# I want a pet fox **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799 "2013-04-04T03:05:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/21 "2013-04-05T20:18:46Z")
[![](https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6276399104/h9423141C/) ](https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6276399104/h9423141C/) ---
**Author:** ![MN\_Maenad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@MN\_Maenad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MN_Maenad)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/22 "2013-04-06T13:59:39Z")
> [@Floater](#): > > Not that I in any way condone having wild animals as pets, but aren’t lynxes generally way too shy and withdrawn to want to be around people? Bobcats and lynxes are separate species: [Bobcat](http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bobcat/) [Lynx](http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/lynx/?source=A-to-Z) I’ve heard of people keeping bobcats domestically, but they need WAY more stimulation than your normal housecat - big yard, lots of trees, tire swings, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Renifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Renifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renifer)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/23 "2013-04-07T00:21:55Z")
You can adopt one through the National Wildlife Federation or another organization like it: [http://www.shopnwf.org/Adoption-Center/index.cat?&sSource=97760](http://www.shopnwf.org/Adoption-Center/index.cat?&sSource=97760) ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/24 "2013-04-09T17:06:18Z")
\*I want a pet fox One that won’t bite my hand One that ain’t gonna stink my house Or cost eight grand. I want a pet fox One that won’t chew my rugs One that jumps up and licks my face And lets me give 'em epic hugs One that don’t attack you One that don’t run away One that lets me love 'em ev’ry single daaaaayyy ev’ry single day\* 😛 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/25 "2013-04-09T22:31:26Z")
Just get a [Shiba Inu](http://i.imgur.com/6mX8G.jpg), like I did. Almost as domesticated as a wild fox (I’m lucky, [mine’s pretty tame](http://i.imgur.com/uZTAs.jpg)). ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/26 "2013-04-10T09:23:32Z")
> [@MN\_Maenad](#): > > Bobcats and lynxes are separate species: > [Bobcat](http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bobcat/) > [Lynx](http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/lynx/?source=A-to-Z) The common species name not including a specific term does not make the animal not part of a specific group of critters. The red lynx, _Lynx rufus_, aka bobcat is indeed part of the genus _[Lynx](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx)_. Do you also believe that the elk is not a deer? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/27 "2013-04-10T16:48:09Z")
I want one, too. Megan, to be precise. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/28 "2013-04-10T17:52:15Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > . . . want something bigger, and have $8900 lying around? A Russian guy spent decades [domesticating foxes](http://www.domesticfox.com/) through selective breeding, ultimately getting a fox that looks different and lacks the smell and timidity or aggressiveness of wild foxes. Oh, man. I clicked on their photo page. I want one of the dog colored ones. Of course, I’d have to win the lottery first. And wait until my dog died. She gets anxious if there’s another pet around. She’s sure they’re going to take attention, food and pets from her. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/29 "2013-04-10T18:29:46Z")
And leave California, unfortunately. Or find a back-alley vet. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/30 "2013-04-10T20:20:32Z")
Heh, last night I dreamed I had a pet fox cub. This thread probably caused that dream. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/31 "2013-04-11T16:23:50Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Oh, man. I clicked on their photo page. I want one of the dog colored ones. Most people are satisfied with buying a pet at the pet store. More do-it-yourself individuals–like yourself, of course–may want to order a kit from the internet. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/32 "2013-04-11T18:09:21Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > Most people are satisfied with buying a pet at the pet store. More do-it-yourself individuals–like yourself, of course–may want to order **a kit** from the internet. Clever. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799/33 "2013-04-11T18:23:30Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Clever. 😉 Why thank you–I was concerned such a remark might be taken as a little fox paws. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799.md?page=1)