# So lets say I wanted a pet fox **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 6, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019 "2008-10-06T11:46:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/1 "2008-10-06T11:46:54Z")
Illegal? Irresponsible? I really think that it would be sweet to have a pet fox. I wouldn’t just go out and capture a full grown fox, that would be stupid. I’m thinking more along the lines of raising a baby fox and keeping it. They are part of the dog family and I’ve seen them as pets before. Infact you can buy certain types of foxes as domesticated pets. (not the red fox that I’ve seen however) And it’s not like I’m looking to buy a monkey for my 3 year old daughter here, so let us be serious. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/2 "2008-10-06T11:49:56Z")
Illegal… but there is a few (2 people that i know of(father and son))in my area that have them as pets like there guys found them when hunting and just took them they are the small red foxes ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/3 "2008-10-06T11:50:04Z")
just get a dog dogs have been bread for hundreds of years to behave the way that they do. You cannot just tame a wild animal the way you are expecting to. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/4 "2008-10-06T11:56:03Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > Illegal… but there is a few (2 people that i know of(father and son))in my area that have them as pets > > like there guys found them when hunting and just took them they are the small red foxes And that has worked out well? > [@boardjnky4](#): > > just get a dog > > dogs have been bread for hundreds of years to behave the way that they do. You cannot just tame a wild animal the way you are expecting to. That sounds like a challenge to me! ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/5 "2008-10-06T11:57:36Z")
when I read the title I read: So lets say I wanted a sex pot. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/6 "2008-10-06T11:58:43Z")
yes it has worked out for these guys… its like a big cat in the house … but i would never bring my kids there ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/7 "2008-10-06T11:59:42Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > yes it has worked out for these guys… its like a big cat in the house … but i would never bring my kids there Why not? Do they spontaneously attack people? lol. I think the 5 other guys that I live with could handle it. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/8 "2008-10-06T12:01:11Z")
F them anyway ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/9 "2008-10-06T12:01:38Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > just get a dog > > dogs have been bread for hundreds of years to behave the way that they do. You cannot just tame a wild animal the way you are expecting to. Dogs weren’t bred to behave … they were bred by the apparent aggression. The less aggressive dogs were kept were as the more aggressive were not let to breed, or simply left somewhere in the wild. But trying to tame a wild animal is a poor idea. Its the unpredictability of them which is the problem. I think i would rather know I have an agressive pet and approach with caution at all times than one that just goes on a mauling spree at some random time it feels threatened. Although a fox is little its not gonna kill ya 🙂 maybe take a finger… ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/10 "2008-10-06T12:04:57Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > Dogs weren’t bred to behave … they were bred by the apparent aggression. The less aggressive dogs were kept were as the more aggressive were not let to breed, or simply left somewhere in the wild… aggression is a behavior… ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/11 "2008-10-06T12:05:00Z")
I don’t need all ten fingers. I understand the risk of raising a wild animal considering natural instincts. However, it has been done many times, and I think raising one from a very early age would help give it a chance. I don’t feel as there is enough risk involved to not try it out. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/12 "2008-10-06T12:07:19Z")
I have heard of a study, or experiment done. A wolf and a dog were both presented with a bowl of food on the other side of a steel fence. The wolf pawed and dug at the fence relentlessly. The dog, untrained, just sat and waited for the human to act. Just one example of how domesticated animals differ from wild animals. Why in the world would you want to deal with attempting to tame a fox when you could just adopt a dog at the spca? ---
**Author:** ![AngryHero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/angryhero/32/7495_2.png) [@AngryHero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AngryHero)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/13 "2008-10-06T12:09:38Z")
i know someone with pet foxes.thery are adorable but illegal to have.Just dont hand feed them. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/14 "2008-10-06T12:13:54Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > Why in the world would you want to deal with attempting to tame a fox when you could just adopt a dog at the spca? Why buy nice rims for a car? Why buy that huge plasma TV? Why spend so much extra money on that sweet belt? Hell, why have ANY pet? Because it’s fucking sweet. And it would be a cool experience. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/15 "2008-10-06T12:13:55Z")
Why? ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/16 "2008-10-06T12:14:55Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > Why buy nice rims for a car? > Why buy that huge plasma TV? > Why spend so much extra money on that sweet belt? > > Because it’s fucking sweet. > [@Fry](#): > > Why? I’m really starting to remember why the last two weeks were so enjoyable… ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/17 "2008-10-06T12:14:56Z")
If you’re going to raise a wild animal, don’t be a fggt and half ass it with a fox. Raise a wolf. Or a bear. Or a gorilla. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/18 "2008-10-06T12:15:55Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > If you’re going to raise a wild animal, don’t be a fggt and half ass it with a fox. Raise a wolf. Or a bear. Or a gorilla. If I had the money I’d buy a fucking Lion. NO ONE fucks with a Lion bro. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/19 "2008-10-06T12:16:03Z")
gorilla… like a silver back?? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019/20 "2008-10-06T12:16:54Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > I’m really starting to remember why the last two weeks were so enjoyable… Yeah, I think I’m going to take another break. I got sucked back in to read what you guys had to say about the economy, but now that it’s completely shit itself I don’t really need to do that anymore. Out. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-lets-say-i-wanted-a-pet-fox/56019.md?page=2)