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A rescued Fennec fox illegal kept in Nevada and relinquished to the facility which I visit often, he's slowly getting acclimated to being around more people, and being a part of programs to help educate others on foxes. He was still a bit skittish around us, but ran around the enclosure briefly and loves to cuddle with his owners Those big eyes and ears melted my heart :D
I should note that he's pinning his ears back as we pet him :P
I should note that he's pinning his ears back as we pet him :P
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Vulpine (Other)
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File Size 2.67 MB
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I believe there's several breeders around the country, and most states that allow keeping foxes allow fennecs. Check your local laws before trying to acquire one.
Fennecs are high maintenance critters too, so don't bother unless you've got a lot of time to dedicate to them.
I've looked pretty deeply into the subject as it pertains to Colorado,..... sadly my state laws forbid any kind of 'wildlife' being kept as a pet. It's a blanket law that is pretty grey, ferrets for instance are allowed as pets, yet black footed ferrets are native to the northern plains, and ducks, geese and other fowl can be kept as livestock/ pets. I haven't found the loophole that would allow me to own a fox as yet.
Fennecs are high maintenance critters too, so don't bother unless you've got a lot of time to dedicate to them.
I've looked pretty deeply into the subject as it pertains to Colorado,..... sadly my state laws forbid any kind of 'wildlife' being kept as a pet. It's a blanket law that is pretty grey, ferrets for instance are allowed as pets, yet black footed ferrets are native to the northern plains, and ducks, geese and other fowl can be kept as livestock/ pets. I haven't found the loophole that would allow me to own a fox as yet.
They're both the same species, vulpes vulpes, the ones you see here are ranch-raised, bred similarly to the ones Russia bred. Ranch-raised foxes are bred for tameness, so they are tamer by far than wild ones, but not quite the same as Russian foxes. Genetically, there are about 40 genetic differences; with wild versus tame or Russian foxes, there are about 4000 genetic differences in their DNA. All in all, either fox are still very high maintenance and only those truly dedicated should care for one.
No arguments on the care. Just offering it as a possible option for Zerrinth. Since Domestic Silver Foxes aren't considered wild life
Can't speak to all ranches since alot of ranches are just for the fur. The Russian experiment was rudimentary genetics. The Russian experiment was 2 fold and the second part isn't spoken about. They took the friendliest foxes and breed them together getting the changes within a couple of generations. The converse control took the least friendly foxes and bred them together. They quickly got some vicious foxes
Can't speak to all ranches since alot of ranches are just for the fur. The Russian experiment was rudimentary genetics. The Russian experiment was 2 fold and the second part isn't spoken about. They took the friendliest foxes and breed them together getting the changes within a couple of generations. The converse control took the least friendly foxes and bred them together. They quickly got some vicious foxes
Sadly we had fur farms here in Colorado that raised silvers. Once the fur industry shut down in the front range, most of the animals were released into the wild. Given that silvers are a variant color pattern of red foxes, they instantly became native.
I have personally seen 3 wild silvers, so they're rare, but still here.
It's the fact that they're labeled as foxes that is the catching point, arctic foxes aren't native to Colorado, but they're not allowed. Same for fennecs, which aren't even native to this continent! It's the fact that they're foxes that make them illegal to own as pets.
It's dumb.
I have personally seen 3 wild silvers, so they're rare, but still here.
It's the fact that they're labeled as foxes that is the catching point, arctic foxes aren't native to Colorado, but they're not allowed. Same for fennecs, which aren't even native to this continent! It's the fact that they're foxes that make them illegal to own as pets.
It's dumb.
Because they are related to the red fox a silver would be an issue to Ohio law. They banned a number of species and wildlife native to Ohio. So Arctic and Fennec are legal and its illegal to get a fennec in the US that comes from the wild.
The reverse catch is the Domestic Silver isn't classified as Wildlife as indicated by the name. Which isn't controlled by the states but rather the Fed Dept of Agriculture
Keep in mind PETA is pushing alot of these laws, which is kept in balance by exotic animal lovers. At thier most extreme zoos would be banned only pets allowed if any are traditional ones
The reverse catch is the Domestic Silver isn't classified as Wildlife as indicated by the name. Which isn't controlled by the states but rather the Fed Dept of Agriculture
Keep in mind PETA is pushing alot of these laws, which is kept in balance by exotic animal lovers. At thier most extreme zoos would be banned only pets allowed if any are traditional ones
And IIRC you mentioned above that you work long night shifts making proper fox care difficult for you?
I'm in that boat, I'm out of the house for 13 hours a day between commuting and working an 11-3/4 hour shift.
I would LOVE a fox, but my dumb state laws, and lack of home time basically negate that possibility.
I'm in that boat, I'm out of the house for 13 hours a day between commuting and working an 11-3/4 hour shift.
I would LOVE a fox, but my dumb state laws, and lack of home time basically negate that possibility.
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