Comments for AnimatedHuman.org http://animatedhuman.org Always in motion... Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Zarah EOY 2011: Driving, Sewing, Art and More by FoxFairy13 http://animatedhuman.org/season/zarah-eoy-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-3 FoxFairy13 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:03:51 +0000 http://animatedhuman.org/?p=62#comment-3 Sox, the fox I petted, was actually a wild fox to begin with, but he was a rescue when he was little, and has lived with humans his whole life. He could fool you into thinking he was a domesticated fox though, he is friendly enough, and he LOVES pets. He's not skittish at all. The other rescue fox is skittish, but she hasn't been living with humans her whole life like Sox has. Sox does mark all the time, and is nippy when he is playful, but you would get that with any fox, domesticated or not. All foxes feel the need to mark, even when they are just happy to see you. Sibera is not the only place you can buy domesticated foxes. Their are a few breeders here in the united states whose prices start at $300 (Selena and I have done research, we plan on having foxes some day). Selena also wishes for big cats (tigers most of all) but I am betting we would only be foster parents, because they are a lot to handle, and very wild. She is going to college for captive wildlife care and education, so if anyone can handle the animals, it would be her. Have fun on your Honeymoon! I hear Spain is lovely. I don't go on to livejournal anymore, I barely have time or energy for a status on facebook now and then. It would be nice to see you. Sox, the fox I petted, was actually a wild fox to begin with, but he was a rescue when he was little, and has lived with humans his whole life. He could fool you into thinking he was a domesticated fox though, he is friendly enough, and he LOVES pets. He’s not skittish at all. The other rescue fox is skittish, but she hasn’t been living with humans her whole life like Sox has. Sox does mark all the time, and is nippy when he is playful, but you would get that with any fox, domesticated or not. All foxes feel the need to mark, even when they are just happy to see you.
Sibera is not the only place you can buy domesticated foxes. Their are a few breeders here in the united states whose prices start at $300 (Selena and I have done research, we plan on having foxes some day). Selena also wishes for big cats (tigers most of all) but I am betting we would only be foster parents, because they are a lot to handle, and very wild. She is going to college for captive wildlife care and education, so if anyone can handle the animals, it would be her.

Have fun on your Honeymoon! I hear Spain is lovely. I don’t go on to livejournal anymore, I barely have time or energy for a status on facebook now and then. It would be nice to see you.

]]> Comment on Zarah EOY 2011: Driving, Sewing, Art and More by Auros http://animatedhuman.org/season/zarah-eoy-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Auros Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:19:37 +0000 http://animatedhuman.org/?p=62#comment-2 I'm curious whether the fox you met was simply a friendly-ish wild one, or one of the Siberian silvers? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_silver_fox ) Wild foxes don't like being in captivity, and even after a long period of seeming tame they still are skittish about being around people, and may bite, engage in inappropriate spraying / marking behaviors, etc. The actual domesticated foxes are pretty darn cute, but from what I understand, not cheap. (Also, I probably won't ever get one for the same reason I probably won't ever actually go to a breeder for a Bengal, Savannah, Siamese, or any of the other purebreds I find particularly lovely -- there is an effectively infinite number of lost / stray / feral critters that desperately need homes, and cost nothing to acquire; I'd feel kinda guilty if I instead went and spent money on one who had a pampered life to begin with.) I'm about to head off honeymooning in Spain. When I get back I need to figure out how to attach the RSS feed from this site to LiveJournal, which is still my primary blogging site. (I think I even have your old LJ account on my friendslist, and I know I have your mother's.) We're going to try to get out to the east coast around next Solstice / New Year's season. Maybe we'll see you then. I’m curious whether the fox you met was simply a friendly-ish wild one, or one of the Siberian silvers? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_silver_fox ) Wild foxes don’t like being in captivity, and even after a long period of seeming tame they still are skittish about being around people, and may bite, engage in inappropriate spraying / marking behaviors, etc. The actual domesticated foxes are pretty darn cute, but from what I understand, not cheap. (Also, I probably won’t ever get one for the same reason I probably won’t ever actually go to a breeder for a Bengal, Savannah, Siamese, or any of the other purebreds I find particularly lovely — there is an effectively infinite number of lost / stray / feral critters that desperately need homes, and cost nothing to acquire; I’d feel kinda guilty if I instead went and spent money on one who had a pampered life to begin with.)

I’m about to head off honeymooning in Spain. When I get back I need to figure out how to attach the RSS feed from this site to LiveJournal, which is still my primary blogging site. (I think I even have your old LJ account on my friendslist, and I know I have your mother’s.)

We’re going to try to get out to the east coast around next Solstice / New Year’s season. Maybe we’ll see you then.

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