Today, after years of researching and saving money, I got a pet fox. I was able to enjoy the majesty of the animal for three hours before it burrowed under the fence and ran away. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, there was an animal rummaging around in my trashcan, so I kicked the trashcan to see what it was. The fox then chased me for three blocks to find out what I was. FML
Today, I looked out the window just in time to see a coyote carrying off my cat that I had just let outside five minutes before. FML
Today, I wandered around my property with my children, trying to find our escaped house cat. While in the more wooded parts, we spotted her on the ground, being picked over by a coyote. FML
Today, I found my cat downstairs with a squirrel dangling from his mouth. When I saw this, I yelled at my cat to put it down. He did. Turns out the squirrel was still alive and run. I had to spend the next three hours chasing it out of my house. FML
Today, I found out my dad ate my pet rabbit two years ago. He said he ran away. FML
Today, my husband was arrested because a fox, fleeing from about a billion dogs and rich twats on horses, jumped through our car window, and cowered between my legs. He got out of the car, waded through the dogs, and pulled one of the twats off his horse into a puddle, ruining his red coat. FML
Today, my 6 ft snake got loose. I found it. It was in my neighbor's backyard, constricting their pet rabbit. FML
Today, my dog ran away. It was dark, so I couldn't see very well, but I ran after him anyway. Thinking I had caught up to him, I grabbed him. It wasn't my dog. It was a skunk. FML
Today, I bought a dog to make me feel less lonely. He ran away. FML
Today, I agreed to catsit for a friend. Her cat rode back to my house sitting on my shoulder in the car. As soon as I opened the door, he jumped out and ran off into the woods. It's been 2 1/2 hours and not even food will entice him back to me. FML
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mpj13 8
He probably felt foxed in.
SpamPam 18
Listen Doc, there is such a thing as "domesticated foxes" just like cats and dogs had to be domesticated through breeding, training, and human interaction. If you do your research like OP did you would know that domesticated foxes make better pets than most cats & dogs because they have the best traits of both. If anything I blame OP for not installing a deep rooted fence because foxes at notorious diggers.
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Comments (127)
calucalay 13
leave out food maybe he'll come back?
olpally 33
Obviously, you didn't do enough research about foxes and you wasted a lot of money for three hours of joy. Just dumb. Can't believe after all the time you spent, this happens! Can't believe you weren't better prepared. YDI.
TheDrifter 24
We all know that thousands of foxes are bred in captivity in Russia, but what the supporters can't seem to grasp is that just because they're bred in cages doesn't mean they're domesticated. Their temperament is exactly that of a wild born fox raised in a zoo or other captive situation, they're somewhat cuddly, appreciate hand outs and they dig to hide and escape. I wonder if any of these fans of pet foxes know, from what they say was extensive study, how the pet fox came to be? Hundreds of thousands of foxes were in Russia for making coats. When the market dried up, the breeders began settling them as pets. Know what happens to the ones that don't get adopted as pets? They still become coats. That's not domestication, that's factory farming making money on the side.
HarroIAmBob 21
false, while that may be true for some animals, foxes have been bred in captivity longer than youd think, and are accustomed to humans. they have no survival instinct at all, and they make just as good pets as dogs
worldclassrager 41
Looks like this is an indoor fox...or put a chip on the next one...
CorruptAngel920 18
There are such things as domesticated foxes. Their tails have a curve like many dogs do. Not the one that curls around the dog's rear but it isn't straight like a wild fox or a wolf. Researchers noticed traits that appeared in later generations of "domesticated" foxes are similar to that of domestic dogs. If I remember correctly, they are smaller than an average fox. It's been awhile since I read up on the program. There are multiple programs throughout the world in Russia and Siberia. Siberia I believe started the fox domestication. Siberia may be near or in Russia.. I'm not too sure on my geography or the history of the program.
CorruptAngel920 18
Including Russia and Siberia.*
royalsgrl 14
Who the heck buys a fox?????
boots73 2
I have a velociraptor for a pet. Really.
BabyrooKid 11
Then, after the snake had bitten me, he said, "You knew I was a snake when you picked me up."
AnimeAddict95 20
I guess Star Fox needed to go complete a mission
laaryssa 21
I suggest you do something a about it!!!!!!
Ameel_fml 19
I hope OP does. The poor fox might be killed if it's legal to shoot foxes in his/her area. :(