Red Fox                                                            Gray Fox

Sounds of a Fox

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Why Call CRNAC when Foxes are spotted?

 

Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes):  Foxes are opportunistic feeders. This mammal’s diet consists of rabbits, mice, bird, eggs, insects, and native fruits.  Although fawns, pigs, lambs, and poultry are sometimes taken.  Sometimes fox will kill more than they can eat and will bury the food for later use.  Red Foxes are diurnal, most active very late at night and early morning hours. They average about 7.7 lbs. to 15.4 lbs. with males averaging 2.2 lbs. heavier than females.  Red foxes may dig their own dens or use abandoned burrows of a woodchuck or badger.

Damage Control and Prevention Methods: Call C.R.N.A.C. for trapping, control, damage management, and relocation.

Exclusion: C.R.N.A.C. is capable of fencing, surveillance, den removal, and habitat modification.

Zoonoses: Diseases that can be passed to human from red foxes are Mange, Rabies, Ancylostomiasis, Babesiosis, Dermatomycosis (Ringworm), Ehrlichiosis Leptospirosis (Weil‘s Disease), Canine Distemper, and Giardiasis.

 

Gray Fox (Urocyon Cinereoargenteus): Foxes are opportunistic feeders. This mammal’s diet consists of rabbits, mice, bird, eggs, insects, and native fruits.  Although fawns, pigs, lambs, and poultry are sometimes taken.  Sometimes fox will kill more than they can eat and will bury the food for later use.  Gray Foxes can climb trees, fence posts, and man-made structures to gain entry to food sources.  Gray Foxes are nocturnal, feeding only at night.  They average 7-13 lbs.  Gray Foxes commonly use wood piles, rocky outcrops, hollow trees, or brush piles as den sites.

Damage Control and Prevention Methods: Call C.R.N.A.C. for trapping, control, damage management, relocation, and potential pesticide use.

Exclusion: C.R.N.A.C. is capable of fencing, surveillance, den removal, trapping, and relocation.

Zoonoses: Diseases that can be passed to human from gray foxes are Mange, Rabies, Ancylostomiasis, Babesiosis, Dermatomycosis (Ringworm), Ehrlichiosis Leptospirosis (Weil‘s Disease), Canine Distemper, and Giardiasis.

Why are foxes a nuisance?

Besides the diseases foxes carry, they are a nuisance to small live stock farmers. Such as chickens, ducks, rabbits and young lamb. The red fox are omnivores meaning they eat both plants and animals. For crop farmers they will eat vegetables, fruits and nuts.The fox will go through your garbage cans.  Foxes will raise young in crawl spaces, decks and sheds.                                                                 

                                                                       Cross Fox

Signs to look for if Foxes are present in your home, business or farm:

Foxes may scream, yap, growl or bark. Fox droppings are twisted, often will find hair or berries on rocks or logs. Red fox urine is similar smell to a skunk, as the gray fox urine smells musky. Fox foot prints shown below.

 

Gray Fox Tracks    Red Fox

 

 

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