Domesticated Red Foxes have been bred over generations to reduce any genetic remnants of aggression and traits that would prevent a human from successfully keeping them. Wild animals as pets are only trained to decrease the likelihood of aggression toward humans, but are less likely to actually bond with their keepers. Foxes require a lot of interaction and care to maintain their socialization and ensure their happiness. Our foxes are raised and bred in a TWRA state licensed and USDA federally licensed facilities. Having a domesticated animal versus a wild animal can be an important key factor when considering an exotic pet. Frazier Farms Exotics offers both red species fox kits and polar arctic kits for sale. In fact, Red Foxes have been domesticated and can be found in the exotic pet trade around the world. They are considered the most wide spread and abundantly populated wild carnivores alive today. Red Foxes are not considered endangered or threatened due to their ability to adapt around human development. The Red Fox parents raise their young until the next fall. Their “kits” are born in the spring season and they begin to sleep in the open again. They use their tails as a cover as they sleep. They create dens and dwell in them while they breed.
Foxes prefer woodlands because of their instinct to den in the winter. They prefer to live in woodlands, but can adapt to many different environments such as deserts, mountain ranges, grasslands and even suburban areas. Red Foxes are native to the northern hemisphere and can be found in wide range. It's their ability to sense danger that assists the fox in evading it. Since the Red Fox is the size of a small dog, it has its share of predators to be aware of, among them: coyotes, bald eagles, gray wolves, mountain lions, bears and humans.
They are omnivores with diets consisting of mainly grasses, bugs, berries and small animals, rodents, rabbits, and fish, occasionally fruits and vegetables. Their sense of hearing is so good that they can hear animals beneath the ground! They also have a keen sense of sight, smell, and are able to communicate with each other with 28 different vocalizations. Like dogs, they are hunters and will hunt even when not hungry. They mark their territories with their urine and feces like some cats and dogs do and they pounce on their prey like cats do.
They can jump high fences like a cat and swim well like a dog. At first sight, Red Foxes seem to have many traits both of cats and dogs.
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