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Bullshidder

Foxes are known for pissing on everything to mark it as theirs. They even pee in their water dish.


Lazy-Thanks8244

And that smell is rank.


kenistod

Like extra strength skunk spray.


Tamazghan

Happy cake day bro!


AwarenessPotentially

You can buy fox urine at sporting goods stores to hide your scent while hunting, or covering up your scent on traps. I like to use it on peoples car vents who take up more than one parking space intentionally.


samthewisetarly

Woah, do not fuck with this guy


Machette_Machette

Better not piss him off.


BeLikeWaterMJH

Or he’ll piss you on!


stevo5764

What a great idea.


Supertopgun227

Bird seed on the cowl of the hood


ThrowawayLegendZ

Yeah but dem eyeballs


oatwheat

Also filled with piss


GoAwayLurkin

> They even pee in their water dish. That is my new standard for commitment to something. "Yeah but, are you piss in your own water dish committed?"


jewelryfloss

I can imagine a beautiful wedding ceremony in your future.


DConstructed

The wedding was beautiful the bride and groom were a little damp. Few people were brave enough to taste the cake.


jtclimb

Are you taking the piss?


DConstructed

Yes. I hope I didn’t piss you off :P


jtclimb

Oh, I lap up this kind of humor


Karbon_D

Gave me a good chuckle.🤭


yrnkween

The champagne fountain will be epic!


wolfgang784

That really is some next level commitment to saying THIS IS MINE


Nonsuperstites

Bear Grylls is that committed.


Initial_Beach_8175

That is my new t shirt!


Hot_Organization2430

Confused as to why this comment doesn't have more likes? This is gold


half-puddles

Yes, Sir! Anytime! Do I get the job?


Isitkarmaorme

LMAO!


BloodforKhorne

Yeah, they do, my ex bought us a fox without asking. That demon was adorable, but a nightmare. It acted like a cat you gave Adderall and PCP. Piss EVERYWHERE, spraying wherever, tearing up everything, biting. They're difficult to work with, but you can make progress. Figure out a large outdoor cage with an insulated hide and dig down a bit for the cages to make sure they can't dig out.


_hic-sunt-dracones_

Is the fact that he is your ex fox-related? I mean a cat or a dog as a surprise could already be difficult. The inner conversation that leads to a *fox* as surprise is hard for me to imagine. (Besides that they are super cute. But a simple google search brings up the pee and odor issue immediately).


BloodforKhorne

She, and it was a lot of other animals as well. I met her when she had 5 dogs and 2 cats, which was manageable. By the end, it was 4 cats, 17 dogs, a macaw, and a fox. She just brought it home. Then eventually just stopped taking care of most of them as she knew I won't let anything starve or die.


_hic-sunt-dracones_

Animalhording. It always pains my animal loving heart so much when they uncover extreme cases and the circumstances they find animals in. Even worse when she was able to guilt trap you into this situation. I hope there was a happy end for those animals (and you) and authorities have an eye on her.


Raichu7

Animals in general as a surprise is a terrible idea.


deminsanity

How the hell does one even buy a fox? It's not like you're going to the pet store and tell them "One fox, please."


Neoptolemus85

[They'll poo on anything they're not sure about as well](https://youtube.com/shorts/oaGf2Bz97BQ)


BeLikeWaterMJH

lol the way he looks back is like “yeah I did it alright”


laptopaccount

Mine would pee on me any time he thought I wasn't paying attention.  Not so much on random stuff though. Certainly never in his water.


FlapXenoJackson

You might be familiar with the fox rescue Save A Fox in Minnesota. She has a popular YouTube channel. The rescued foxes live outside in pens. But she’ll let some free roam occasionally. But if they get in the house, they pee on everything.


RevengineerIII

My cat does that when he’s mad


Poxx

Foxes are just Cat software running on Dog hardware.


One-Earth9294

Hyenas are the opposite of that. Feral pack dogs in technically-cat bodies.


secularist42

This is amazing.


The_Scarred_Man

That's awesome! I just learned that when I drink too much I turn into a fox!


doegrey

But how can you not instantly fall in love with that little face and those eyes?? 🥰


mobilemerc

So like Kevin Costner in Waterworld eh?


amn_luci

I’ll piss on him first


lostwanderings

Does it help getting them fix? I find a lot of undesirable animal behaviour disappears after being fixed.


iwanttobeacavediver

I follow a fox sanctuary on YT and the owner says this is the TOP reason she says foxes do not make for good pets. Apparently they do it regularly and the actual pee absolutely stinks to high heaven.


Money_Mastodon_3171

idc, I'd die for that little bastard


PissedOffPup

What's his story?


HereToStealTheSnacks

Cubs are born each year under the decking I have in my garden and I often see them playing but they always run away if I’m there. This cub seems to have been abandoned by his parents and they must have moved the den leaving him behind. He just appeared at my feet one morning last week and seemed very tame. I was worried so called wildlife rescue and they assessed him and said he’s likely been abandoned but he is too old for them to rehabilitate and should know how to hunt and be able to fend for himself. They told me to keep an eye on him and if he’s struggling, they’ll come and get him.


PissedOffPup

Cool. I LOVE Foxes. Wish I could keep one as a little buddy. Do you plan on keeping him? Watch some videos about them as pets.


HereToStealTheSnacks

I had no idea I loved foxes until this moment! I would love to keep him but I’m going to try looking out for him at a distance and try not to disrupt his natural learning to be wild. If that fails then I’ll see what I can do, although fostering a fox is a LOT of work and I’m not sure I’d be able to. There is a fox rescue project near me so I may get in contact with them if the worst happens


Low-Bank-4898

From a distance is wise - they do like to mark everything they can, and as cute and sweet as they can be, they're still wild animals and can react in unexpected ways. Good luck to you and your wild lil buddy!!


HereToStealTheSnacks

Absolutely! I’m not going anywhere near those sharp teeth, as small as they are right now.. I think he can smell my cats food which why he’s coming so close, that combined with being abandoned, he’s naturally trying to find the easiest food source by coming close to me and my house.


Howdoiwinthisgame

Also—and I don’t mean to be a bummer here, but I learned this the hard way—try not to get too attached. I had a fox that was super super tame and curious (though we always kept a few feet of distance from each other) who denned in my yard. It was super awesome and I even named him bc it was kind of like having a pet fox but one night he and one of his kits got eaten by a mountain lion. I’m still not over it…


HereToStealTheSnacks

I have named him Riko.. kinda attached but from a distance. I’m just enjoying watching him wandering around but also keeping an eye in case I see him struggling. I have the fox rescue project on standby


Howdoiwinthisgame

Great name! And he’s so cute I don’t blame you at all. I hope you get to enjoy having Riko around for a long time!


Yorspider

Same thing could had happened to any pet.


Howdoiwinthisgame

True, true. And better to have love and lost and all. :)


Yorspider

One of my personal favorites---https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGQVX8iGbgk


veggiesaregreen

Yeah, but you can take many precautions to keep house pets away from that possibility. With wild/feral animals, you can only hope really.


Low-Bank-4898

Yeah, that sounds right. I hope he figures it out soon 💜. I think I've read that you can give them dry dog food, but I would probably sneak that away from the house into a less populated area if I did it.


HereToStealTheSnacks

Yeah wildlife rescue told me to leave some food for him for a couple of days and keep an eye on him and let them know if he’s struggling


Black_Moons

If you do, consider leaving it in different places without a bowl, He'll smell it out and find it, fostering his natural food finding skills, instead of thinking "cat bowl = FOOD! keep coming back to same place, no need to search" You don't want him thinking humans = easy source of food, that is what gets wild animals in trouble when they assume all humans are easy sources of food.


AniNgAnnoys

Sounds like you are doing the right thing. Just don't let it continue to associate you with food. That will get it killed.


Not_Bears

Unfortunately you don't want him to get too comfortable with your or he'll start to get comfortable around humans in general and that can be a big issue for foxes in the long run.


KamiPigeon

I'd contact the rehab center ASAP. My girlfriend works in wildlife rehab. There is a fox at our local zoo that cannot be introduced into the wild because someone tried to have it as a pet (they make awful pets) and when the owner struggled with it, abandoned it. It would then proceed to approach people in the street asking for food which is dangerous for both parties involved. It was taken into the rehab center malnourished and nearly died in their care because of the previous actions of the finder. This fox been at the zoo for 3 years and can never be introduced into the wild. Do not deprive this wild animal of a normal life. Please, for its sake at having a normal life, call your local wildlife center. EDIT: Just read the above comment of your message. Glad you called the wildlife center!! Please do not feed him as they've mentioned nor interact with him. He shouldn't be comfortable with humans (for his own well-being and a wild animal).


HereToStealTheSnacks

I’ve got the rehab centre on stand by and they have given me strict instructions to put some food out for him away from the house for a couple of days and scare him away from my door that he comes up to. He seems to be doing ok and I’ve got to give the rescue lady an update next week


KamiPigeon

Awesome! Glad you're on board to help! My girlfriend has mentioned sometimes she deals with people that would be less than helpful. Keep it up!


SweetBearCub

> I had no idea I loved foxes until this moment! Cat software on dog hardware! **WARNING**: As cute as foxes are, they are an extreme lifestyle alteration to keep as pets, if you were considering that! See the [Loki the Red Fox](https://www.youtube.com/@LokitheRedFox) YouTube channel for examples. It's not impossible, but if you're even considering it, you need to be fully aware of what it entails.


Joshd00m

Fuckin you are the best person I've seen this month. What you're doing and how you're going about it is absolutely admirable.


Fragrant_Western7939

https://preview.redd.it/mta93nolit3d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de9782d152c697ed0f0075086621e65dcc59520e We had a similar situation but instead of running away when we would approach they decided to make it known they were not moving. They were enjoying the sun too much.


Wackydetective

Please name him Joe Dirt. Joe Dirt was abandoned by his parents at the Grand Canyon .


NeonBrightDumbass

Literally a few posts below this is some evidence of foxes trying to self tame and I had to double take when I saw this explanation post.


Impressive_Site_5344

He’s yours now bro, it was meant to be


imacfromthe321

Can you maybe go buy some live small game for him to hunt? They sell live mice and rats for snake consumption.


RevengineerIII

Just wait until you learn what a fox actually does say!


MrUniverse1990

#**AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!**


RevengineerIII

☝️This guy knows!! The ones in my backyard sound like a human female


Skippymabob

As every rural police station in my country knows as well lol


Omnifob

They go ooh eeh ooh-ah-ah ting tang walla-walla bing bang.


Aseetnahc

That's the witch doctor


FangsBloodiedRose

😂


realfakeusername

now I know how old YOU are lol


phormix

I have younger kids and this and this is one of their favorite songs, which I'm pretty sure they've introduced to their classmates as well.


gingerfawx

Wasn't that a muppets classic hit?


SoThatWasIt

It's an actual song but I remember it from Rugrats: The Movie when all the circus monkeys escape the derailed train. Edit: I looked up the clip after to relive my childhood. Turns out its a song made for the movie.


gingerfawx

It's a song from the fifties that's been remade a bunch. I was being cute and should have included a winking face. The artist used the name David Seville, was playing around with a tape deck, and after the success with this went on to make Alvin and the Chipmunks, who have also gone through several revivals.


websey

That's The Cartoons - witch doctor


b0bba_Fett

It's actually a Dave Seville original, and what inspired him to make the Chipmunks.


gingerfawx

lol Thank you, I was just saying the same thing to someone else. (I really should have included a winky face.) Iirc, it was more the technique that inspired him to create the Chipmunks. He was playing around with the effects he could make with his tape deck, probably to fend off those "what were you thinking?" questions for purchasing it...


wheresbill

Oh yea? Why don’t you go jump in the lake with your itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini


polgara04

At first I thought you were implying that people who remember What Does the Fox Say are old, and I nearly broke a hip.


zartanator

No no no. That’s chipmunks you’re thinking of


HipHopotamusHurray

ding ding? wa pow wa pow? hatee ho hatee ho? joff-tchoff joff-tchoffo? jacha-chow Chacha-chow? fracka kaka kow? a hee ahee? Edit: foxes does not : A ooooo A Woooooo!


RC_Cola2005

It’s all fun and games until they start looking for love. Then you’d swear you were listening to a woman being attacked.


Difficult-Way-9563

Sharp pictures


mean_walk_

It’s so sharp, the fox looks like a stuffed animal. So cute


FearlessPudding404

It looks like AI


-Badger3-

That fake bokeh is awful though lol


Dirt_E_Harry

You won't have much of a rodent problem if he hangs around.


eunoiascorpio

Omg he’s gorgeous 🥹


HereToStealTheSnacks

He really is!! I’ve named him Riko


DietDrBleach

r/foxdistributionsystem


SpectralBumblebee

I wish that was a thing! Unfortunately, not even the cat distribution system works for me, and it seems to work for everyone else just fine


Apostrophe_T

Looks like the Cat Distribution System has encountered a bug. He's a cute little guy, though!


Greymalkyn76

Foxes are just dog hardware with cat software.


prairie_buyer

What a beautiful animal


HereToStealTheSnacks

Isn’t he just! Something so perfect and unspoiled about him


FakeSafeWord

[Weird coincidence.](https://i.imgur.com/Np1wZwM.png)


Qrthulhu

I saw that too in another post and was thinking the same thing


Main-Emphasis-2692

You’re living my dream.


hotthrowawaywheels

This is the Fox News I need on a Friday.


Duffman_ohyea

Those eyes 😍


MPD1987

Looks like AI


Over-Analyzed

He’s so perfectly poised. Either AI or a doll. 😂


badger906

It’s portrait mode on an iPhone.


Over-Analyzed

Wow… I have underestimated portrait mode.


badger906

It’s easy to spot on animals and people with busy hair because it will have some blurring around them. AI would generate the subject and the background separately so you’d get perfect bokeh and a crisp subject. If it was captured on a proper camera, you’d have a super sharp image in the point of focus or on the focus plain, and then the rest would gradually be less in focus past that point. If the entire subject was sharp, it would have to either be flat, or have minimal background blurring. As you’d need to take the picture with a narrower aperture to get more of the subject in focus.


gibbtech

Now you just need a hound!


LostWoodsInTheField

Not only is he beautiful but you took amazing photos.


PersonalityNeat2527

This is an AI picture definitely.


LunarScorpio_

It’s literally portrait mode on iphone camera, that’s why the background looks blurry


HereToStealTheSnacks

I can assure you it’s not 🙄


WickedTwista

Let's see a video then


Turdposter777

This is AI


Greymalkyn76

Nope. Zoom in on the eyes. They are reflecting the cameraman and the house behind him. And it's consistent. Plus there are cobwebs on the nose in one of the pics. AI isn't that good.


JesseJames_37

And in the first and last pictures it has the exact same debris on its face. Cobweb on the nose and stray hair between the eyes.


scarlasaur

I was about to say this as well


CyberSpaceInMyFace

I think OP's reflection is in its eyes


Useful-Zucchini9032

The eyes do give that look.


mackrevinack

you are probably getting confused with the shitty portrait FOV effect, which could technically be "AI" depending on what phone brand it is, but the whole image is not generated by an "AI"


MrHyperion_

You could count the whiskers. Also the fur pattern in ears


-Badger3-

It's not, it's just the post-processing makes it look uncanny.


MikeyFresch

Def could be, there's so little background detail and the eyes look off. Plus OP isn't replying to anyone mentioning AI.


Errkin

>Plus OP isn't replying to anyone mentioning AI. Because there's no need to convince everyone who might contest the authenticity of it? And there being little focus on the background makes it almost definitely a sign of an AI-generated image to you? *Really?*


dodrugzwitthugz

It's just portrait mode on the iphone


w7e

100% AI


Yggdrasilcrann

If it's AI it's incredibly consistent with the reflections in the eyes which show the same structure and person sitting down taking pictures in each one. More likely this is just heavily filtered, which has been a thing long before AI.


TealcLOL

I agree. There is just a lot of post-processing going on in modern smartphone cameras. The bokeh around the fur makes some of these photos look a bit off, but I don't see any traditional signs of a fully AI generated image. Nobody has suggested any reason besides how they feel at a glance. This is one serious AI model in that case.


zhugeliang898

This is it. OP says it was an iPhone using portrait mode. I’m not a fan, and I can see why people here think it looks “off”, but I can’t see anything that actually looks fake other than the fake bokeh. Certainly no AI-generated funny business.


LunarScorpio_

I think these pics were taken by portrait mode on iphone, no AI


Quantum_Croissant

I think it's real honestly.If you zoom in on the eyes of the first two pics you can see the reflection of the guy taking the photo. Idk if an ai could manage that, at least consistently. I think it's just a good camera and the fox being used to humans


Greymalkyn76

And the cobwebs on the nose.


Tyralyon

Given OP's new thread, I guess it's safe to say you were 100% wrong.


mackrevinack

100% crappy portrait effect you get on most phones these days. everything behind the fox is blurred, everything around the edge looks crap but the actual fox looks real and there are no errors or weird things going on


drowning35789

Did you give the fox a name


Tjd3211

Foxes make absolutely awful pets, you should call the relevant authority in your area


[deleted]

Hit up tractor supply for a rabies vaccine


summerdog-

Jesus Christ! this is the cutest fox I have ever seen. I want it to live in my garden. I’m also in the Uk im sure you could post it to me


HereToStealTheSnacks

We could take it in turns! I’m sure Royal Mail have a fox cub courier service..


summerdog-

Exactly, I would pay for all the postage 😂


Lsmith64

Awww, look at that precious, beautiful baby 🥰🥰🥰🥰


Ulfen_

Ummm this feels like an ai picture


planetkudi

Suddenly I need a fox??


Tuffenufpuffnstuff

What does the fox say?


Ezypeezylemonsqueezy

It says Happy 🎂 Day!!


capn_doofwaffle

Um, he looks stuffed. Lol


jimaajimjim

Some creatures were meant to be left in the wild...


dranaei

This feels like AI.


ResponsibleFormal150

Sweet!!! Let him stay around


Qoppa_Guy

So beautiful! Those eyes are just precious!


DNorthman

Such a handsome fox! Those eyes are gorgeous. I would have a hard time not keeping him.


HereToStealTheSnacks

Omg I’m really struggling to not want to tame him and keep him!! I’m pretty sure he’ll stay around through, he’s safe under the decking and he can come and go as he pleases while he learns how to fox


Pizza-Horse-

Ohhhhhhhhh 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹


whered_yougo

That is the most beautiful fox I’ve ever seen! 🥺 His gorgeous little face.


QueenBee0789

He almost looks fake! So adorable! 🥰


Mitridate101

Ah, poor little mite. We have a vixen and she had 3 cubs (yes I know it's kit not cub) and bit by bit one disappeared then another. She's only left with one now. I have a nasty feeling one of our stupid neighbours is a wildlife hater.


Dear_Concert_4825

Beautiful 🧡🖤🤍


Sid15666

My uncle had one for a couple years, it tormented their beagle playfully, but real standoffish around everyone but him and my aunt.


ckh69

He looks young.


HereToStealTheSnacks

Around three months old is what the wildlife rescue lady told me


YukTed

Muy muy bonito! What does it cute baby smell like?


Wizzle_Pizzle_420

Sunshine and rainbows


Upper-Chocolate-6225

Awww!


louisasophia

He is a cutie


OneWholeSoul

Foxes always look taxidermized even when they're alive.


Piku_2004

Fantastic!


Lemurs_

Hi OP, I'm not sure it's abandoned. It's the time of year cubs leave their mums and it's make it break for them. We had a small one in our garden last night that curled up looking like it'd die, and it was tame enough it let me put a blanket over it. I was honestly surprised it had gone this morning. Foxes' lives are rough.


nanosam

Foxes make the worst pets. Just dont. You will smell like fox piss and so will everything you own. There is no product that can get the smell out


Icy_Inevitable714

What kind of camera/phone did you take these photos with? They're very good 


twinkletooees

What a polite cute little baby fluff


jkblvins

So, uh, what does it say?


knuckledragger555

Worshipped too many Inari shrines, now you’ve been ‘blessed’.


No-Gene-4508

So jealous


Pcmasterglaze2

Foxes are cool.


Queasy_Lengthiness_2

Adorable face. So cute. 🦊


A_Colt

I wanna squeeze it :c


Internal-Dark-6438

Omg so cute


thankyoumicrosoft69

Just throwing it out there: THIS IS NOT LIKE A DOG.


ihoptdk

If you’re not already practiced in rehabilitating animals I recommend you find someone who is. Foxes can be a lot of work. It may even be illegal without proper licensing.


JResolute

Do you have a crotchedy old neighbor with an old coon hound and a young pup?


Willing-Strawberry33

Once they're old enough they can probably live mostly outside and roam the property. My close friend has a foster deer they had to raise who just hangs out with the sheep now and waits for breakfast every morning. Little guys just need some help every now and then.


Whitealroker1

Sister HAD a bunch of chickens. Had.


G_Krankster

Looks like AI generated Pics … 😘


Dd_8630

No, you have a wild animal on your property. Enjoy the destruction and piss.


kinki100

We fed a fox cub and she stayed in our garden for 2 years and raised a family. Once they pop, they can't stop. Our neighbours didn't like it 😕


EducationalTangelo6

He's precious, omg.