58 PRACTICAL RABBIT KEEPING 



"A convenient indoor hutch (fig. i) is one 

 6 by 2 by 2 feet, with a movable partition 

 dividing off a third of the space at one end 

 for a nest and sleeping chamber. The parti- 

 tion has a smooth hole to permit passage of 

 the animals from one part to the other. The 

 front of the hutch has two doors, one of wire 

 netting, the other of wood. The wooden door 

 opens to the sleeping chamber and should 



FIG. 2. 



close tightly. It is best to use metal hinges 

 for the doors. The partition may slide in a 

 groove between the doors or may be put in 

 and taken out through one of the door open- 

 ings. 



