10/08/2026
Let's talk pricing!
What is a rabbit worth to you?
$50? $400? $12,000?
The answer greatly varies for each person, and rabbit. The $12,000 rabbit that sold at an auction might not be worth anything to you, but for that person who bought it, it is. If that price tag of $12,000 upsets you, ask yourself why? You didn't pay for it, so why does that bother you what someone else paid or what the breeder charged? It shouldn't bother you at all, after all it isn't your money being spent, or your years of hard work and breeding and showing, to get to that point to be able to auction an animal for that price. You do not get to decide what someone else charges for their animals, whether it be a $400 rabbit, or a $2,000 german shepherd, or a $1,500 maine c**n, or a $5 million dollar thoroughbred filly sold at auction, or simply a $5 mouse at the pet store.
Some might buy a rabbit based on the amount of 'legs' it has won, and some might buy it based on the breeders name behind that rabbit, some buy for color, some for type, some buy for meat and/or fur, some buy for breeding while others buy for a family pet. As for me, I buy based on type and specific variety if needed. If I ask for the price of a rabbit, and I feel the price is too steep for that rabbit, I will kindly pass if it is not worth it to me. What I am not going to do is be rude and insult the breeder and tell them how to price their animals. When I have a rabbit for sale, I base that on type and quality. Show quality is going to cost more than pet quality. When I price an animal, that price is FIRM, do not insult me by begging me to lower the cost. If I have been raising that rabbit, feeding it and housing it and providing any medical care or maintenance care and spending my time and money caring for it, I will price it however I choose and the right person will come along and buy it. I won't diminish myself and lower the cost to make it easier for you because you want to be a cheap ass and pay the bare minimum. I don't charge an arm and leg to begin with, so chances are if you can't afford one from me, then maybe you don't need it to begin with. My main goal is to make sure each animal that leaves my care, will have an adequate home, a responsible and ethical home, a home who is able to provide the care and basic needs for that rabbit. Let me also say that a $30 rabbit from Rural King, deserves the same love and care as a $12,000 auction rabbit. In our home we love all of our animals, no matter their price tag, the dumped bunny we found roaming around a parking lot gets the same care and attention as the $450 rabbit we bought from out of state.
