I just went to take my dogs out and there was a fox in my backyard. He barked at me and didn't run away!
Change the channel! :mrgreen: In all seriousness, stay away and contact animal control, with that strange behavior he probably has rabies.
Judging by my official Road Kill Census there's either a billion of those guys out there or they're dumber n' possums. I have to believe the former since (IMO) predators are generally smarter than prey.
Cathy, that scared me so bad I was afraid to take my dog out in the backyard... I have seen 3 Fox around my neighborhood and one came right at me.. Guess I'll have to arm myself with a baseball bat or something.. BYE!
I hear you! I have 3 dogs and I told them they will have to cross their legs till daylight! At least I can see if it is around.
Unprovoked aggressiveness in wildlife such as raccoons and foxes is almost always a symptom of rabies from my understanding.
Good grief!! Those little suckers can bite hard! Ask my Mom! She reached into a nest of them when she was a kid and bears the scars to this day! I don't mess with squirrels! :lol:
Bats are the ones that you really have to watch out for. They carry a higher incidence of rabies than any other animal. Furthermore, their teeth are so small that some people have unknowingly shared a room with a bat or a tent (such as with camping) and been bitten. I remember watching a video of a rabid fox that attacked a man walking in his driveway during broad open daylight. The fox was hiding under a parked car and just charged the man. The man had been to the store and had a loaf of bread and was beating the fox with the bread as the only weapon he had. The fox was quickly discouraged anyway, but the damage had been done. It was rabies shots for the man after the attack.
Here's some good information from the CDC about bats and rabies. http://www.cdc.gov/RABIES/bats.html The article goes on to explain what to do if you come in contact with a bat, how to tell if a bat has rabies, how to keep bats out of your house, and more.
PETA told me to use a sling shot and water guns on my squirrels. Maybe that would work on a fox as well but I sure would call Animal Control and stay far away. P...I'm emailing PETA about you right now. Tired of you bashing some fringe groups....:lol::lol::lol: While I will not wear fur I do not condone PETA for some of its actions. Turns people away from organizations who started out with good intentions. Sherry
Er... PRM... Most of that fur comes from fur farms. Animals bred and grown just to be skinned once they're the right size. AFAIK it was never incredibly profitable to trap and hunt the critters for fur in the industrial age.
