she needs more space if that could be possible. not that i would know, but looks like to me.

She lives at a sanctuary and was rescued from a hunter. She had very poor health after birth and was given to them so they could nurse her back to health. They do take her on walks though, so she isn't there all the time.

awe. this makes me happy.

I'm glad it does; animals deserve love and care, and Tazzina is a prime example of how to do just that. She's so bloody adorable, I can't stand it!

They show a full range of feelings as do many mammals.

Definitely, I knew right away that she was very happy to see me, and since I payed attention to her, she repaid me by being such friendly animal

Lets just hope that Tazzina hasn't got herself the same habit as Skitter...Stealing camera cases!

I don't know if she's a thief either as I haven't been in the same cage (but I should be in there eventually). Wouldn't be surprised though!

Me neither! Skitter can be a bad influence!

Not sure about a bad influence, but apparently when Tazzina howls, Skitter gets all excited and starts maker her adorable foxy noises!

Reminds me of my granddad's and auntie's dogs. One used to be quiet and didn't really like playing with other dogs whilst the other was a pup and loved playing. The pup howls whenever there's a loud noise, a knock at the door or if there's someone he doesn't know in the house. After a while the grown one started copying what the pup was doing, and now loves playing with other dogs, howling at the door and getting belly rubs (he never rolled onto his back for a belly rub beforehand). It's weird in a way how animals learn from each other and copy each other. Dam, those foxy noises must've been cute!

Animals are rather interesting and I like to observe their behavior; I know a happy fox when I see one In fact of the members here (who goes by Foxalbiazul) has a fox named Ron, or Ron Ron named after Ron Weasley, who makes very cute noises when he's happy. Not sure if I can post the link here, so I'll post it, but if he needs me to delete it, that's fine.


Here's the video showing happy fox noises (similar to what Skitter does when she sees me)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ah1oBMaUE

That is just so adorable! I want a pet fox more than ever now! That sneeze at the end just made me explode with the cuteness radiating from it, I'm surprised my screen didn't break! The only thing though is Ron Ron biting him, it's obviously friendly/play-biting but still, what would happen if Ron Ron bit down too hard?... Let's not think about that though!

Foxes like to mouth as a means of tactile feeling since they've no real means of feeling objects like people. It doesn't hurt at all and Skitter has done that to me. She knows not to put too much pressure. Foxes rarely bite people as pets, but they need to be trained not to do it too hard. It's a sign of affection.

Ah I see, thanks for clearing that up for me!

No problem. Then general consensus is that since foxes and coyotes are uncommon pet material, many still consider them wild creatures. Granted, they still have wild instincts, but rarely pose a threat to humans (adults anyway, kids can't handle being around exotics that well, and could bite them very hard if not careful). I respect their territory and get on my knees to eye level, I let them do the approaching and if they make the first move, I don't want to force them. But they'll do it anyway and then I start talking to them

Well, may I say I respect you for respecting their territory and understanding them as well as you do.

I'm by no means an expert at understand animals and their behavior and psychology, but I can tell when they need their space.

And sometimes that's all whats needed.

Precisely. Very therapeutic for people