SO YOU WANT A WILD PET FOX? - Should you tame a Red Fox puppy?

Baby red foxes are everywhere and face it, you have been tempted to pick one up, tame it and keep it! But if you do, will it become that cute puppy you thin you can make it? If you bottle raise it and get it used to humans, will it sit in a basket, get walked and act the same as a dog? Also will a wild red fox cub be the same as a domesticated fox pet?
Today we tell you everything you need to know if you stumble upon an abandoned baby red fox, if its possible to raise and keep it or if you should drop it into your local wildlife rehabilitation centre.
Presented by Anneka Svenska
Featuring Trevor Williams and Mandy Eccleston of The Fox Project
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Filmed by Ellen Hope Cobb and Dominic Houghton
Edited by Ellen Hope Cobb
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[@fluxster1022]

I had a wild fox that would come around once a week or so for a little over a year I came to call "Fraya". She was very sweet. She would take food from my hand and occasionally just followed my dog and I around just to stick her nose in our business. Didn't care to be touched but I got in a nose-boop once in a while. Kept looking forward to seeing some cubs but on a walk one day after not seeing her for a while, my dog found her passed away under a bush seemingly from old age. Miss you darling, rest in peace 🥰

[@jimdoom2276]

OMG that's so sad... I know it's the great circle of life and all that, but still, quite heartbreaking. RIP Fraya 😪

[@medmuscle]

Unfortunately, red foxes don't live very long in the wild. They usually live for about 3 or 4 years.

[@slickdickmemes]

Dog killed her. I have proof

[@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse]

Oh wow. Sorry, but glad you shared time and trust.

[@johncheetham4607]

Bless. Did a walk through Oldham one early morning. About 4am. Wild fox were in path kept cocking it's head to one side. Absolutely fantastic.

[@BrokenCurtain]

People really need to know the difference between "tamed" and "domesticated".

[@craigr.h.laurent240]

The majority of people do not know the differences.

[@irenahanlon]

I believe that if you truly love animals, allow them to remain wild. Return rehabilitated animals to the wild whenever possible. They deserve to live their lives with dignity and respect. That also means respecting the things that define them.

[@s71402san]

Just realise that all animals belong in the wild. PETA is right.

[@InimitaPaul]

I had a wild urban fox friend named Buddy at work for years, we were great friends. He turned the entire site into his playground and even introduced me to his pups. We used to have great fun, I chased him around to make sure he wouldn’t trust humans and he’d do patrols with me. There’s a video of him introducing me to his son on my channel if you want to see Buddy.

[@seantvcc]

He was black?

[@josephteifer9714]

This was a great educational video. Teaching people that the most humane thing to do for a fox is to keep it wild is a good lesson.

[@meestermeesterhastings.3159]

I have a red Fox born this year about a month ago she visits me and I feed her by hand and she comes in the kitchen, I love the company but she is wild and I am 65, the mother Fox visits the Garden and she sits back away while I feed the little one I leave food for the rest of the family, she will stay wild because that's the right way I'm just giving them a small hand of friendship and it's been fun...

[@aevans-jl9ym]

l found a super friendly beautiful young fox sleeping in my town Center. For its safety, I took it home but its sent smells were unbelievably awful. So l decided to ring a famous animal sanctuary to come & collect it. They said it had probably been hit in the head by a car and that's why it did not fear humans at all. However, a couple of weeks later l enquired how my fox was doing and they said it must have been raised by humans as it was the tamest fox they ever had and therefore it could never be released in the wild. Honestly, it was as gentle as a kitten and it's fur in perfect condition & would cutely curl up and sleep throughout the day. I loved that fox & would have kept him as a pet but the smell he made was unbelievably strong and would stink up my entire 6-bedroom house.

[@ralphmiller2265]

It would depend upon the individual Fox's demeanor. Some, no, take them to a wildlife rescue but others, absolutely yes. Talk about entertaining.

[@elchinn87]

Those eyes are incredible..

[@Homobikerus]

There was a huge evolutionary experiment started by Dmitry Belyaev in Siberia back in the 1960s. If I'm not mistaked it's still ongoing. The idea was to imitate the natural selection but not with some rather primitive species like flies or bacterias but with foxes. And effectively to turn them into tame dogs. With quite some success.

[@welcome12ization]

Better to have them as visitors to your garden only - they remain wild but you can still form a bond with them if you leave out a few nibbles.

[@almac9203]

Check out Finnegan Fox. He is the best pet fox.❤

[@Sk8rMom23]

YES. ❤

[@skyrat3816]

Best pet fox could be pushing it lol I'd say Dixie do as she doesn't mess as much when in their house nor get cranky with everyone.

[@Titaniumparts]

Like many on this thread I too have an ongoing relationship with an urban fox here in Bristol. He comes to visit for snacks and now trusts me to be close to him. But even back before I began putting out food he'd visit, simply out of curiosity. Sometimes he'll just hang out with me in the garden. I feel that he recognises a friendly human, but I hope he knows we aren't all like that; my hunch is he's smart enough to know the difference. Anyway, it's a tricky one, trying to preserve wildness when a wild creature has decided to come to you! There's something going on though; I think some urban foxes are sort of semi-domesticating themselves through building selective relationships with people. And I agree, never consider one as a pet, if for no other reason than their scent marking - it really stinks and trying to wash it away makes it even worse.

[@asafusubov696]

There's a fox farm in Russia where they breed domestic tame foxes for enthusiasts. Even some of their physical features get to change after certain generation such as shape of snout and tail.

[@jacquesmertens3369]

You can always count on Russians to mess with things they shouldn't mess with.

[@Phoenix-Flaming]

Thank you for educating people on the Facts about finding, taming, rehabbing, Boot Camp, Release. People must forget their selfish wants and needs so that the Life and Survival of all Foxes is safe and secure.

[@violettamajewska8543]

What a beautiful creature!!! And these foxes are also very beautiful! ❤❤❤

[@ian_b]

Nice gingery brush there.

[@2fargonedaytona128]

The cougar is a fox, too

[@skyedog24]

She is stunning to me and I love that English accent.🦊love

[@maverickmace9100]

I fell in love too lol

[@sandybarrie5526]

during the great depression, mum had a pet fox in Sydney, and it would follow her to school, and wait and folow her home.

[@honeyblunt5150]

The little Foxxo is making the 🥺 face!

[@jamesmoxley671]

If she's the wild fix, I'd do some pettin. Try to tame that thang. Cutie

[@johnryan2]

Two beautiful foxes.

[@GretatheEvilGremlin]

No, Foxes have dog hardware, programmed with cat software! Yes they're tame of sorts, when it comes to food and not running off, but they're never going to make it as indoor pets, and really need some land to give them a decent living set up.

[@paulchalmers8744]

My mate Ron found a baby fox with his head stuck in the hub of a spare car wheel we tried to pull the cubs head through putting the ears down as we we told by a local rescue wildlife centre that I phoned I also phoned the fire brigade and RSPCA who took all my details and said someone will come there this was 10 o'clock the cubs head would not pull through Ron had to leave for an appointment I stabilized the wheel and stayed nearby to keep an eye on the cub all the way through this the mother fox was 10 feet away and when I backed off she went on and comforted her cub there are 3 other cubs in this group we had seen them the last few weeks around Ron's land so she went from time to time I gave the cub some water and tried again to pull the cubs head through no chance I kept going back because if mum wasn't there it was calling out getting more and more distressed when I went over it seemed to calm down when Ron returned we decided to take action as it was about 12 o'clock and the cub hadn t eaten by this time the cub had calmed down it must have been knackedwe placed a wet towel over the cub with me holding the cub still with mum watching a couple of feet away I had phoned the wildlife centre up and they had tried to hurry up the RSPCA anyway I covered the cub and Ron began to cut the steel wheel with a small grinder the sparks were hitting my arm at the time not hurting as getting the cub free was the only thing on my mind after after about 20 minutes stopping regularly to cool the wheel down with cold wateri could feel the metal as I had put my other hand under the cub and was holding the cubs neck of of the metal with my fingers after cutting a piece of the wheel free I pulled the cub through took the towel off the cub sprung to life and ran to mum both running across the field behind a shed we have seen the fox from time to time since with all 4 cubs and they looked great this had happened a few weeks ago I phoned the wildlife centre up who were great and they said they would contact the RSPCA to tell them the Real reason I want to put this out there is Ron who knew what to do he went for a couple of hours to have a scan to see the result from the course of Radio therapy as he has prostate cancer his main concern was the cub what this man does for wildlife is phenomenal and always puts others before himself.

[@jimjoelliejack]

That lady is exactly what she said, a special kind of person.

[@sambhavanshivan5457]

And they say that foxes are clever and cunning how adorable 🦊🦊🦊

[@Kos4Evr]

Oh that adorable, precious baby

[@andreicursaru7164]

bravo,Romania loves what you did for these sweet candy little foxies!

[@miracas1206]

Wow, adorable indeed! I would take it to a rescue since my own doggie alone is a handful, lol!

[@georgiafan6618]

Would never set out for lone purpose of keeping a wild fox. However, if I were to come upon an orphaned baby fox or a disabled adult in need of medical care, I’d consider the task only if I had a more rural property with room. Wild animals are high maintenance and better left in the wild.

[@romb1818]

I like "cougars" 😁

[@user-xm5cn1rs5c]

It would be nice to tame a red haired cougar.

[@romb1818]

@@user-xm5cn1rs5c Red haired are not my favourites

[@cg256y9]

She's a fox too! ;)

[@RobinByron]

I very much prefer to see wild animals in the wild and it is good to know there are people who rehabilitate those critters that find themselves in captivity. 🐺

[@adonian]

agree. I would love to own land back east, and just have a family in my back yard.

[@rphilipsgeekery4589]

True but being rescued is better than slow death from starvation

[@andymurph3394]

I have foxs that comes to my garden at night. They have been coming for the last 2 year In the last few months. I got to know a female fox she would take food from me and when she had her cub. she brought it to my garden to show me. She is so loveable The cub is very nervous

[@3DJapan]

I fed my neighborhood fox every night. If I'm lucky I might see him. That's the closest I get to owning one.

[@user-neo71665]

I've thought about it before but the 2 raccoons I have keep my hands full for the time being. I ended up with them when they were half grown because somebody thought they could tame them down and they would live in an apartment. I've raised them before and had an enclosure alrady so I took them. They are about 5 now.

[@gerryfrankoski148]

Do what you feel is best ❤

[@brucealbert8658]

Great advice, viewers should listen

[@jamesblake7338]

Thank you! That was very informative and I also dislike the fox hunters

[@JustMe-dd5ou]

They are crazy!! My friend saved one and this little tiny thing literally trashed his house in one night. 😂 they should NOT be kept inside if they are wild. Rescue is definitely the best place.

[@Smokywildlife]

Here in the south of Brazil we call the opossum a fox, because it invades chicken coops, kills chickens and drinks their blood, here the only wild canids are the Crab-eating fox of the genus Cerdocyon thous, (which we call " Graxaim do mato", "little wolf" or "dog of the bush") and the Pampas fox of the genus Lycalopex gymnocercus (which we call "Graxaim do campo"), and none of them are from the same family as the fox. The maned wolf and Bush dog were extinct here in the region

[@debbiesunlight7047]

Yeah wonder why there extinct.

[@Smokywildlife]

@@debbiesunlight7047 they became extinct because of deforestation and also competition with feral domestic dogs

[@miahconnell23]

You have lots of cool animals in Brazil. That animal that looks like a North American Red Fox walking on stilts is super cool to look at.

[@DashaRosnia]

Вы прям одно лицо! Так похожи!

[@JBLXVI]

So cute !!!

[@newjones1754]

we use to have a white fox at our farm.

[@mtsflorida]

I am of course a lover of all animals. I have brought up many just long enough to reunite it to its family. I nurse it with Puppy formula and when around babies I have a Halloween costume that resembles a very large fox. Unfortunately the mother immediately feel in love with me.

[@sateliteblues]

she has 2 beautiful foxes

[@skeletongaming3148]

Wow So Cute full Watching video like Share 💗💗💗

[@xandercrews4729]

I saw one in my backyard a while back, left some old tennis balls out there for him to play with. I don’t expect to get close to him, but just enjoy seeing him around.

[@jsphfalcon]

We got lucky with finding dogs that were very friendly. We might get lucky with foxes but it's a gamble

[@tonyromano6220]

Zelda is adorable!

[@canadianloon6433]

Very informative. Good to know

[@ThePurpleFantum]

I have picked up a wild baby fox, it was trying to shove it's head into a chain link fence to get to it's mother, because it was too young to climb. If anyone has seen rescue videos, you'll know exactly how that would have ended if i'd left it. No I was not even remotely tempted to keep it, I was just glad it didn't pee on me or bite me.

[@HebuTheLoneWolf]

the short answer, no the long answer, no unless u rly are dedicated to take the time and effort of keeping a fox as a pet since they are handful to take care of. and can do lots of damage if kept indoors also u rly need to be educated when it comes to handling foxes since they are a wild animal and have special and expensive needs

[@successmusicvideo]

Very beautiful video! Good job!

[@pauldavies3764]

RSPCA gave me a cub many yrs ago who lived in house for a few months before i let him out. I never lost a chicken in two years i had him and he slept in shed with door always open along with pet ram and one warren hen. He eventually ran off after altercation with our cats and i told local farmer not to shoot a fox with a red collar. About three years later i saw him a couple of mile away,he let me smooth him,but he was content as he was,possibly calling home to steal the cats food occasionally! A fox will never be fully trained,they always have a far-away look in their eyes

[@anetteskyumlarsen8077]

Loved the video. It was very informative. Yes, they are incredible cute and beautiful, but the belong in the wild. Once a fox had her puppies under a shed just next to my house, and I admit that I gave her some fish I brought back from work and she loved it. She liked cookies too and once she followed me into my house, sniffing around, but then she was suddenly gone. Unfortunately I had learned her that she could get food from humans, so I twice read in the lokal paper, that a fox was approcing people and beggin for food. Don't know what happened to her, but I realized that I had made it easy for hunters to maybe shoot her 🥺😥. Foxes need to be affraid of humans, so that they will run away and hopefully stay as safe as possible. Thank You for showing this Anneke and have a lovely rest of your weekend 🤗❤✨️❤ NB.: That one she had in her house, was it Zelda she was called, was very beautiful nd special. Why did she have that colour? Never seen a fox like that before 🤔❤❤

[@britsaunders2151]

They're called kits 😊

[@auntiemandy1967]

In the UK they're called cubs

[@estherbartholdy]

Best Surfshark ad ever!🤣

[@psibug565]

Had a family of foxes visit the garden over the summer. Expect there will be another lot of fox cubs next year, so see little need to keep one as a pet. Also watch “Save A Fox” and can see that they’d make the worst house pet and those are foxes bred in captivity. In the case of wild fox cubs best to keep them wild and enjoy watching them from a distance.

[@elioaugustokumoto4726]

Wow cute!

[@carloscaballerodetineo4062]

Buenas noches desde argentina ciudad de mar del plata, hermoso felicitaciones 💕💕🍀🙏

[@ChrisTopher-vs9zz]

the narrator is MY kind of "fox"

[@leebliss3622]

yuck

[@montygemma]

I have one turn up at my house at night and I feed it but I'd never let it in. They're wild animals all I do is help them out a bit. Also their urine causes a stench.

[@cryptochris4224]

You make some great points :)

[@kassi4837]

Your wolf dog is so sweet and fluffy :3

[@robertobreglia9224]

Anneka thank you very much for sharing this very interesting video! I appreciated so much the project of these people and i think foxes should live their lives in peace without running the risk of being killled...all animals have the right to live their lives as mother Nature created them! 👍👍👍🤩

[@flora1407]

Important video Thank you

[@jabbarmuhammad8804]

I love wildlife I love dogs but I wouldn't keep a fox as a pet tame or wild

[@RubyMarkLindMilly]

Beautiful creature 😊

[@rogerreimer6787]

My cousin had a fox as a pet for a short time but he let it go out side and some times left for month at a time and would come back over the next few years for short visits but he obviously found a mate but still had a bit of home connection.

[@justinbest9429]

Such a factual video, incredibly well made, interesting, passionate and oh my days is the presenter pretty! I'm a huge fox fan and would absolutely love to visit and support that fox charity. I will do my research 😊

[@kevinschaeffer6920]

Another wonderful program! Thank you so very much. ❤ 2 U,🦊 & Ocean 🐺

[@johnnydiamondsmusic1673]

I’ve noticed a lot of pet foxes are kept outside in enclosures. They wreck houses and pee as well.

[@Severiniya]

Ничего мой лис не разрушает, и писает он только в лоток.

[@welcome12ization]

People like Victoria over at ururu TV who have foxes as pets (fur farm rescues in her case), have a large enclosure and have devoted their whole lives to their foxes. I love foxes but could certainly not look after them lol. If you are lucky you will get a gorgeous fox like Alf, but even Alf can be destructive around the house, plus he has medical issues that require a lot of care.

[@ARCritic]

6:29 look at those eyes! 😭

[@Awarebynature]

They are so adorable

[@ridgeydidge4012]

They are vermin

[@user-dt7qu5ll7i]

How lovely… I love to have 🦊🦊🦊 in my home… They are very smart… Regards🇶🇦

[@penknight8532]

I found a baby duck once in my back patio. It's against the law to keep them. The law says that I'm supposed to put it under a tree somewhere. This was in Vegas during the Summer (115 Degree Days). Pfft, I raised that duck in a large plastic container and let it swim in my sink. After 90 days it was fully grown, and I took it to Sunset Park where it immediately flew to all the other ducks. She might have died soon after but at least she had a chance unlike being put under a tree.

[@TCB690]

I also want some otters 🥰

[@martynohara8101]

Hi Anneka, could you profile the Akbash breed. I am especially interested in their ability to work in warmer climates (Queensland Australia ) i am also interest in their lack of smell due to having hair instead of fur from information I have read. Cheers Martyn 😊

[@FactStorm]

So adorable :)

[@nickrider5220]

They are the cutest little creatures ❤....but they're wild, with instincts to keep themselves alive. Amazing they've survived centuries of persecution.

[@sameulljacson9807]

There is a difference in buying a animal that loves you and a animal that you can properly take care of to love back.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Dog hardware. Cat software.

[@raspberrypiploy771]

Wild foxes should remain wild however when they have been rescued from fur farms or are found as a result of being injured by hunting then its possibly a different story, yes keep them at a rescue centre but trying to keep as a pet is not right. Last year we had 6 cubs and a few adults living in our garden. The cubs played with our cat and were easily approached by ourselves. The damage that they caused was unreal but it was worth the experience seeing them playing.

[@ShakespeareCafe]

I put out water for the local foxes and our German Shepherd goes wild when he hears them or scents their presence. So, keeping a fox as a pet when you have an alpha dog would be a big No.

[@tchevrier]

adorable

[@mikemcdonald5147]

if I found that foxy lady in the woods I would definitely keep her LOL :) Speaking about the hot blonde who is the narrator of the video.

[@blindriddle2742]

Queen Camilla loved fox hunting and so did QEII

[@kenzor4953]

now thats a M.I.L.F

[@fsmusicali]

This fox does everything to be media star one day;)

[@markrick911]

I would love to have one as a friend or somewhat pet that would come by and visit, but I wouldn’t wanna live with one in the house because they’re sent is very strong and you can’t get rid of it once they pee on the carpet or something or your rug you can’t get that smell out but otherwise that’s the nature of the beast. I think they’re wonderful little creatures. I enjoy seeing them around. 0:57 0:57

[@tyrone4u559]

I love this KZbin channel

[@mehmetalitekin4528]

Mașallah, Thanks! Nice video :)

[@shabnamibrahim7803]

Very interesting video mam 👍👏👏I love 🦊😍👌fox babies are so cute 🥰....Every life has the right to live

[@lisaenglert3202]

Thanks for this. Wild animals do not make good pets. FYI It’s also illegal in the US and the animal will most likely be put down since it’s been habituated. So pls pls call a wildlife rehab asap! Keep warm and safe til you can get to one. And no food / water til advised. Thanks so much

[@cristinalacerda5773]

I agree entirely 👏

[@spinj3307]

However, to kill an animal just because it has been tamed its even more cruel & unnecessary

[@cristinalacerda5773]

As I am not a native English speaker, I did not understand that the animal could be killed ?! I love animals and I think that wild ones should not be tamed , be a pet. They deserve to be free in nature and not captives...

[@lisaenglert3202]

@@spinj3307 i agree, it is indeed. But unless they can find an ambassador place for them or a licensed facility, they don’t have many options sadly. That is why it is so important to get it to the proper place so it can be raised properly and released.

[@kmdionis]

Whether red foxes are legal to keep or not depends on where you live in the US. Some states do allow it. But you may be required to have lots of wildlife training. And local rules may still prohibit it. Seems to me it's a rare person who's up to the task of caring for a fox properly. Plus it may be hard to find a vet who will treat them.

[@subhashvishey]

Cute & Nice

[@andrep9674]

J'adore ! ! !

[@mariorocha2116]

beuatiful fox lol

[@vincecarnevale4406]

Years ago working 2nd shift every Nite when I got home there was a fox waiting in the driveway fior me,this went in for a week.

[@montyshokeen4701]

Very beautiful

[@vijayv6836]

Those baby foxes are absolutely similar to kittens in behavior, including the way they look naughtily innocent. They're curious and want to get their hands on everything around them. Even their long ears, whiskers, and gait are very feline. I'm taking care of a mamma cat and four kitties. In the night I can hear things falling bang -clang and I know that the little monkeys are up to some tricks. A Delightful racket. Yes I guess, wild animals like foxes. should live where nature has designed them to live. They better fear humans because all aren't as compassionate as Anneika. Yep, animals are a huge responsibility. Soon, they become human to you with an emotional bonding and their every move concerns you. Loved the video.