Those russian domesticated foxes.. now for sale

there gorgeous, but then again, its me whos talkign and there foxes...

id wonder what their personalites are like compared to reds, reds are more cat like than dog and incredibly mischevious...i also cant help but wonder about the smell, even neutered reds and artics tend to be stinky and a heck of a marker lol.

I would probably offer a good, fox expereinced home to one that NEEDED it, but i couldnt justify paying 6K for one...inclunding shipping or not.

If I was an eccentric millionaire I would probably get one. At least the purchase of the fox goes to fund their research and maintain the colony, as the government stopped funding them.

I'm wondering if the price will drop in a few years. I can see maybe it halving to $3k at some point, but probably not much lower since that's what people will pay for toy breed puppy milled dogs at pets stores.

I would love to have one.


I find it very interesting that foxes and dogs learn quite differently. My impression is the foxes can learn through mimicking us, or the dogs and cats they live with. Where dogs basically fail in that catagory.


They are not legal here, or I would seriously consider it.

OMG I want one. >O_O< But it'll never happen lmao.

I'd like to meet one in person!

I wonder if you could train a domestic fox to go to ground like a terrier, to hunt rabbits and stuff. That would rock.

ETA: more like a ferret I guess, working as a team with a dog.

I'd like to meet one too.

I'm glad that they are selling them neutered. My concern would be the effects on wildlife and livestock if people are not responsible owners. Yes, you can say the same about dogs, I know!

But foxes (and feral cats) are a very big problem in Australia. I will admit that I don't know a great deal about environmental issues in the US, but I know that foxes can be devastating in the Australian ecosystem.

Are they considered a threat over there?

We have native foxes here, they weren't introduced like the Australian ones were.

*slaps forehead*

Of course! My knowledge of foxes in the US is limited to Disney's Fox and the Hound...:rofl1:

Sorry!

romy...
reds can be "used" to warren, but your absolutly right its similar to working with ferrets, block off the exits send fox in and have some extra hands to grab fox on exit.
even those whove kept reds as "pets" from tiny kits on the bottle have had the experience of "foxes can be semi trained, they do it when they want to" and thats absolutly been my expereince.
i had one kit who couldnt be re-released, he was deaf and blind in one side...
he could sit, down, do a bunch of tricks ect...
but he wouldnt do it on demand unless you had raw chicken lol
there incredibly stubborn.

and ive never met a fox who could be trusted off leash outside of a very secured (with over head) fence...they dig and climb dang fast!

i wonder if these guys would have those same natural instincts and stubbornness...
if so it would be like owning a cat crossed with a ferret with a bit of monkey thrown in for good measure
if thats the case id only suggest them to sighthound people lol

Oh my gosh! I need one too!!! And a house with a special little fox outdoor area (since he presumably couldn't join Bailey at daycare while I'm at work, LOL).

Do want! It never says anything about foxes in apartment pet policies

i thought i read in the original article that after the experiment they put the foxes down because they were of no value in the fur trade. and that was the purpose of the experiment to make farmed foxes even more manageable.

Want!!

Foxy, when did you meet my dog?

Seriously, a fox and Sienna would look so darn *cute* together! She's been mistaken for one, too, lol.

That was the excuse they gave the government to get funding, and when the results were no good to the fur trade their funding got cut. I did read an article about their research that said they hoped to save the operation by offering them in the pet market, but then didn't hear anything about it for several years. Glad they appear to have kept them going.

I still don't think they should be pets. I don't think they should ever have been bred. It is just my personal opinion.

Why not?

Because it goes against my personal beliefs. I think we already have dogs, so why do they need to do this with foxes. I understand the research side, but I just don't agree.

I have to say its a heck of a lot better than what they are usually bred for.