Fox Spring

Spring - Hand fox from the Krasnoyarsk zoo. I had the good fortune to engage in its domestication, almost a year ago at the age of one month (as puppies dogs) it was taken away from their parents, they lived in a separate enclosure. Our friendship began.

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Snow Fox - breed, bred by man, they are little white with black spots.

We had a great time together. Spring likes to walk on a leash. As a youth protest, sit down, legs and grabs the leash does not go, no matter how persuade. Now listen, walk around, as if she Shepherd. It runs circles, the imaginary catches mice, to the delight of visitors. And children and adults love to watch her games.

Persuasion

Domestication was sometimes not easy. Foxes are different from dogs, there is in them something and by the nature of the cat. Our Fox quite capricious, and even the instincts of a wild animal - a habit frightened and wary on unfamiliar subjects and sounds very prevented during walks. Now Spring master and walks in the park with pleasure and without fear. Here are still afraid of the tractor, which delivers food for the animals. From him we hide behind the nearest Christmas tree.

To people accustomed to the baby quickly, but does not love all she somehow picks, happens caressing strangers, and someone does not trust, despite frequent communication.

While no one was biting. When they began to grow up (age 4-5 months were the most difficult) and show character - growling (a very funny sound of gurgling) ershilas, when you do not want to give away toys. Educated "dog" techniques, both in the nature of their dominant individual withers for lack of other, pressed to the ground by the scruff until he calms down. Probably 10 times, and so did not have to do - quickly realized the command "Fu", and now agree quickly and without quarrels.

Pamper impossible - zubischi sharp jaws powerful - even very small bites through the bone with ease. It bites at least a finger break. More good method for canine training - to take food. Who the food - the main. At first Vesa was indignant, but then I realized that we do not eat it quails, and back to her return, began to give - it was a new level of confidence.

Now predator fully recognized the dominance of man, he loves to chat, happy when it comes. Fins gives scratching ears. She did not quite tame as a cat or a dog, take her in his arms not just flips. If something is not pleasant - hiding in the house, a den, and FIG entice her out. He loves when she stroked. He closes his eyes, ears and pulls funny grunting so thin golosochkom.

Play: to attack each other and release)

That's how she meets me after the weekend.

Vesnusha knows some commands for "cookie" does "sit", "down", give paw, stands on his hind legs. As treats we use food for puppies. (For ardent zoozaschitnikov: fake fur hat)

Talking a lot, that sounds somewhere between whining and meow. For any occasion. And we have it in every call: Spring, weight, freckles, strong, muskrat, fox, sausage, Veska-balbeska :)

But please, do not "want to own a home." We all domestication happens under the supervision of professional zoologists and veterinarians, for the predator balanced diet, including twice a week gets live feeds - whole carcasses of rats, chickens, quail, and the like. And yet the fox very strong smell, marks everything that falls into her cage. In general, wild animals has no place at home. (photo Ilya Naymushina, Reuters)