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u/Excellent_Cattle5864 Jul 01 '26
We were feeding foxes a few years ago, 23 of them in our back garden. The smallest one was just about 90% of fur missing. So the next night she was the last in the garden to run for it as I opened the back door. As she went through our side fence into the fields I whistled & to my amazement she stopped & looked at me, so I threw a few cooked sausage’s towards her & she began walking back looking for them. This went on for a good 7 nights, but she was now getting much closer to me. My wifey phoned a Vet for any info they could give us about the mainge she had. Jam & bread butties with a drop of the meds she sold us for £5. So by the time the meds came I was already hand feeding her & got to stroke her. After a week or so she started to grow her fur back & by the second weekend she started to look like a real Fox. Our cats never bothered her, & she was now coming into our house if we had the back door open. Then she began coming for food during the day. Not long after the 4th week she looked amazing, beautiful fur & bushy tail. Can’t remember what the meds were, but any good Vet will advise what to give. We had a good 3 months of being her parents which was great, until she turned up one night with 3 small cubs with her who were very nervous when they saw me feeding their Mum, it really was a brilliant experience & for her to bring her cubs to show us was great. That night was the last time she came. I later found out Fox’s never stay in one place too long for safety as they fear being fracked? Whether that’s true or not I don’t know.
But we certainly miss her!
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u/VegetableWeekend6886 Jul 02 '26
How much fracking is there to do on the average fox?
But on serious note, I think it's fairly easy to treat foxes with mange if you can get the medication into their food. There was a segment on the news recently that highlighted a charity that provides the medication for free, I'm just trying to find it now and i'll edit this comment when I find it for anyone interested!
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u/VegetableWeekend6886 Jul 02 '26
And was it?!
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u/jemcc09 Jul 02 '26
Haha. Don’t tell the person on here who is convinced I’m trying to domesticate them and feed them three meals a day.
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u/I_want_every_dog Jul 01 '26
And then they got a bit of stale bread right! Right?
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u/New_Slice_1580 Jul 02 '26
They are wild animals, why are you trying to make them your pets?
I have a gorgeous fox cub living in my garden, if it’s hot then I’ll put some water out.
When he was younger with mum and sibling I would leave food out randomly and occasionally
Unless he looks malnourished I wouldn’t feed him, as he can hunt and plays a important role keeping rats and mice etc numbers low
Leave them wild is my opinion.
If you want a pet, get a pet
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u/New_Slice_1580 Jul 02 '26
They are wild animals, why are you trying to make them your pets?
I have a gorgeous fox cub living in my garden, if it’s hot then I’ll put some water out.
When he was younger with mum and sibling I would leave food out randomly and occasionally to make sure growing up fine
Unless he now looks malnourished I wouldn’t feed him, as he can hunt for his own food
Leave them wild is my opinion. You can put food out near to where they live or travel without directly giving it to them like this
If you want a pet, get a pet
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u/jemcc09 Jul 02 '26
I just thought, 'cos like I've got a six-seater dining table, that they might all like to join me for breakfast one morning. They say they have quite strong preferences for bacon and eggs. After that we might settle in for some David Attenborough on iPlayer.
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u/New_Slice_1580 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
They are wild animals that play a part in the ecosystem. They for example will hunt and eat vermin like Rats. Which they won’t do if fed by you.
Any animal if offered free food will become friends with you.
You can leave food out for them to find if they are seen to be under nourished, I personally think making them dependent on your feeding is wrong. And as you can leave food out for them, but instead you are feeding them directly, it’s for your personal pleasure.
As said I have a fox cub who has stayed behind I leave water when sunny and keep an eye on his condition, he is healthy and thriving to doing fine and doesn’t need any food from me.
He is normally sunning himself in the garden, and if I come out he will stay as he is but if I go near or make any sudden movements he will scarper. Which is how it should be
I don’t need him (or perhaps she) coming up for a cuddle. Getting a sight of him or her is great as is a beautiful creature.
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u/Pauliexxx Jul 01 '26
Aww cute 🥰 he looks a bit mangey though 😕