Pet Fox?

jimmy jones

jimmy jones

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I stumbled upon a company in my state selling exotic and unusual pets and they have baby foxes (kits as they're called). After a little bit of research it seems that with a little love and hard work they can be trained like a dog. So now I really want a silver fox kit. Anyone out there have one or know someone with a pet fox? Just wondering how "easy" they are to train and tame. I know it seems weird to want to own a fox but I think it would be sweet. Any pointers/ideas? What's everyones thoughts on owning a fox?
 
Brimi

Brimi

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A fox is a lot less domestic than a dog. You won't be able to train it to act much like a dog - it's a completely different animal. It has too much "wild" in it.
 
Serapis

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It is a canine, so I don't see why not. I own a Red Timberwolf that was rescued from Animal Control. They called her a Sheppard. My vet confirmed it as a Timberwolf. I suspected it was, as I've seen a lot of pictures of wolves. They were going to lay her down and my buddy was the vet tech. He had been working with her and grew attached. He fostered her out of there and I adopted her about 2 months after. She is gorgeous and very protective of me. She is very vocal, howling and talking in woof woof doggy speak.... when you scold her for something, she starts to how back at you. lol

I say go for it..
 
Serapis

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Hardly, it's a kit and he can spend time with it and train it.... look it up, people do it all the time.. at one time, all canine were wild... he can easily domesticate a pup or kit.

Brimi said:
A fox is a lot less domestic than a dog. You won't be able to train it to act much like a dog - it's a completely different animal. It has too much "wild" in it.
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DaBong

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Foxes and wolves are nice a cute when they are small but when they grow up alot of their "wild" instincts come out. Same as other larger exotic animals like tigers. They have a wild side that can come out at anytime without warning.....just use caution....

Post some pics if you decide to get one ;)
 
Serapis

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I own a wolf that was caught in the wild with a pack of wild dogs.... I've had her for 2 years now. The only time I see a wild side is at play time, as she can get aggressive. Other than that, she is fine. You'll find far more dog bites of humans than you wolf or fox bites...

DaBong said:
Foxes and wolves are nice a cute when they are small but when they grow up alot of their "wild" instincts come out. Same as other larger exotic animals like tigers. They have a wild side that can come out at anytime without warning.....just use caution....

Post some pics if you decide to get one ;)
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Brimi

Brimi

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Serapis said:
Hardly, it's a kit and he can spend time with it and train it.... look it up, people do it all the time.. at one time, all canine were wild... he can easily domesticate a pup or kit.
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I probably didn't explain myself very well. What i meant is - it's not like a dog. It's a very different animal that acts a bit like a merge between a dog and a cat. So as long as you don't expect it to become like a dog, it's not a problem to keep a fox as a pet - lots of people have them.
 
jimmy jones

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Yeah I'm trying to "train" it to do tricks like my dogs do I just meant "train" as in tame it somewhat. I'm well aware that the wild could come out at any point and to use caution but I figure having it from a kit would be a lot less risky. My wife and I are really considering this. I mean serapis has a damn timberwolf (very awsome btw dude) I think I can handle a fox. Thanks for the input. More opinions/experience always welcome.
 
plantvision

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Serapis said:
I own a wolf that was caught in the wild with a pack of wild dogs.... I've had her for 2 years now. The only time I see a wild side is at play time, as she can get aggressive. Other than that, she is fine. You'll find far more dog bites of humans than you wolf or fox bites...
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I have been lucky enough to have been a part of the lives of both a fox and a deer. Both animals made excellent friends to me. I do believe they thought the same.
About the only thing you have to watch out for is as a Serapis said "The only time I see a wild side is at play time".
A canine durning playing, and also as a sign of affection likes to nip. At times they can bite a little hard.
A deer likes to play by rearing up and pawing with its hooves at you.
Both senarios can hurt.

Just be sensible and they will make great pets.
Allow them to have there wild side, because someday they may want to return to the wild.
Both animals sadly for me, but good for them, returned to the wild.

Serapis, do you have pictures of your wolf, would love to see it.
Always wanted a coyote or wolf, but the situation has never presented itself.
 
Serapis

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I do have pics, but I can't post them. She is kind of unique and I'm afraid posting any real pic of her can lead right to me. If she was a regular dog, I'd post in a heart beat. Had I never posted grow journals, I'd post it.... :( She looks just like a red timberwolf. A well fed one, lol... weighs in about 75 pounds. When I first got her, she was only 55 lbs, but I don't like to see ribs on a dog. I'll pm you a pic.

plantvision said:
I have been lucky enough to have been a part of the lives of both a fox and a deer. Both animals made excellent friends to me. I do believe they thought the same.
About the only thing you have to watch out for is as a Serapis said "The only time I see a wild side is at play time".
A canine durning playing, and also as a sign of affection likes to nip. At times they can bite a little hard.
A deer likes to play by rearing up and pawing with its hooves at you.
Both senarios can hurt.

Just be sensible and they will make great pets.
Allow them to have there wild side, because someday they may want to return to the wild.
Both animals sadly for me, but good for them, returned to the wild.

Serapis, do you have pictures of your wolf, would love to see it.
Always wanted a coyote or wolf, but the situation has never presented itself.
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plantvision

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Serapis said:
I do have pics, but I can't post them. She is kind of unique and I'm afraid posting any real pic of her can lead right to me. If she was a regular dog, I'd post in a heart beat. Had I never posted grow journals, I'd post it.... :( She looks just like a red timberwolf. A well fed one, lol... weighs in about 75 pounds. When I first got her, she was only 55 lbs, but I don't like to see ribs on a dog. I'll pm you a pic.
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Thats okay, thanks for trying.

I tried to send you a PM, but they say you don't allow PMs.
 
tip top toker

tip top toker

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I read up on this a while ago. They can certainly be domesticated, but depending on what variety you get, they can be, as has been stated, a lot less dog-like than you'd want, such as having to have wire fences dug down into the grou/nd etc to stop the bastart escaping, others are more dicile. It also seems that they will rather wreck your house, and the general concensus was that they were a lot of work to keep, and was not similar to a canine experience.
 
SocataSmoker

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A friend of mine was "adopted" by this wolf... and for 14 years they shared many great adventures... never did she hurt him or any other animal around her, she was greatly loved... and is greatly missed.










Whatever you do... treat the animal right and give it lots of love, more so than is needed for a domesticated animal. Every animal knows love and affection, they will respond to it as well.
 
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jimmy jones said:
NOT trying to train for tricks. Oops.
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You'll be able to TAME it easily, but its not gonna be able to sit and do backflips and the like. you need to do a lot of research before dedicating yourself to this. I know, I have an impulsive nature when it comes to pets too, but you need to be patient. The only site I know of where you could ask people with experience is reptileforums.co.uk, in the exotic mammals section. I know a couple of people there with foxes, mostly fennecs.

I'm sure there a hundreds of other forums too.
 
medicalmaryjane

medicalmaryjane

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I wouldnt but from a company like that. animals like foxes should be in the wild. it is one thing to rescue one and another to buy one from a dealer. plus, it's probably like a ferret, smelly and not fun.
 
jimmy jones

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Yeah I've read that the silver fox is much more docile and easier to work with which is the one I liked most that this breeder had. I guess we'll find out huh lol. If my wife actually let's me that is.
 
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