The_randomizer's internship animal adventures

[Veho]

 

[the_randomizer]

Awww, such a cute little arctic fox!!

 

[calmwaters]

Is that real? If it is, it's super fluffy and cute.

 

[Veho]

Is that real? If it is, it's super fluffy and cute.

It's a young Arctic fox, in the middle of its seasonal shedding, it seems. They're white during the winter and brown in the summer, and this is somewhere in between.

 

[calmwaters]

It's a young Arctic fox, in the middle of its seasonal shedding, it seems. They're white during the winter and brown in the summer, and this is somewhere in between.

Wow: it is just so pretty. Did I mention I love the blue background too? It looks like a 40 pound cat with pointed ears.

 

[the_randomizer]

It's a young Arctic fox, in the middle of its seasonal shedding, it seems. They're white during the winter and brown in the summer, and this is somewhere in between.

He's a really cute fluffy fox, that's for sure!

Wow: it is just so pretty. Did I mention I love the blue background too? It looks like a 40 pound cat with pointed ears.

There's just a certain charm foxes seem to evoke, like they're very unique and how there's no other animal like them

 

[Deleted User]

Arctic foxes look amazing, learn something new every day.

More cuteness! Foxes are so effing adorable!!!!

So adorable.

 

[SuzieJoeBob]

Oxytocin, the same hormone mothers release when bonding with a newborn child, beta-endorphins, the body's natural painkillers and general feel-good chemical, serotonin, a natural anti-depressant, among others.

I'm pretty sure it is spelled oxycodone, and I am banned from my local pharmaceutical stores over it...as well as sudafed....

 

[calmwaters]

I'm pretty sure it is spelled oxycodone, and I am banned from my local pharmaceutical stores over it...as well as sudafed....

Oxycodone is the prescription name for it, just like Aleve is the name for aspirin (at least the most recognized brand): there are brand names like Aleve that have oxycodone in them, though.

Edit: Why are we talking about this in a cute, fluffy fox thread?

 

[SuzieJoeBob]

Oxycodone is the prescription name for it, just like Aleve is the name for aspirin (at least the most recognized brand): there are brand names like Aleve that have oxycodone in them, though.

Edit: Why are we talking about this in a cute, fluffy fox thread?

Just doing my daily dose of trolling. Oxytocin --> oxycotton --> oxycodone --> pharmacy prescription abuse joke.

 

[calmwaters]

Just doing my daily dose of trolling. Oxytocin --> oxycotton --> oxycodone --> pharmacy prescription abuse joke.

Haha, good one.

 

[the_randomizer]

I'm pretty sure it is spelled oxycodone, and I am banned from my local pharmaceutical stores over it...as well as sudafed....

Oh you! Glad you like the pictures though Although, when I play with cute foxes like Skitter here, my brain does feel like it's on a painkiller, it's just the best feeling in the world to gain the love and trust of a fluffy fox like her

Arctic foxes look amazing, learn something new every day.

So adorable.

She really is the fluffiest and cutest fox around, wish I had a pet fox of my own And it turns out the volunteer work I'm doing now, it stops in mid November, BUT, as soon as winter's over, the owner said I can start up in March!

 

[Deleted User]

She really is the fluffiest and cutest fox around, wish I had a pet fox of my own And it turns out the volunteer work I'm doing now, it stops in mid November, BUT, as soon as winter's over, the owner said I can start up in March!

I was just wondering (I know it might be rude, and it's probably on google somewhere), but how do you (almost) domesticate these guys, i'm really curious. I don't play on doing it myself though, since Queensland laws are annoying.

Edit: This is like the best thread on Gbatemp.

 

[the_randomizer]

I was just wondering (I know it might be rude, and it's probably on google somewhere), but how do you (almost) domesticate these guys, i'm really curious. I don't play on doing it myself though, since Queensland laws are annoying.

While you can't completely domesticate them, if they're captive bred for generations (of foxes over and over again) and hand-reared (as in the owners bond with them, love them and care for them), they lose most of their wild instincts and become suitable for pets. You're not being rude at all, so no worries AFAIK, they allow foxes in New South Wales as I've a friend who has a red fox, as for Queensland, I'm not too sure.

 

[Deleted User]

While you can't completely domesticate them, if they're captive bred for generations (of foxes over and over again) and hand-reared (as in the owners bond with them, love them and care for them), they lose most of their wild instincts and become suitable for pets. You're not being rude at all, so no worries AFAIK, they allow foxes in New South Wales as I've a friend who has a red fox, as for Queensland, I'm not too sure.

I'm really impressed that you were able to get them to a point of basically pets.

I know the russian ones (that cost a few thousand) are almost-domesticated, they were bred with dogs and selectively bred foxes (w/ incest). But Australia doesn't allow them to be imported.

As for Queensland laws, we can only have basic pets like Cats, Dogs, Gunnie pigs, and Reptiles (with a license), It's annoying >.< It's one of the reasons I'd like to move to NSW if I had money.

 

[the_randomizer]

I'm really impressed that you were able to get them to a point of basically pets.

I know the russian ones (that cost a few thousand) are almost-domesticated, they were bred with dogs and selectively bred foxes (w/ incest). But Australia doesn't allow them to be imported.

As for Queensland laws, we can only have basic pets like Cats, Dogs, Gunnie pigs, and Reptiles (with a license), It's annoying >.< It's one of the reasons I'd like to move to NSW if I had money.

Yeah, it's amazing what breeders have done and the Russian foxes use the same principle of selective breeding, but they are very, very expensive (8000 dollars USD), whereas getting one in the states can be as high as $500 USD max, so quite a difference. The thing it, even those Russian foxes still require a lot of work and patience since they're still foxes; far too many people have the impression that you can just get a fox and it'll be like a cat or a dog when that's not true at all. I'm currently duing research and this hands-on experience at the sanctuary has taught me a lot about how they behave, what they're like, etc and I gotta say, it's been one the best things I've been able to do I'm not sure how she got one into NSW, there must have been a zoo or sanctuary that gave the fox up for adoption, so that's another possible way to get one

 

[the_randomizer]

Just when you thought I was done

 

[calmwaters]

Jeez, how many more cute pictures of foxes can you take? It seems endless...

 

[the_randomizer]

I got to play with Juno again! She's so sweet and so hyper! calmwaters ComeTurismO king_leo and anyone else who follows, I present to you more cute Juno pics!

 

[calmwaters]

Love. Really what I needed right now.

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