How to Raise Foxes Efficiently? A Detailed Guide to Fox Farming Techniques and Methods
Prevent on schedule, vaccinate, pay attention to medication-based prevention
Vaccinate twice a year: once from November to December when breeding stock is retained, and once from June to July, 3 weeks after the cubs are separated and weaned, using vaccines for canine distemper, viral enteritis, encephalitis, etc., to inoculate each fox individually, and use Chongkexing medication to deworm the foxes internally and externally once.
Keep the sheds dry and hygienic
Frequently scrub the water bowls and food bowls, and promptly remove feces and leftover feed from the cages and sheds; regularly spray the entire grounds and the cages and sheds with Baidusha solution.
Scientific feeding and careful management
Fox feed must be fresh, nutritionally complete and easy to digest. In the daily ration, animal-based feed should predominate, accounting for about 65%, with the main types being small trash fish, fish meal, poultry and livestock offal, etc.; plant-based feed should be supplementary, accounting for about 35%, with the main types being corn, @#@245@#@, rice, soybeans, vegetables, etc. At the same time, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B, etc. should be provided. During the birthing period, female foxes should be given more eggs and dairy foods. In hot seasons, water should be sprinkled on the ground frequently; in winter, the site should be kept warm.
Monitor estrus and breed at the right time
Add cod liver oil to the daily ration and feed an appropriate amount of onions, garlic and other estrus-promoting feed. Starting in mid-February, regularly check the breeding foxes for estrus. Female foxes that have already mated should be mated again until the female fox refuses to mate. The key to breeding female foxes is: "pink is early, purple-black is late, dark red is just right for mating."
Patient care to ensure the survival rate
From the first day of mating to the 52nd day, during this period replace the bedding in the fox sheds with soft, clean dry grass and do a good job of keeping them warm. Refuse all visits to prevent miscarriage. When feeding every day, observe carefully; if a female fox carries her cubs in her mouth, separate them promptly or carry out medication treatment. For the few cubs without mother's milk, they must promptly be moved out of the whelping box and either artificially reared or fostered by another female fox.