Foxes

Fox Dens Exposed: A Journey Into Their Hidden Habitats

Fox dens vary by species: red foxes raise pups in underground burrows, while gray foxes use hollow trees, logs, and rocks. How foxes use them.

Foxes eat apples, berries, melons, pears, and plums, and grapes are best kept away. Which fruits they skip and how to keep foxes off your harvest.

Can foxes eat bananas? Yes, and one won't hurt them, but foxes rarely seek them out. Too much fruit sugar can cause diarrhea and weight gain.

Yes, foxes eat frogs, catching them near ponds and streams. Frogs are a minor food, and foxes are warier of toads, whose skin toxins taste foul.

Foxes can eat sweets, but they shouldn't. Sugar leads to weight gain and dental problems, and xylitol is toxic. See safer treat options inside.

Foxes eat apples, but fruit is a small part of their diet. The flesh is safe, while seeds and cores carry risks, and feeding foxes causes problems.

No, foxes can't eat chocolate. Theobromine is toxic to them. Know the poisoning symptoms, what to do if a fox eats some, and safer treats.

Foxes do eat squirrels, including babies in the nest, but squirrels are not a big part of their diet. How foxes catch them and affect their numbers.

Foxes eat sparrows now and then, mostly nestlings and birds feeding on the ground. Sparrows are quick and small, so they are only an occasional meal.

Yes, foxes eat fish, even pond fish and goldfish, though fish are a small part of their diet. How foxes scavenge fish and, rarely, catch them.