Why havent foxes been tamed as houshold pets?
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because.
READY?.
they're WILD ANIMALS!! They STAY wild.FOREVER!!
duh..
Dogs have been domesticated for TENS/HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of YEARS!!
I think they're a bit on the smelly side for that!
Because they are wild animals who deserve to be free.
I don't know but they are pretty tame as it is. I keep bumping into them on the street and they just saunter past and don't bat an eyelid.
because its not particularly good for your life expectancy if people on horses in red coats chase you whilst taking it for a walk.
They would be very inapropriate for household pets simply because they will retain their natural insticts to defend their territory, chase and eat small mammals, and mark their territory.
Good question
I personally keep a great white in the bathroom and we're very close
Some have been. Its called the Fennec Fox and originates from the North African continent. Its not your American red or grey fox, but is technically still a fox.
They're very small, weighing about 1.5 to 3 pounds (males weigh a little more). These are very small and can be difficult to care for, but are very charming pets. They've been domesticated for many years now and manage just fine in a human household.
They require a little extra work (they're not your average poodle) but then, most people would expect as much from a "wild" animal. They just dont have as many years of domestication as the household mutt.
The "fox" that most people think of is much larger and harder to maintain (though I have seen it done.and it wasn't a "household" pet by any means). And, like most of the other answers have said, they are likely to mark their territory, eat other small animals and cause no end of trouble for their owner.
Why the hell would they be?
Dogs were tamed, and evolved from wolves through selective breeding to do various jobs that humans couldn't do.
It was a mutual benefit thing. Man gained the speed and sense of smell from the wolf, the wolf had the benefit of man's tools and intelligence.
From there, different breeds were evolved to do various jobs, eg. rat-catching terriers, coursing greyhounds, various gundogs, retrievers...etc.
If the fox had been useful to early man then it too would have been domesticated.
They are not pack animals, more independant than cats and nervous with it. They may seem tame when they are outside, but corner one in a shed and you'll risk it becoming hysterical.
The females are extremely noisy in the mating season, producing an unnerving and ear splitting scream, and they smell rank.
Dogs became domesticated by choosing to come to man, in much the way that foxes have been doing in the last 30 years or so. Some foxes are just about learning to interact with man but are still too timid to go the whole hog. Perhaps in a few fox generations, you will see foxes happily living in your garden and interacting as a cat might.
dogs used to be wild animals at one time. But would you really want a fox as a pet?
my dad (apparently) took a fox home once after a few hrs my mum said its either the fox or me, she said it destroyed the house completely.
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