I just dont understand, especially in a place such as london, where is there for them to go during the day? Why have I never ever see them during the day, yet at night they are everywhere!! Im so confused, please help!
2007-03-18 23:43:10 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Foxes are not nocturnal, but hunt day and night. If they were nocturnal, there would be no foxhunting. Foxes are the most clever animal you can ever find. I witnessed a fox hunt once and The fox who was beng pursued by the pack ran along the top of a thorn hedge where the dogs were afraid to follow, and they lost the fox. They have also ran through a field of cows grazing, because the fox knows that the smell of cow dung will hide his scent from the pack chasing him.
2007-03-19 00:16:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I live in the southern usa and we were out on a country road yesterday and got the pleasure of seeing a red fox in the middle of the day. It was gorgeaous and we actually got to sit there for about 10 minutes just watching her walk around this house. The fox must have gotton food from around this house before or was using the underneath for a den as I think the house was vacant. It was an awsome sight. I got some pictures but they are too far away I have to try to get them closer.
2007-03-19 00:27:47 · answer #2 · answered by dinkylynn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's amazing how in even big cities foxes will find a place to make a den or burrow to sleep during the day. I used to live in Golden which is a very busy suburban area, boarder lining city area and we saw foxes at night constantly. We'd even see them during the day on occasion. Foxes will also travel far and wide from their dens at night, typically looking for food. Where you might be seeing them could very well be 5-10 miles away from their den.
2007-03-18 23:52:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is common to see foxes out during the day. I live in a very wooded neighborhood and we have a pair of foxes living right down the street. We also have deer and an occasional coyote. Yes, they will eat dog food, if hungry enough. They do prefer fresh meat though...rabbits, mice, squirrel, chipmunks and even small dogs and cats if that all that is available.
2016-03-16 22:53:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although you can occasionally see foxes in the daytime, they are mainly nocturnal. They do the main of their foraging for food during nightime hours. In the daytime they go back down into their earths. In and around London they will still find places to dig their earths for instance in some factory embankment or by the side of railways. A fox will travel 7 miles or more when it is out foraging and will go on its own route( the same one) each time, so it is not difficult for them to find somewhere to live.
2007-03-18 23:56:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've seen a fox walking around Parsons Green in the afternoon. But it's really rare. I know what you mean. I think they mostly go into hiding, or sleep somewhere. Personally, I'd rather them hide and sleep, because the streets are so busy. It's better for them to stay in the parks and hide in the bushes.
2007-03-18 23:48:03 · answer #6 · answered by ~♥~mama-to-be~♥~ 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They live in all the small green spaces - in gardens under sheds, on the railway cuttings, on the commons. They don't need a lot of space for a den. They hole up during the day because they're nocturnal.
2007-03-19 00:05:17 · answer #7 · answered by sarah c 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In westminister/waterloo area they are seen during the day and the night.
Most of their fox-holes are very well hidden in(under) the ground, some live under buildings, in parks, football pitches, peoples gardens, etc.,
2007-03-18 23:55:04 · answer #8 · answered by harry_the_monk 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They only need a small space to sleep in, under a bush, behind some rubbish, gardens, anywhere where they won't be disturbed. I saw a vixen raising a litter in a smallish flowerbed with a few shrubs in it behind some flats in Kingston. You would never have believed there was room to hide 4 foxes there but there was!
2007-03-18 23:52:29 · answer #9 · answered by anwen55 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some can be seen hunting where as others can be seen laid up having a snooze, i have see one fox laid on a house out building having a snooz each day on my way to london each day
2007-03-19 00:12:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋