Re: How come Foxes don't eat cats anymore in FF County?
Posted by:
Trapper John
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Date: February 28, 2015 05:17PM
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> > > Tone of foxes in my neighborhood and they all
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> > > to run from my Boston terrier. I was worried
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> > Not unless they're hungry. Foxes are smart
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> > to know not to risk an
> > unnecessary injury. That's why they prefer the
> > smaller dogs. Chihuahuas,
> > Dachshunds, and puppies beware. There are also
> > plenty of rats around
> > dumpsters that give them a food source. They
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> > not seem "mean" but
> > beware of rabies. They also carry distemper and
> > mange. I saw one in
> > Cobbdale that was totally ate up with mange and
> > looked terrible.
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> > To the OP. The foxes around here are no bigger
> > than anywhere else.
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> I grew up here very near Scott's Run and the foxes
> are definitely larger than they used to be
> (60s/70s). Some of them are near medium dog size.
> Maybe they are interbreeding.
I can't think of any biological reason why they should be larger now but
as far as inbreeding, coyotes and foxes cannot. However, coyotes can interbreed with domestic dogs.