Comments on: Are foxes raising cubs in your backyard? Check these photos!

By: dave

dave — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:24:39 +0000

Just saw my first gray fox from my backyard along Ignacio Blvd. in Novato,CA the fox was walking a trail above the creek. He seemed to be alone. I took a few steps to get a better look, and he turned around, went down and across the creek and up the other side…I’ve lived here almost four years.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:06:23 +0000

We have two families of gray foxes living in our neighborhood in Alamo (a total of 11 individuals). We see them in our yard at night carrying prey such as rats or gophers, which makes them very popular with the humans in the area. We’ve been supplementing their diet, mostly with trapped dead gophers and meaty table scraps, and recording their antics on our game camera every night. We also watch them in person every evening right after sundown. Once they stole a flannel sheet that we had draped over a lawn chair and started playing tug o’war with it on the lawn. That was fun to watch. We hope they take up residence here permanently!

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:46:17 +0000

We’ve had a mom and three kits under our deck at time over the last couple of weeks. At first it was just the mom, but now the babies are here. There are two cats who live on our deck too and one of the cats got into a tussle with the tiniest baby fox one night. Neither got hurt. Mostly they just growl at each other. The cats/foxes are killing gophers and squirrels and leaving them on the deck. Do foxes eat cat food?

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:02:26 +0000

I have a pair of red foxes living under my barn. It is awesome. I am hoping there is\will be babies. We live at the edge where city meets county.

By: deanna

deanna — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:00:57 +0000

We came home from vacation to find the Fox family had evicted the Raccoon family out from under our deck.
There is mom, dad and 4 baby gray foxes. We live in Austin, TX, South part of town, on a residential street that backs up to a greenbelt and there is quite a bit of new construction near. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

By: Gloria M.

Gloria M. — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:51:22 +0000

A grey wolf is coming to my rural/forest backyard and eating from the floor bird feeder. Mostly it comes at night but yesterday he/she showed at dusk and stay for about twenty/thirty minutes. He/she seems to be alone. Her coloring are gray and beige around the neck and his/her lovely tail is bushy with a black streak

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:22:09 +0000

We have a pair of gray foxes and 3 kits in our backyard. Roanoke, TX

By: Nancy Singelyn

Nancy Singelyn — Mon, 23 May 2011 21:10:54 +0000

I just yesterday saw 4 baby red foxes frollicking in my yard near our shed and then saw them darting underneath it, so I guess that is the den. They are so cute and addicting to watch, but I don’t feel it is safe to have them so near to the house and I am afraid to have family over with children. What do you suggest??

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:07:35 +0000

Hi Gary,
Today I looked over at the tree in my backyard where I spread Bark Butter for the birds. I thought “now that’s the oddest looking cat stretching up that tree. Then I did a double take and it was a gray fox. Pretty small, maybe a juvenile. I live in Hercules and while there is open space all around I live in a residential neighborhood. It would have had to travel through the neighborhood and from the street thought someone’s yard to get to the easement area behind my house. I tried to take a picture and some video but it ran off. Then as I was getting ready to leave the house I went over to close the slider and it ran out of the yard into the easement again. It was sitting up on the fence. Not sure if it smelled the bark butter or was hunting for squirrels? I have feeders nearby and plenty of squirrels too! If it comes back I will try to get pictures/video to send to you! This is the first time in the 13 yrs at this house that I have seen a fox in my yard! When I lived in my condo before I moved here it was next to a lot of open space and I regularly saw coyotes, foxes, snakes, etc. but not here.

By: Gary Bogue

Gary Bogue — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:31:33 +0000

Debbie: You’re right, the foxes may see your dog as a threat. While the foxes are living under your shed, you should continue to only let the dog out on a leash. After the foxes leave, things can go back to normal. After they leave, you might want to block the hole under your shed to keep them from coming back. They can cause a flea problem for the dog (and you!). Also make sure your dog has been vaccinated for rabies. /Gary