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116 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 continues 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 business 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