hey
the_randomizer can you tell us more about the fox shelter? how many foxes it can hold, it is just foxes and coyotes? how do you get suplies? do the shelter have sponsors? do you get vandals trying to do bad stuff in the shelter?
you should make a mini documentary about the shelter! i would watch it telling us about the place, about the animals, how you guys take care of them
p.s. stupid youtube, i opened the video and next thing youtube recommends me is fox getting stuck after had sex.... (and i have no cookies\cache\history or googleaccount....)
Ah yes, the ever-famous "foxes get stuck mating" video
yeah, awkward video is awkward. As for more info on the shelter, the work I do is completely volunteered; they have a myriad of animals that include ferrets, skunks, chinchillas, raccoons, a coyote, four foxes (Skitter being the most socialized, and she's a rescued fox that was nearly euthanized).Others include exotic birds from South America, reptiles, good-sized snakes, a ring-tailed cat and a sweet coyote who loves people. The sanctuary is run entirely off of donations and also from the jobs the owners work at, so they are in fact debt free
The people who run are are awesome and very knowledgeable on the animals, not to mention are very compassionate and understanding. As for making a documentary, I never thought of making one, but I would definitely need to get the owners' consent first as videos aren't easily, uh, allowed due to insurance and other legality BS; it's a really weird situation, but I'm sure she can make exceptions to that. For taking care of them, what I do is refill their water dishes, clean out reptile cages and help provide their diets, after which I go around and give the other animals food. From there I help with other tasks and when all of the tasks are done, the owner then allows me to sit with Skitter, one of the sweetest animals I know
With foxes, there are many, many falsities and myths about that need clearing up to the people who are interested, such as being dangerous, rabid or whatever people might think. Foxes are very timid and skittish and would rather run than have to attack, being a last resort. Rabies in foxes is not that much of an issue, as rabies can only be transmitted from another infected host, via saliva in a bite. When hand-reared like Skitter, they end up being very friendly and loving
Foxes know who they can trust and since this is my second summer doing this volunteer work, Skitter has come to more or less bond to me, and greets me very, very happily every time I go there, she's just so sweet!
Foxes do look completely different and a lot thinner in the summer, this is normal as they get their summer "coat" in order to not get too hot because where I live, it can get pretty dang hot lol
Okay, that wet fox kit officially killed me, that baby fox is so SWEET and just adorable!!! OH MY GOSH!!!! In the UK and Australia, people refer to them as cubs (not sure why) and in the US, they're typically referred to as kits 
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