What Foxes Eat

Do Foxes Eat Apples? (Benefits + Risks)

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.

Yes, foxes eat snakes, mostly small harmless ones like garter snakes. Foxes aren't immune to venom, so venomous snakes are a risky meal for them.

Do foxes eat grasshoppers? Yes. Foxes stalk and pounce on them in grassy fields for easy protein, though insects stay a small part of what they eat.

Can foxes eat raw eggs? Yes, and they raid chicken coops for them. Raw eggs carry salmonella risk, so cooked eggs are safer. How to guard your eggs.

Foxes will eat bread if they find it, but it's a poor food for them: low in protein and fat, and moldy bread can be toxic. What to feed instead.

Foxes eat insects, especially in summer: beetles, caterpillars, crickets, grasshoppers, ants, and grubs. A list of bugs they eat and how they hunt.