224 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
animals will not be exposed to draughts or 
the cold too much. This will cause them to 
catch cold and will lead to the “snuffles.” 
And this is something that one should take 
into consideration in shipping the rabbits, 
In the heated cars and freight stations it is 
generally hot, stuffy or warm. They are then 
taken out in the cold air and subjected to a 
severe change in temperature, all of which is 
very apt to cause colds. If you have to make 
shipments in the winter, do all that you can 
to make it cozy and warm in the crates for the 
stock. Use muslin across the top and openings 
to prevent draughts. 
Use good-sized crates. Old orange boxes 
make an excellent shipping crate for a pair. 
If only one rabbit is to be shipped, one of the 
compartments of. the orange box may be 
sawed off. But be sure that the floor is solid 
and does not have any cracks in it so that the 
rabbits can stick their feet through and get 
them broken. It is best to have everything 
so that they cannot get any part of their 
bodies out of the crate in transit. 
