Marble Fennec Fox

As far as marble foxes being a good pet to have let s look at the information already provided above along with the breed of this type of animal.

Marble fennec fox.

The red fox is the largest most wide spread and as a result the most diverse species of all the foxes. Chuck as a disclaimer i only work with wild gray foxes and know some about others. Red grey and swift. Man has bred the two and the result has been the marble fox.

Although in the canine group unlike the domesticated dog foxes are. Some states do not allow you to have a pet fox at all. Non native foxes are class 3 animals and only require an import permit if being imported from out of state. However the arctic fox from which they are bred are native to northern canada and other land masses within the arctic circle.

Native foxes reds and greys are class 2 animals that require a permit which is reportedly distributed to pet owners. They are very agile hunters and have been known to jump over 2m tall fences. As a result i did a little research and found the following on reddit which seems to be a good. Red foxes and arctic foxes don t share the same range so such a cross breed doesn t occur in nature.

The color variation apparently comes from the red foxes. They can be found throughout the northern hemisphere and in australia as well. I had never heard of marble foxes before you brought them up here. Like dogs they enjoy having their ears scratched.

Marble fox as a pet. While they stem from the canine family however they are wild animals. In other areas it may come down to the legalities of owning a specific type of fox species i e it might be legal to have a marble or fennec fox but not a gray or a pure red one. As marble foxes are not naturally occurring they live wherever they are artificially bred or wherever they are raised thereafter.

Jul 19 2019 explore fallen whiterire s board the canadian marble fox on pinterest. The breed is a mix of the original red fox and the silver fox both having wild like characteristics. Marble foxes hold many of the same behavioral characteristics of other foxes. Like dogs they hold many different types of personalities.

See more ideas about fox cute animals pets. The marble fox is small and built like an arctic fox but arctic foxes are white. Foxes must be purchased from usda licensed facilities.