GENERAL CARE OF RABBITS 75 



The hutch must be kept perfectly clean, for 

 sanitation is the price of success in rearing 

 rabbits. Dififerent devices to make cleaning 

 easy are on the market and can be purchased 

 at a low price. It is not difficult to make a 

 short-handled hoe, or scraper, at home, and a 

 long-handled stove shovel will be found use- 

 ful, especially for getting into the corners and 

 for handling sawdust. It is a good plan to 

 have a fibre or tin pail to carry away the drop- 

 pings and litter, or to use a box mounted on 

 wheels. The latter plan is a good one when 

 one has a considerable number of hutches to 

 be cared for. A box on a small wheelbarrow 

 can also be used to advantage. Some sort of 

 deodorizer or disinfectant should be kept on 

 hand for use in the house and in the hutches. 

 Every hutch should be carefully cleaned and 

 disinfected before a new rabbit is put into it. 



Breeders differ as to the kind of absorbent 

 to be used, or whether to use any at all. With 

 self-cleaning hutches they are not needed. 

 Dried peat, if it can be obtained, is especially 

 good. A preparation of this kind for use in 

 poultry houses is on the market, and will be 

 found equally useful by the rabbit keeper. 



