102 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
times they should be taken away, as cold alone 
will not hurt the animals. 
Keep the hutches dry at all times. Where 
you have solid floors use two inches of saw- 
dust or sand and cover this with three or four 
inches of good, clean straw. The bedding 
should be only sawdust in summer. If the 
weather is unusually cold, put a pile of straw 
in the nest box or one corner of the hutch for 
the rabbits to burrow in. 
Keep the hutch dishes clean at all times. 
Water crocks should be scoured once a week 
the year around. Feed dishes should be simi- 
larly cleaned. 
Droprines. Remove all droppings at least 
once a day the year around. If you have solid 
floors use an old hoe to scrape them clean. The 
droppings should not be piled up near the 
hutches or under it, as a certain amount of 
evaporation takes place which is not good for 
the stock to breathe. It is better to spade 
them into the garden soil at once, or around 
the flowers and shrubs, or sprinkle them over 
