What food do foxes like to eat? A detailed introduction to fox diet

Since ancient times, foxes have had a bad reputation in people's minds, representing cunning, flattery and evil, but as animals they are actually quite cute. So do you know what food foxes like to eat? What kinds are there?

1. What food do foxes like to eat?

As carnivorous animals, foxes naturally feed mainly on meat. They often prey on various mice, hares, small birds, fish, frogs, lizards, insects and so on. But besides meat, they also eat some wild fruits as food.

2. What kinds of foxes are there?

1. Arctic fox

The Arctic fox, also called the blue fox or white fox, feeds mainly on lemmings, and also eats fish, birds, bird eggs, shellfish, Arctic hares and berries. It is a valuable fur animal and has been bred in captivity, known as the blue fox, white fox and so on. Mutant varieties such as the shadow fox, Arctic pearl fox, Arctic sapphire fox, Arctic platinum fox and white Arctic fox are collectively called colored Arctic foxes.

2. Red fox

The red fox is also known as the red fox, grass fox, southern fox, fire fox, silver fox and cross fox. It feeds mainly on marmots and rodents, and also eats wild birds, frogs, fish, insects and so on, as well as various wild fruits and crops.

3. Silver-black fox

The silver-black fox is a gene mutation of the red fox. In the wild it both catches rodents, frogs, fish, small animals and poultry, and eats plant seeds, berries, roots, stems and so on. Foods for domestic breeding mainly include meat, fish, eggs, milk, blood, animal offal, fish meal, grain seeds and puffed soybean feed, etc.

4. Corsac fox

The corsac fox, also called the East corsac fox, feeds mainly on rodents, followed by birds and insects. Rodents such as the steppe marmot, brown rat and jerboa family make up less than 25%; birds are mainly of the lark family, and insects are mainly of the locust family, also including the red bug family, ground beetle family, tiger beetle family, water scavenger beetle family and so on.

Different kinds of foxes eat different foods, but mainly meat, so those raising foxes should feed mainly on meat.