116 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
On the other hand, I would not have the 
would-be fancier jump to the conclusion that 
the rabbit is a frail animal and one that must 
be handled with gloves on. It is not that sort 
of an animal at all. It is, in fact, extremely 
hardy and will stand all sorts of abuse. In 
fact, I sometimes marvel that the rabbit con- 
tinues to live at all in the hands of some 
people. 
But I take it that the busy man or the boy 
who is thinking of raising a few rabbits wishes 
to treat them squarely and do all that he 
can to make a success of the venture. Hence 
the emphasis on the need of regular care and 
attention. 
Rabbits require feeding only twice a day 
as a rule. It matters little as to just what 
time they are fed. They can be fed early in 
the morning or the last thing before the busi- 
ness man goes to the office or the boy leaves 
for school. And the evening feeding can be 
at any time convenient to the attendant, but 
the point is to feed at the same hour every 
