In captivity however they can live up to 10 years— more than three times as long as those live in the wild. This is quite possibly due to the availability of food and lack of predation.
It also shows that arctic foxes do well in captivity. During their stay in dens, they are highly vulnerable to potential predators. Furthermore, if a mother could not feed properly to her pups, she then prefers one over the other. They will build multiple dens and even tunnels and move when needed from den to den.
In addition, foxes will even inherit dens from past generations, which shows just how long foxes stay in their range. Foxes have been known to die from distemper , which is a respiratory viral disease , spread through coughing and sneezing, usually by other canids such as dogs and coyotes. Foxes can also carry rabies, and sometimes, when a fox is seen in the daylight it can mean they are rabid, although, not always. Urbanization is one of the leading killers of different species of animals, that die from contact with domestic animals who carry parasites and disease.
Foxes who live in captivity have been known to live much longer lives than those who live in the wild. There are many sanctuaries that house foxes and on average they live to be 6 — 14 years of age.
Foxes that are rescued must live the rest of their lives in captivity because of their inability to survive in the wild once someone has started to care for them and feed them.
How long do pet foxes live? Pet foxes can live to be up to 14 years of age; however, pet foxes can still fall victim to predators who break into their enclosures such as coyotes.
Pet foxes can also get parasites and diseases that cause death, despite their access to veterinary assistance. In the wild red foxes live to be years old, in captivity a red fox can live to be years old.
Arctic foxes live to be years old in the wild, in captivity they can live to be around 18 years old. Why do foxes in captivity live longer? Foxes in captivity get better care and have a regular diet.
They get visits by a veterinarian and do not have to fight off predators like they do in the wild. Foxes in captivity have less of a chance of getting injured and dying from nature related incidents. Why do arctic foxes live so long? Despite the harsher environments, arctic foxes have adapted extremely well.
They are very opportunistic when it comes to food, oftentimes, they will feed on carcasses left behind by other animals like polar bears. They are very solitary, staying alone until mating season. Polar bears prefer the blubber of animals and will leave behind a lot of the meat, giving an arctic fox an easy meal, that is to say, as long as there are no other predators to fend off!
Fact: The arctic fox is the only mammal native to Iceland. Chad Fox is an author and researcher dedicated to bringing reliable information about foxes to the public.
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