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would you keep a fox as a pet?

would you keep a fox as a pet?

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I'm watching a Nova documentary on the evolution of dogs... part of the documentary covers people who tried to domesticate wolves and silver foxes.

the wolf domestication was unsuccessful (once they got up to around 40-50kg, they were too destructive to keep around any longer) but it seemed like foxes domesticated comparably easier.

I'm not sure I could see keeping a fox as a pet, though. it'd be too weird.
 
hell yes, foxes rock. I'd keep one if it were already domesticated, or no other viable options for the little critter, as they are wild and shouldn't be kept as pets.
 
techs said:
Certainly. As long as it was Megan Fox.
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No, I wouldn't.
But I know someone who has a pair of silver foxes. From what they've told me the foxes only bond with one person in the family and are still fairly skittish with the rest of the family members. And they will not come near strangers. They are kept in a large outdoor enclosure and rarely if ever allowed in the house. Plus fox urine stinks worse than cat piss.

Just get a Shiba Inu, everyone thinks you have a fox.🙂
 
At a park near me there was a fox that would come to people, and allow them to touch it. The rangers were trying to discourage it, and were thinking about shooting it due to rabies concerns. The animal wasn't infected, but if it did in the future, it would be hard to tell, and it already had an affinity for humans.

The point is I don't think they're too far away from domestication. They could probably be bred into a common house pet without too much difficulty.
 
Without a doubt!
A pet fox is #1 on my list.
As an avid animal lover, I have had a pet Raccoon, in the house, and on the farm, I befriended countless wild animals so much so that they would come to the door if their treats weren't there on time. (Chipmunks, groundhogs, ducks, deer, etc.)
I would love to have a de-scented Skunk! (Wild skunks are bad on the farm, actually killed several after they invaded my workshop)
 
No, because they are skittish, wild creatures who are under constant, high-level stress in captivity, from what I've seen.

And, yeah, I've seen it. My wild-ass neighbor in Hollywood (of all places), kept one in his garage in a circular run. It did not look or act happy. I thought what was he was doing was a crime, but did not express my feelings to him too strongly, because he was large, wild and primitive himself.
 
UnklSnappy said:
No, I wouldn't.
But I know someone who has a pair of silver foxes. From what they've told me the foxes only bond with one person in the family and are still fairly skittish with the rest of the family members. And they will not come near strangers. They are kept in a large outdoor enclosure and rarely if ever allowed in the house. Plus fox urine stinks worse than cat piss.

Just get a Shiba Inu, everyone thinks you have a fox.🙂
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The Nova documentary (and this month's National Geographic cover article) is about silver foxes that went through a breeding program to domesticate them and bring out traits that make them better around people. It was pretty interesting to say the least, and the foxes they were showing were as friendly as dogs.
 
That also changed how they looked though too. Ended up taking on the looks of dogs, weird coat patterns, curly tails, floppy ears,,,,
 
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That also changed how they looked though too. Ended up taking on the looks of dogs, weird coat patterns, curly tails, floppy ears,,,,
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Yeah, it was really odd to see all the physical "dog" traits that started showing up when they started breeding only for specific behavioral traits.
 
I'd love a red fox. There are tons of videos on youtube of British people that have them as domesticated house pets. They're very cool. Fennec foxes are the gayest looking pets since the sugar glider.
 
Only if it came from a long, proven line of domesticated breeding (especially with marking/soiling behavior), or if I had the space to set one up outside (and it still needs to be tame enough to handle). I have no desire to dedicate a portion of my home to an animal, and expect it to be soiled and destroyed.

It would be totally rad though.
 
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