly so if you are interested please email us. He can leave as of 4/17/25. We definitely would have kept him if he was a girl.
"Blossom" - Reserved
Mini Plush Lop baby girl from our imported parents ready 3/22/25
Blossom is a purebred Mini Plush Lop from import line parents. She is very gentle and will be a great pet. She can be adopted alone or with her sister, "Buttercup". If they are adopted together they are $350 each. She will be old enough to leave on March 22, 2025.
"Misango" - Reserved $450
Mini Plush Lop baby girl from our import lines
Misango is part of the Arms litter. She is the only one who has a tiny white dot under her nose! Her coloring is technically called "black torte" but she isn't black at all. She has the "teddy bear" coloring. As she gets older her fur will be browinsh-reddish and her nose, toes and ears will get darker at the tips. She will be small (3-3.5 pounds or so). She can leave as of April 9th, 2025. Her parents have exceptional personalities and they love being pet and held so we expect that the babies will take on their personalities. ESA
Mini Plush Lop - baby boy from our import lines
"King Dice" - Reserved
baby boy from our Imported parents
King Dice is an extremely friendly red purebred Mini Plush Lop male from beautiful imported parents. Dancer is his father! He has a very sweet, sociable personality. He will be ready to leave on 3-22-23. ESA
As King Dice gets older his fur will molt out and he will get a gorgeous red shiny coat like his father. King Dice will be quite small as an adult 3-3.5 pounds.
"Goopey" - Reserved
Mini Plush Lop baby girl from full import lines
If you are looking for a very sweet , super small bunny who will be bright red as an adult then Goopey is your girl. We planned to keep her but she was the smallest one in her litter and on 3/16/25 we realized that she may just be too small to be a mommy who can carry a good sized litter. She can depart on 3/22/25. ESA She is extremely friendly and we estimate that she will only be about 3.0 pounds at adulthood.
"Barq" - Staying here!
Mini Plush Lop baby boy from import lines
Barq is from the Arms litter. Both parents are gorgeous, super sweet and small. We expect that Barq will be 3-35 pounds fully grown. He can depart as of 4-9-2025. His fur color is technically called "black torte" but he isnt black at all!. We call this color the "teddy bear color" because he will be brownish-reddish as an adult but the fur just on his nose, toes and ears will darken. ESA
"Helix" - $450 Available
can depart week of 4/15/25
Purebred Mini Plush Lop from Import lines
Helix is part of the Arms litter which is very special because their mommy was on the team of 4 that won European Champion Breeder Show in Germany in 2023. Normally we keep all of her children but she had a big litter so our loss is someone else's gain. This bunny will be chosen quickly so if you are interested please e-mail us. The color is called "torte" which means that the bunny will look like a teddy bear (orangey-brown with black nose, toes and ears). Helix can depart on 4-14-2025.
Keep scrolling down to see more bunnies.
If you have a Facebook account please come follow the Lusters Lops page. We post daily videos and photos of the litters so you can watch your baby grow from Day One!
Prices are for pet contracts only. Breeders please refer to breeding section👍🏻. Pricing is based on quality and type - not personality. To reserve a bunny just email us and let us know your top two choices. Once the deposit has been paid the bunny is reserved for you. All of the bunnies are hand raised from Day One. Import quality is more expensive because it cost more for us to import the parents. If you want to contact Lusters Lops you can email us at “LustersLops@gmail.com” or go to our FB page and message us. Our email recently changed. Please make sure you are using GMAIL (not plain mail.com)💜🐰. All pet bunnies come with a Happiness Guarantee. If you are unhappy with your bunny for personality issues, we will exchange it free of charge*.*** Bunny must be healthy and we need a two-week notice. We will work with you to pick a replacement based on availability.
Scroll down to see more available bunnies!
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"Min-Min' - $450 Reserved
Purebred Mini Plush Lop from Import Lines
Min-Min is part of the Arms litter. Their mommy was directly imported from the Netherlands and the papa was imported too. Min-Min is tort colored which means orange-brown with black toes, nose and ears. Min-Min can leave on April 9, 2025
"Cagney" - Reserved with booted chestnut sister $450
Mini Plush Lop baby girl from our Imported Lines
Cagney is only the second lilac female mini plush lop we have ever created. This color is beautiful. As she ages and gets her junior coat her fur will develop into a beuiatiful silver, shiny color with hints of lilac. She is very sweet and both of her parents are terrific pets. ESA She will be avaiable to leave on March 21st, 2025. Since she is a rare color we expect she will be reserved quickly so if you like her please e-mail us to put down a deposit. LustersLops@gmail.com
Lusters Lops Rabbitry
How We Do Things
How It Works
Our Rabbitry is located in beautiful New England (Plainville area, Massachusetts & between breedings our bunnies rest at our families homestead in New London, CT). All bunny pickups are conducted in Walpole, MA unless otherwise agreed upon. We are happy to deliver to a public meeting place within 20 miles of Walpole, MA. We raise our rabbits indoors. If you adopt a kit (baby bunny) from us at 8 weeks old, the baby will be partially potty trained from watching the mom and dad using the litter box. Since they are young they may make mistakes but we will help you with your set-up to ensure success! We have a rescue dog who loves the bunnies so our babies are familiar with loud noises and big wet dog licks 🐶.
ADOPTION AGREEMENT
Each bunny is important to us since we put a lot of time and love into holding each of them from day one. So, we reserve the right to cancel the adoption if we find that you can’t or won’t provide a suitable environment for your bunny (deposit will be refunded). If you decide to adopt a bunny from Lusters Lops, you must read the Adoption Agreement. Once you have paid the non-refundable $100 deposit and reserved a bunny then you have agreed to the “Adoption Agreement”. The only case in which a deposit will be refunded is if your bunny becomes ill (thus far this has never happened). If you later decide to cancel the agreement due to life circumstances, we cannot refund the deposit because we have spent a lot of time with each Adopter and the bunny was removed from the market. Adopter may not switch bunnies once a bunny has been chosen. We accept PayPal (only if you click on “Friends and Family” option)…..or Venmo. It is very important to us that none of our bunnies end up in Rescue Centers or Humane Societies. For this reason, if at any time you want to surrender the animal and you can’t find a suitable family, please return the bunny to us - no questions asked (no refund will be issued and Adopter will pay for any shipping costs). All Lusters Lops bunnies are welcome to return to Lusters Lops at any point during his or her lifetime. If gender is important to you please let us know because it is very difficult to identify the gender of young kits and at best we are about 90% correct.
Once you choose a rabbit please let us know. We will email you a document called “Preparing for your Bunny” to make the transition easy. When your bunny is 8 weeks old you can either pick up the bunny in Westwood or Walpole, Massachusetts or anywhere within 20 miles of Westwood, MA. Remaining balance due on day of pickup.
PICKUP DAY. Finally…..Some families will have been on the waiting list for months so this will be a very exciting day💜. There is absolutely no need to buy a travel cab. With your adoption you will receive- 1) a cardboard travel box which can be used at your house as a “hidey hole” 2) a bag of transition pellets. 3) a bag of Timothy Hay 4) a random toy 5) Directions For Use 6) a Happy, Confident, Loving, Healthy Bunny🐰
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Lusters Lops
Breeders Only Read Please
We do occasionally sell to breeders so if you are a Mini Plush Lop breeder and we have something that can help your herd please contact us for breeder pricing. Breeders should only sell their absolute best quality to other breeders.
This is one of the more difficult breeds to breed because it’s a “breed in progress”. It’s much harder than just matching a buck to a doe……it requires studying photos, pairings, trends, structure, health, bone density, head shape, body length, conformity and heritage…..If you are an experienced mpl breeder please send a message because we do believe in sharing our best stock so that the breed improves over time.
Please email us at LustersLops@gmail.com 😘🐰👍🏻. Go to Lusters Lops FB page to watch daily videos🐰💜😘.
Boutique Rabbitry in the Plainville area near Boston, Massachusetts selling pet, brood and show quality Mini Plush Lops, Holland Lops and Mini Lops. Partners/Cousins located in Plainville area, MA and New London, Ct. All pickups done within 20 miles of Walpole, MA. If you need delivery let us know. We also work with bunny transport companies that deliver throughout the US.👍🏻 If you aren’t near South Coast of Massachusetts we will direct you to a bunny transport company or a breeder near you👍🏻😘💜😘.#miniplushlops #miniplushlop#minilop#minilops#hollandlops#hollandlop#LustersLops#MiniPlushLopsUSA
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Plainville, MA, USA
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List Of Items Needed
Minimum Necessary List
(Once a deposit is paid we will send you a document to help you prepare. The document explains proper housing and how to potty train)
Timothy Hay is very important.
Pellets - boring looking is best.
A water bowl or crock.
A litter box- any type is fine. Litter- pine equine pellets are best (Tractor Supply Store)
Enclosure- xpen or whatever you want that will provide bunny some space but not too much until she is fully trained.
Hidey Hole- some sort of wooden or cardboard box/house - just somewhere for bunny to sleep and hide👍🏻
Optional Items
Willow balls as a toy, a foraging mat, grass mats, cat scratch houses - they are soooo cute.
Don’t buy it all at once- in the beginning you just need the necessary items and as you get to know your bunny you can add toys and other fun items. We will email you a document called “Preparing For Your Bunny”. Oxbow is safe in general - scented items are dangerous.💕💜🐰
Items We Will Provide:
A bag of hay and a bag of pellets so you can transition smoothly, a cardboard travel box which turns into a Hidey Hole, a surprise toy and of course, a healthy, happy bunny(s) 🐰💜👍🏻.
ESA Pet Bunny click here
Lusters Lops© is the first and only rabbit breeder in the United States (as of Jam 2024) to develop and copyright a 5-part Emotional Support Animal Bunny Test*. All tests, materials and published findings are copyrighted and owned wholly by Lusters Lops, Inc. Written permission is needed to reproduce these materials and statistical findings.* (All studies conducted in tandem with a licensed psychologist who prefers to be our ”silent partner”).
One of the owners suffered from depression and anxiety for many years. Now she doesn’t need anti-depressants and she thanks the rabbits for that (and some great therapists). We completely understand the importance of getting the right ESA. We will help match you with the calmest most affectionate and personable bunny possible. If you suffer from PTSD a bunny can be a great pet because they never make loud or unexpected noises. In the fall of last year we had a gentleman contact us who came back from Iraq and had severe PTSD . He explained that he wanted a bunny because he was sure there would be no sudden noises. He also was worried about instantaneous movements so we paired him up with a slightly older bunny who was more sedentary. He regularly sends us photos and updates us and so far things are going very well .
Depression and anxiety are other mental illnesses that can be alleviated by the company of an ESA bunny. We do “bunny personality tests”, then we determine which bunnies are ESA candidates. If you feel you need an Emotional Support Animal we can also provide a signed “Letter of Support” with your bunny's name, DOB and description. Depression, anxiety, and post traumatic stress disorder are all afflictions that can be helped with a pet rabbit. There have been many studies proving that animals help ease these emotional afflictions and lower pulse rates. In Jan, 2020 we started working with a psychologist who helped us formulate a “5-part ESA bunny test”. (She actually adopted an ESA from us and she continues to help us be the first bunny breeder in the US with an ESA bunny test.)
Last winter a NJ woman contacted us - she was depressed because her son was wheelchair-bound after being hit by a drunk driver. At the time they had no pets. We knew we had a daunting task ahead of us. We had to train a bunny who would be familiar with a wheelchair. The woman also explained that she works from home and she generally sits on the couch typing on her computer. Luckily for us in this case we were told that we would be able to choose which bunny was most suitable. At the time we had two large litters so when the bunnies were about six weeks old (and we completed their ESA tests) we chose a mini plush lop who was very calm and had scored high on her tests. We spent the next four weeks making sure that at least two times per day we held the bunny while we were on the couch typing. We don’t have a wheelchair in the house but we do have a chair that has wheels at the bottom. On a daily basis we sat down with the bunny on our rolling chair and wheeled around the kitchen to make sure that the bunny was comfortable with that sort of movement.
These are just some examples of how we try to work with the bunnies to ensure that they will be great ESAs and it’s very time-consuming which is part of the reason that we only do four breeding cycles per year. If you’d like to discuss your ESA needs we are more than happy to, please email “LustersLops@gmail.com” for more info. We guarantee your confidentiality. Serious inquiries only.
Note - an ESA is not a Service Animal.
Some of our Lops - past and present
Here are some of our parents and some photos of babies that were born here. Our baby bunnies are far more than a business to us - they’re family. In breeding terns we are called “Preservation Breeders” which means that we accept responsibility for every single bunny that is bred in our rabbitry. None of our bunnies have ever been in Humane Societies or Rescue Facilities. Any bunny bred by us is welcome to return if necessary. We breed responsibly and pay special attention to minimizing the known hereditary diseases by having all our parent animals health tested by a certified vet.. Here are pics of some of our parents and some babies we’ve produced!
Mighty
Lusters Lops’ Mighty was from our original mpl line! He’s a Sablepoint and he’s a very sweet playful young ladies man! His fur is extremely dense, he has a nice wide crown, great ears and he’s very small! His first babies will be mid-2023!
Bonnie
Lusters Lops "Bonnie" was born here from some of our imported parents. She is actually Rainbow's daughter. She is harlequin-colored and very, very friendly. She weighs all of 3 pounds and we are hoping she will become a mommy in December, 2024!
Munchkin
Munchkin is a 5th generation Lusters Lops bunny! A lot of work went into making him. He has absolutely wonderful, thick bones, a short body and the personality of an angel. At most he weighs 2.13 pounds and we are very excited that his first babies will be born in November, 2024!
Neptune
Lusters Lops' Neptune is Cupheads very first baby which makes her a 2nd generation import line for us! She is barely 3 pounds and her coloring is called "black fox".
Belle
Belle came all the way from Plush Haven in England. Shes a blue plush lop and she has the most luxurious fur you can possibly imagine and shes also extremely sweet and she loves strawberries!
Dig-Dug
Dig-Dug is a lilac magpie who was born here at Lusters Lops.
Jade
Jade is our smoke doe whose parents were directly imported from Greetje Abbink-Burgers in the Netherlands. She is a very sweet, gentle bunny and her first litter wa born in early October 2023! We plan to mate Jade to Batman and Beetlejuice next year. Jade comes from Storybook Bunnies.
Casper
Cope Clans Casper actually is a Papa to one of our litters and he’s now living in Maine with a mpl bunny wife!
Lottie
Lottie is our solid chocolate doe whose parents came directly from Malvina Lakes Plush Lops in Luxembourg, Europe. We are hoping for her first litter in November, 2023! Lottie came all the way from Sweet Huckleberry Farms in Washington State.
Tazz
Tazz is a very small cheery mini plush lop boy (from SandyZ in NY) and he is our first chinchilla colored plushie. He weighs only 3.2 pounds and hes one of those bunnies who jumps in your arms!
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice flew into Washington DC from our friends at Malvina Lake Plush Lops in Europe! He’s about 2.3 pounds and he’s the only bunny who sleeps in my bed! He’s tiny and very loveable. Photo coming soon.
Splotch
Splotch is our broken black mini plush lop who flew in all the way from Christine Toyer in Europe! We will be able to make very good quality tri now!
Mikayla
Mikayla has such a sweet personality. She’s a light harli with beautiful dense fur.
Sablepoint doe no name
Sablepoint doe arriving Jan 19, 2024 from Storybook Bunnies. Photo also thanks to Storybook Bunnies.
Merlin
Merlin is one of the sweetest little Mini Plush Lops. He was born at Lusters Lops but both of his parents are from the Netherlands. He is a black torte and his f!irst babies are expected summer of 2024!
Barrett
Barrett is one of our Mini Luxe Lops which is a satin mini plush lop. She will have her first litter early 2024.
Cloud
Lusters Lops' Cloud is one of our satinized mini plush lops. She was born here in Fall of 2023 and hopefully she will become a mommy in summer 2024. She is platinum colored! Pic coming soon!
Mountain
Mountain is one of Lusters Lops satinized mini plush lops. She is gold colored and such a sweet little girl. We hope she will become a mommy in Spring 2024.
Crash
Lusters Lops Crash is a lilac otter mini plush lop female. She was born here and shes a lap bunny!
Lilii - photo coming soon
FINALLY our very first lilac otter MPL arrived from Luxembourg Europe on October 17, 2022. This purple color was one of our goals so, this bunny means a lot to us. Many thanks to Malvina Lakes Plush Lops for trusting us with Lilii👍🏻🐰💜.
Cuphead
Cuphead is a full import baby!!!! She’s a black torte and we are counting down the days until she is old enough to be a Mommy. Approximately Jan 1, 2023 we will finally get to mate her🐰💜😘👍🏻.
Colossus
Lusters Lops' Colossus is a blue sable agouti colored mini plush lop. She was born here and her fur is extremely thick. She has beautiful blue gray eyes and hopefully she will become a mommy in spring 2024.
Canyon
Canyon is a 4th generation Lusters Lops mini plush lop. She is harli colored and she's one of those few bunnies who gives kisses non-stop.
Cherry
Photo coming soon! Lusters Lops Cherry is one of our fourth generation satin lops (satin mini plush lops) aka "Mini Luxe Lops"! Her F5 babies are expected January 2024!
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Rainbow
Rainbow flew all the way over from Malvina Lakes Plush Lops in Luxembourg, Europe! We hope to expect his first litter in Feb 2024l
Lina
Lina is our blue eyed white doe who flew in all the wayu from Greetje Abbink-Burgers in the Netherlands. She will be a great addition to our BEW vmvc program. Her first litter was born at the end of December 2023. #bewminiplushlop #bews #bewlop #blueeyedwhitebunnies
Cookie Dough
Cookie Dough is coming all the way from Canada and Washington State. It’s extremely difficult to find a good, sweet, beautiful tri proven dam mpl and this was the only one we could find so we waited 12 months for her! Hopefully by May 2023 we will have her babies!
Lusters Lops Trick
Trick is one of our chestnut agouti lop bucks. He was born here at Lusters Lops and in real life he is absolutely gorgeous. He loves to be held and pet.
Lusters Lops' Tawney
Tawney was born here. She is another daughter of Lillii. She is a beautiful deep reddish orange color.
Konijn
Lusters Lops "Konijn" is a satinized mini plush lop which is called a "Mini Luxe Lop" (a breed created by Lusters Lops and Capella Farm with help from friends overseas). He's 2.3 pounds and extremely sweet. His first litters are expected December 2023.
Tokki
Tokki is one of Cuphead's daughters. She is one of our adult satinized mini plush lops which are called "Mini Luxe Lops". She will be hopefully having her first litter in December 2023 but we plan to keep all of her kiddos.
Cocoa
Lusters Lops Cocoa was born here and is one of our satin mini plush lops (the breed we co-created which is called "Mini Luxe Lops". He has "Luxe" fur which is satinized plush/rex fur.
Luxe Lop - satinized mini plush lop
Another one of our Luxe Lops. More info coming soon!
To reserve a baby just email us with your top 2 choices - LustersLops@gmail.com. We believe in quality over quantity so we only do 4 mating sessions per year. These are photos of some of our parents and some of the babies we produced so that people can see Lusters Lops mini plush lop adults!
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I rescue a bunny instead of buying one?
Sure. We are happy to put you in touch with local rescue groups. During the late 90s one of the partners volunteered at a rescue/kill shelter for dogs. We definitely understand the importance of rescuing animals. All of our dogs have been rescued as adults. We actively foster animals each year too and we donate 10% of our proceeds to local rescues. Morally, we vacillate as to whether breeding animals is acceptable which is the reason that we are “Preservation Breeders”, we accept responsibility for ALL of the bunnies who were born at our rabbitry. Should any Furever Family encounter a life situation which causes them the desire to surrender their bunny, we gladly accept the bunny back into our rabbitry - no questions asked. We only request that the bunny be in good health and that we are notified two weeks in advance so that we can organize a pen for the bunny. Our goal is that NONE of our bunnies ever take up much needed space in a shelter. We also donate 10% of our net profit to our local wildlife rescue group.
Should I get 1 bunny or 2?
We have lots of families that have one single bunny and they are thriving. It is definitely ok to have just one bunny. There are lots of benefits to singletons. They don’t need to cover each other’s smells, there is no competition, they get all of their affection from their humans……and it’s the Owners choice whether to spay or neuter.
We also have multiple families with 2 or more bunnies. It is possible to “bond” rabbits but you need to plan carefully and you’ll probably need to fix at least one of the bunnies and possibly both. If you already have a rabbit, let us know and we will help you pick a bunny who has the highest chance of successfully bonding. If you don’t have any rabbits and you have your heart set on two, we advise adopting 2 girls who are the same age so that they can grow up together OR, a girl and a boy who are both young (with an agreement to fix the boy at minimum). We don’t advise adopting two bucks. At maturity they will scuffle and even if you fix both of them, there’s no guarantee of success.If you want two bunnies you fully understand that there is a very big possibility that they will need to be fixed and bonded. This means that they will need to be kept separate until 8-10 weeks post surgery.We are reticent to allow people to adopt two because we don’t want one to be returned at 4 months old when they scuffle so, if you have your heart set on two, pre-plan the appointment and budget for fixing them and prepare two separate pens.
2022 AnnualMini Plush Lops/Plush Lops USA Show
Congratulations to everyone who placed in the 1st Annual Mini Plush Lops Show. With more than 100 entries, the competition was strenuous and 1 of the bunnies also won 2nd place in the magazine contest and got a full page!🐰💜👍🏻Without the judges none of this would have been possible so, thank you to BlueZak Studs and Malvina Lake Plush Lops from the bottom of our 💕 hearts. *** Sample pic for the post magazine contest.#LustersLops#MiniPlushLopsUSA
Breeder Referrals
Breeder Directory
(as of early 2022)
NOTE - If you are a dedicated plush lop breeder and you would like to add your name to this list just email us or contact Lusters Lops on FB or Mini Plush Lops USA on FB and we will happily add you. With so many breeders starting and quitting its very difficult to keep up with the list so please understand we are doing our best to serve the whole mini plush lop/plush lop community.
This list will be updated bi-annually and the next update is Summer 2024.
******On a weekly basis we receive a couple emails asking for MPL breeders throughout the world. It takes us time each day to put the buyers in contact with the breeders so we thought it would be more “time-efficient” to just make a list of mpl breeders. There ARE other good, reliable mpl breeders who are not on this list too. We do not claim any legal responsibility for any breeders on this list. This list gets updated about once a year and we do not have the time to verify each breeder so we hold no legal responsibility towards this referral list. This is a MPL list only. If you need a Holland lop please email us because there are just too many Holland Breeders to list.
Alabama- Ell Farm & Rabbitry Alaska - Jessica Hart Brown. Arizona - Arkansas - Bubblegum Lops, K&D Farms, The Rabbits of Whimsical Warren. California - Colorado - Plushi Fur Connecticut - Katie’s Kritters Delaware - Reeses Rabbitry. Florida - Capella Farms and My Little Pawz and Regina Selma Johnson and CurlyQ Rabbitry. Georgia - Little Plantation Rabbitry and Furry at Heart Farm & Hooves & Hops Rabbitry and Moonlight Meadows Rabbitry. Kentucky - Ellie’s Rabbitry Louisiana - The Cope Clan and Prairie Cajun’s Rabbitry and Sugar Row Rabbitry and Love's Rabbitry and Kristen Douglas. Maine - Dragonfly Family Farms and Berry Hill Rabbitry Massachusetts - Lusters Lops and Sunflower Lops and Berkshire Bunnies. Michigan - Picturesque Plush Lops Minnesota - Leah Haats Wright. Missouri - Greenbriar Rabbitry. New Hampshire - Buttontail Rabbitry & Purple Finch Rabbitry. Mississippi - Southwest Rabbitry Nebraska - Husker Bunnies. New Mexico - Corban Rabbitry New York - Wonderland Rabbitry and Sammis Baby Buns Rabbitry North Carolina - Storybook Bunnies, and Lops of Luv in the Triad. Ohio -Blissful Rabbitry & Poultry and Rustic Roots Rabbitry and Lisa Novak. Oklahoma - Cedar Creek OK Rabbitry Oregon - Shady Grove Rabbitry Pennsylvania - Happily Ever After Rhode Island - HopTown Rabbitry. South Carolina - Aker Woods Rabbitry.
South Dakota - Harnack Hollands Tennessee - Higher Calling Homestead & Ambers Flock Homestead & Browes Breeds Rabbitry & Heavenly Fur Rabbitry & More. Texas - Triple Cs Rabbitry and Lone Star Rabbitry and Carrot Munchers and Denise Cheek-Ware and Stephanie Pena. Vermont- Sarah Cote Houle. Virginia - Darrell Jackson Sartin Washington - Sweet Huckleberry Farms and Blewett Buns and Blue Clover Rabbitry and Country Valley. West Virginia - Tracy Fortney. Wisconsin - L&P Plush Lops. Canada- Sylvia Pitre - Fuzzy Peach Rabbitry and CR Bunny Barn and Sylvie Louise and Harlee & Willow Bunny Barn.
Luxury Lops (state to be verified)
(Other Canadian breeders to be added soon).Europe and Australia referrals available if needed.
As of May, 2022 we are still working on compiling the information and we have not update it in many months so many good people aren’t on the list just because we are working on creating it. Please message or email us if you’d like to be added (LustersLops@gmail.com).
If you are looking for an English Angora Breeder or a French Lop breeder we can refer you to a respected rabbitry near you.
If you don’t live near New England we are happy to point you in the right direction. There are many great MPL breeders in the USA and worldwide. Since 2019 we have been compiling a list of good MPL breeders. The list is refreshed bi-annually in January. Additionally, if you need a French lop or a Rex or a Conti or an Netherland Dwarf or an English Angora or a mini satin rabbit, we have friends worldwide and we are happy to refer you. Just email us at LustersLops@gmail.com and we will find any breed that you want.
Satin Mini Plush Lops aka "Mini Luxe Lops"
A breed co-developed by partners
Lusters Lops & Capella Farm
Creating the Mini Luxe Lops - a small satinized rex/plush "Luxe" furred lop bunny
Please be aware that there are a few breeders claiming they have satin mini plush lops but in actuality they are must mini plush lops which are shiny. Its completely normal for rex/plush furred bunnies to have shiny, luxurious coats. That is not the same as satin. The only rabbitries in the US as of 2025 that bred satin rabbits to lops and over the span of many years created satin mini plush lops (with the help of a few rounds of imported satin mini plush lops) which are called "Mini Luxe Lops" are Lusters Lops and our partner, Capella Farm in Florida.
I had three lifelong bunny related dreams*. One was to make a giant rex-furred lop (because there are no lops bigger then French Lops). The other dream was to make a shiny lop because I had lops as a child and a friend had a satin rabbit. Shockingly, there are no ARBA recognized satin lops! The original thought was to make a Holland lop with a satin coat but as I fell in love with the Mini Plush Lop breed (and allergies were a family issue), my new dream became the idea of making a small satin-rex-plush furred lop. As the years went by and we were breeding Holland Lops, Mini Lops and Mini Plush Lops, we decided to try to start creating satinized mini plush lops. This type of project easily could have taken 15-20 years. Over the last five to six years we have worked with our partner, Capella Farm, and between us we mixed five breeds and have been co-developing the first satinized rex plush lops (aka Mini Luxe Lops). Thankfully we were able to import a few rounds of beautiful bunnies over the last few years from Christine Toyer (Malvina Lakes Plush Lops). (She had some satinized mini plush lops descending from English and German heritage.) The addition of her rabbits and advice from friends in Europe saved us at least ten years. We now have spent the last four years working full time on this projects. As of January 2025 we completed Phase II and have successfully bred up to the F7 (seventh) generation. We are very excited to be the first team (as far as we know) to produce satin rex lops (luxe-furred lops) in the US (and we are very grateful to the Europeans who supported us) and as soon as our foundation herd is fully established and the lines are set and the type is adequate we hope to share our breed with other breeders. It was a lot of work and extremely costly but since it was a lifelong dream it was worth it!
We are now proud to say we co-developed the first satin-rex-plush furred lops in the USA along with our partner - Capella Farm from Florida.
The new breed we co-created will be called "Mini Luxe Lops"*.
This new class of fur we have been developing is called "Luxe fur". It is very similiar to satinized rex fur with some modifications. More information to be posted soon! Stay tuned.
*The 3rd lifelong bunny related dream is hopefully to be realized mid 2024! Its called "Project NY" and we are extremely excited about it. We were asked to participate in this project in May of 2023 and due to the time constraints we will be pausing breeding approximately May 2024 for a couple months!
*Note - we couldn't name the breed "satin mini plush lops" because satin is a dq for a mpl in Europe. We couldnt use the nickname "reza mini plush lop" because the nickname "reza" defines a bunny who is 1/2 a rex and 1/2 a satin rabbit (as per Jan 2023) the FB group called reza: a satinized rex. We thought long and hard and asked for advice from people in multiple countries who had a lot of experience with satin-rex-plush fur and as a group it was decided that "Luxe fur" would define rabbits who have satin rex plush fur. We needed to use a word that made sense in English, German and French since there are teams in those countries upon whose advice we relied and who shared stock with us. Since there are no official breeds with this class of fur in the USA as of Feb 1, 2024 we decided to call it "Luxe" fur. #miniluxelop #miniluxelops
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