Hungry Fella
Usually, fox follows the scent of food and that brings them to the doorsteps of human. This is one of the main reasons behind them showing up at houses. And there’s proof too, they usually get in the kitchen, not in the rooms.
Locked Doors
To prevent these animals from sneaking in your houses, make sure you close all the doors and windows. Also, look for the cat flap in your doors as the fox can easily enter from there. You never know where one might get in from.
Foxes Are Solitary
Here’s a thing about foxes: unlike their relatives, wolves, foxes are not pack animals. Yes, they are raised in small families during their young age. Once grown up, they live and hunt alone. There are so many things about foxes that make them stand out from their relatives.
Hunting Them
Many people used to hunt foxes in the name of fun. In 2004, a law was passed in England and Wales which banned hunting foxes with dogs, an exercise in which people ride on horses who follow the bunch of dogs who are chasing a fox. The game is won if the hunters kill the exhausted fox before the dogs rip them apart.
Practice Still Going
Yes, steps are being taken to save these animals. The sad part is that hunters can still kill them in other ways. And heartbreaking part is that fox hunting with dogs is still legal in Ireland, North America, and Australia.
Good Parents
Foxes give birth to an average of 6 pups. These pups are born blind and they can’t see for the next 9 days until they finally open their eyes. During this time, a male fox brings food for them while they stay in a den with their mother fox. When a fox pup got trapped in a wire trap for two weeks, his mother brought him food every day until he finally survived.