IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS 107 
make her nest all the way from a week to an 
hour before kindling. 
If it is exceptionally cold, some light cotton 
batting can be used to keep the litter warm, by 
pulling it in small bits and placing it over the 
youngsters in the same manner that the doe 
has used her own fur. 
SAWDUST AND SAND. Some light material 
such as sawdust or sand must be on hand at all 
times to use in keeping the floors of the hutches 
dry, particularly if they are solid. Such pre- 
cautions will be unnecessary if you are using 
slat floors. Once a week, twice a week in 
damp weather, use a light sprinkling of air- 
slacked lime on the floors to dry them up and 
kill such disease germs as may be lurking there. 
PrepicREEs. In order to succeed in the 
breeding of rabbits for sale, it is necessary to 
keep a pedigree record. That is, a record of 
their ancestory. Pedigree blanks can be pur- 
chased in book form at any dealer’s supply 
house. Always keep a carbon copy of all 
pedigrees for future reference. They will be 
