This video is a good example of how pretty much any animal can be trained with classical conditioning. I bet Cesar Milan couldn't train a Fennec with his methods.
They are actually an evolutionary miniature versions of dogs because, this species is said to be the smallest canid in the world. A trick that is so useful when it comes to surviving in one of the most worst places in the world such as the Sahara Deserts in North Africa.
I'll be getting myself a fennec soon, and was wondering if it would be possible to train them, then I stumbled into your video. It is indeed a well trained little fox. Besides it is really cute. That combined with the fact that she's speaking in Japanese earns you a Like and Fave :D
If u think about it, an animal has no idea what ur saying and it never will, it's like someone that speaks English is trying to obey someone who speaks Chinese, they learn from u repeating it and praising them.
Meaning derives from how you experinece a word, so no two definitions will ever be exactly the same in a population, but they may be very close. If these variations didn't occur, language would never evolve.
Oh, animals have SOME language understanding capacity. How much depends on the type of animal as well as on how intelligent (and how cooperative) the particular animal of that species is.
Now they'll never understand you talking to them, sure. But even so many animals can learn to associate meaning with quite a lot of single words. Although some animals respond better to gestures. Depends on the individual.
In fact talking parrots are probably a good window into the mind of a fairly clever animal. (And it's not unlikely a sufficiently smart cat or dog would be around a similar enough level (And all of those have at least individuals that can solve problems and simple puzzles)
It's a level that can to a certain degree be compared to a very young child. Not quite, but there's thoughts going around in those little heads.
Fact is, alot of people still hold to the WAY outdated view that animals only run on instincts. But that's bullshit.
If that where true you could put any single animal born and raised in captivity back in the wild with no problems whatsoever. If instinct was all there was, they'd all go back perfectly. (Whilst in reality it's hit or miss with some species being so bad at it, they can't be released into the wild if born in captivity, because they won't know what to do at all.)
@meriprem ????i never said i dont love my animals and have compassion for them lady, you have no idea who i am, what i wrote down there was just a THOUGHT if you read it correctly it says "IF you THINK about it..." so keep your own opinions to your self.
@yellowmon123 well again its a repeating kinda thing. just like a routine you do in the morning or whatever, say you wake up up every morning and do the same routine every morning. well say one morning you get up and do some of your routine, and your so tired you finally realize your standing there brushing your teeth like you do every morning in your routine. BUT im not saying thats what its like for your dog, what im saying is everytime you go for a walk you use the leash and your dog....
@DeerWolves remembers the leash and thinks "hey? if i dont have this i dont go for a walk" (well not exactly like that but you know what i mean) ...and your dog knows that it needs the leash, its kinda like a command if you think about it.(i hope you understand what im trying to tell you lol(:
oh, i didn't think u actually could train them to that kinda stuff ! but i'm still worried 'bout the whole 'take a wild animal into ur house' thingy . . . but sure, they're totally cute !
Ahhhh you're japanese, the sound of your voice is as adorable as the cuteness as the animal. I surely want a fennec someday, hopefully next year, so I'm taking my time to study what is essential about them so I could have one as pet and know how to keep it well.
@medicinegone No more amazing than an animal that understands English commands. Trained animals will respond to whatever language they were trained in.
I love how an awesomely trained fennec video has nothing but complaints about cannabis XD I don't smoke it, but I do believe it should be legalized as it's safer than cigs.
Japanese people have cute voices. Of course a persnickety fox will do what a japanese woman tells it. > . > That's just two things that go together. lol
@theowenerer And live off from what, earthworms and scraps of suburban garbage for food? Keep in mind that we keep tearing their habitat and animals come to our homes, so there's nothing we can do about it, since they've grown used to our presence.
I guess we should release all the domesticated dogs into the wild then, see how they fare >_> Because the Fennec Foxes have been bred to be domesticated, at some point.
The responsiveness from the fox is amazing. Before she even finished the phrase 戴きます, the fox bowed its head on the first syllable. This is one intelligent species we're got here...
Easy, that isn't my fennec fox. The best way to train them is with repetition, just like you would a dog. If you can train a dog, you can train a fennec, just give a fennec more patients since they tend to be more stubborn.
@FlowCell i wouldn't use the term "stubborn" so much as probably just confused. Dogs have been working closely with the human race for centuries, these little foxes on the other hand are going to require more time and patience to "connect" with. With an exotic animal that has only been domesticated for a few decades at the most, I'd say developing a trusting bond with the animal would most certainly be the most beneficial thing you can do in order to get results.
@legomaker8 Google "clicker training." I'm sure operant conditioning is the best way to train an exotic animal. Any heavy handed force or corrections would surely confuse it. that is why trainers in zoos use clickers, and it started in the marine biology field. Most dogs that learn tricks do so much more quickly with clicker training/operant conditioning than any other method.
Hate to tell you this, but a pet is NOT a personal collectible. You have to take care of it with a lot of hard work. You got to treat pets with proper care.
@Dizzie71 Yes, you can use a lead, but they are so small, the danger of them slipping their collar or harness is a constant worry. I've had to many close calls to tempt fate anymore.
In my area, even if my fennec could make his way back home, he'd have too many predators to deal with. The coyotes would tear him apart for sure. He's much safer in my home with the dog.
@FlowCell yeah... the best is to keep them inside but i live in sweden and we don't have coyotes here (coyotes is some kind of wolves right?) so maybe if you can get a smaller lead, you can let him out, but what other predators hunts fennecs? (those bastards >:( ) because maybe there are other predators in sweden that hunts fennecs...
@Dizzie71 A coyote is like a small wolf, yes, but they aren't quite the same. I live on the outer most edge a major metropolitan area, and the coyotes are not afraid to enter human territory. In fact, coyotes tend to live off human existence, rather then be hurt by it, but you'll rarely ever see them, only hear them. They are like ghosts.
Other predators... wolves, hawks and falcons, and pretty much all bird of prey since fennecs are "rabbit" sized.
I'm not a supporter of PETA because of their extremism and absolutism. I support anyone having ANY animal as a pet, provided (1) the animal is happy with the owner and well-cared-for, and (2) the owner has access to proper medical care for the species. Any animal that is not domesticated faces extinction sooner or later as man expands his reaches. Men don't care, and governments don't either. When animal Nazis dress people down for their pets, they generate ill will toward their cause.
TO toxicpimpsmack -please stop to pritch!! you cannot addopt , they better kill an animal than "APPROVE' application....I have a dogs, all healthy, vet approved, health insurance..etc.. guess what they not even respond..u know why? they are killers!!
I think fennec foxes are adorable. But I heard they are very difficult to keep as pets, that training is next to impossible and escape is a very major concern. You own one right? whats your take?
They are more difficult then a dog or cat, but not that much. Training takes longer, but similar to a dog. Much easier then training a cat.
Escape is a concern, but if you are careful, it isn't a problem. If they get loose, they may be lost forever, so strict rules about opening and closing doors much bet observed, just like you would with any zoo animal.
Fennec foxes are NOT for the casual pet owner, and yes, they can and do bite when pissed off.
cute, wicked cute but all should adopt a cat or dog...breeding or buying animals from breeders literally takes a home away from an animal in the shelter. dont buy one to kill another.
What a PETA idealist.... Yeah, sure. It's great to adopt, it really is, but don't hurt the ethical breeders in the process of trying to hurt the images of puppy mills and backyard breeders. No, it's not the dogs' fault for being at the shelter. Blame the owners who relinquish them. Blame the unethical breeders who don't keep up with the puppies they sell. If you adopt, it is less expensive to adopt from a rescue than shelter (and the dogs are healthier too). But you think what you think.
no need to be defensive, just trying to promote adoption, that is all i meant by it. i wasnt pasisng judgement or blame just a few quick sentences to remind those to adopt before buying i actually think you might feel the same way...but your very quick to be arguementative.
Foxes overall are canine, but they have different mannerisms than dogs, many of which resemble a cat's behavior. So people often mistake them for being feline.
Of course it understands Japanese, it's in Japan~ Though, like any animal trained to do some tricks on command, the pattern of sounds that makes up a word oft used when talking to them is probably what they come to recognize.
Amazingly well-trained. And uncanny that a modern Japanese person was able to discipline something so cute hehe~
Training a fennec is all about consistency and repetition. I taught my fennec to stay away from his food bowl until I say its okay for him to eat. It builds trust between us because now he knows that I want him to have food.
@FlowCell I'm curious about fennec behaviour: the ones I've seen on Youtube seem to be very skittish and hyper; is this typical? Can they be "lap" pets; cuddly, affectionate, etc?
@wynternight777 - i know that question was directed to FlowCell, but i would like to put in my two cents. I think for the most part they are pretty energetic little dudes and probably won't be good lap pets (though of course they have their down time), but they can be affectionate and cuddly at times. so its probably a mix of both but more energetic than not. I am not an expert by any means but i have been looking into fennecs recently.
Fennecs are lap pets when they want to be. They actually make a better shoulder pet, actually, but be sure to wear a canvas shirt to protect your skin from their claws. They aren't sharp (unless you just clipped them), but they do hurt. They use their claws like running cleats.
My fennec is very loving and affectionate when I come home, and really isn't all that skittish, but he was very well socialized. He's a little testy during breeding season, though.
You start by saying the word "stay" while holding the food in front of him and pulling it away the moment he goes for it. Then say "okay" or "good boy" when you give it to him. You do that a few hundred times, and you can work him up to the food bowl.
It's all about him learning to trust me. This is a good exercise because it teaches him that he doesn't need to be food possessive and that I never withhold anything.
The Pavlovian response is when you've conditioned an animal to respond physiologically to a stimulus (like become hungry at the ringing of a bell.
What my fennec does is a learned behavior because he knows he won't get his treat unless I say it is okay. He knows I'm (usually) too fast for him, but sometimes he'll cheat and get a free snack without being obedient.
He learns that the act of waiting is what brings the food. It is amazing how well you can teach an animal the value of delayed gratification. However, fennecs have a very short attention span, so you can't make them wait too long.
Tech. cannabis is a family of weeds, not all of which contain THC.... The rest is basically rope. And yeah, I think it's pretty stupid to smoke anything. The idea of setting something on fire and then sucking on it while it burns just comes off boneheaded to me. I watched my great grandfather die a slow painful death to Emphysema, so. If your argument is " It's retarded to have wild exotic animals as pets AND smoke things", then I would have to say I agree.
Uh. Irritation of the lungs results from inhaling smoke and disintegrated particles. If you're so detracted from reality that you think weed smoke isn't smoke, you need to have you brain checked for tumors instead of assuming it's the weed.
And yeah, you can vaporize it. But you still inhale the side stream smoke from the bowl. And besides that, no one I know that's a loser enough to care about smoking only vaporizes it.
Now you can address my actual comment instead of that. :D
wrong you fucking pathetic brainwashed sheep smoking cannabis is more beneficial than it is harmful FACT
the point is i dont CARE if it was harfull its my human right to smoke it
McDonalds harms you but its your choice if you want to get fat
Tobacco gives you cancer which cannabis CANT do in fact it can prevent tumours
so if you SERIOUSLY believe that cannabis is illegal because of health reasons then your PATHETIC brainwashed and i dont want to spend a single second longer wasting time on you
Yeah. Start looking for those tumors man. And smoke some more weed too, if you get too sober all at once, people might decide they don't want to deal with you. :D Just sayin'.
@knightofhope111 no. the "losers" who vape their weed are most likely patients with serious illnesses. they care about smoke because they already have enough to worry about. I have never heard of: "side stream smoke from the bowl" either in a vaporizer so don't make shit up. Vaporization has no smoke, hence the root word VAPOR dumbass. Now you can address THIS astute comment and shove yours up your ass
Actually, It's closer to a mix between a dog and a cat. Get this though, fennecs are very loyal animals. As their owner, you are their best friend in the world. Dogs are simply domesticated wolves. They too have wild animal instincts that I doubt will ever be broken. The fennec fox is exactly the same. They even have the same affectionate nibble that comes natural in the wild.
Why don't you just move out of California. From what I can tell, it's a lousy place to live, anyway. They pretty much want to make everything illegal that doesn't involve the anus or marijuana.
It's kind of funny, but this whole exotic pet thing is what got me so turned on to libertarianism.
Its kinda funny how so much is illegal in California. I used to live there. Love the place, just wish the government there would get the stick outta its ass.
I have no idea why.. but I somehow love you for this. xD That is the best name ever! You got me and my friend laughing, but in a good way. Thanks for making me smile, it ain't easy to do that.
"Itadakimasu" *bows/nods head* DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWW
skuldorai 1 month ago
Doko no petto shop ni kattandesuka?basho to petto shop no namae oshietekudasai...onegaishimasu
kiteh12 2 months ago
キツネを買うために許可とか必要ですか？
Arthasu 3 months ago
@Arthasu あなたがどこにいるかに応じて、1つを購入することができます。
Deviant2591 2 weeks ago
@Deviant2591 東京では購入できますか？
Arthasu 2 weeks ago
This video is a good example of how pretty much any animal can be trained with classical conditioning. I bet Cesar Milan couldn't train a Fennec with his methods.
ItsWolfeh 3 months ago
Adorable!! And so is her voice. XD
Kiyenna 4 months ago
They are actually an evolutionary miniature versions of dogs because, this species is said to be the smallest canid in the world. A trick that is so useful when it comes to surviving in one of the most worst places in the world such as the Sahara Deserts in North Africa.
jerumd 4 months ago
Why poor quality? Radiation?
aleks070777 5 months ago
Osowari=Sit By the way ^ ^ It's Japanese for sit. Watch Inuyasha, It's A Funny And Cute Show...Cute In A Way XD Love his Fox !!
TimmyTheSheeep 5 months ago
These are such adorable kitsune!
skelanth 5 months ago
wow are you practiceing for a pokemon contest (eevee 1st place) :)
funnyman1995103 6 months ago
I'll be getting myself a fennec soon, and was wondering if it would be possible to train them, then I stumbled into your video. It is indeed a well trained little fox. Besides it is really cute. That combined with the fact that she's speaking in Japanese earns you a Like and Fave :D
pinkagony13 6 months ago
I love this, it's so cute when it bows. I love the language you speak too. I'd so keep one but I don't know if we can get them here in England
RoyalRoseWolf 6 months ago
THAT FOX CAN SPEAK JAPANESE!
FPKissrProductions 7 months ago 2
@FPKissrProductions KAWAII!!!
Ramonerdna 6 months ago
If u think about it, an animal has no idea what ur saying and it never will, it's like someone that speaks English is trying to obey someone who speaks Chinese, they learn from u repeating it and praising them.
DeerWolves 7 months ago
@DeerWolves
Meaning derives from how you experinece a word, so no two definitions will ever be exactly the same in a population, but they may be very close. If these variations didn't occur, language would never evolve.
FlowCell 7 months ago 4
@FlowCell i agree
DeerWolves 6 months ago
@DeerWolves
Oh, animals have SOME language understanding capacity. How much depends on the type of animal as well as on how intelligent (and how cooperative) the particular animal of that species is.
Now they'll never understand you talking to them, sure. But even so many animals can learn to associate meaning with quite a lot of single words. Although some animals respond better to gestures. Depends on the individual.
TheSkunkCat 5 months ago
@TheSkunkCat
In fact talking parrots are probably a good window into the mind of a fairly clever animal. (And it's not unlikely a sufficiently smart cat or dog would be around a similar enough level (And all of those have at least individuals that can solve problems and simple puzzles)
It's a level that can to a certain degree be compared to a very young child. Not quite, but there's thoughts going around in those little heads.
TheSkunkCat 5 months ago
@TheSkunkCat
Fact is, alot of people still hold to the WAY outdated view that animals only run on instincts. But that's bullshit.
If that where true you could put any single animal born and raised in captivity back in the wild with no problems whatsoever. If instinct was all there was, they'd all go back perfectly. (Whilst in reality it's hit or miss with some species being so bad at it, they can't be released into the wild if born in captivity, because they won't know what to do at all.)
TheSkunkCat 5 months ago
@TheSkunkCat i completely agree(:
DeerWolves 5 months ago
@DeerWolves -
sorry you are so convinced about this idea.
My experience with animals over 25 years has proven itself otherwise to me.
Similar to the experinces of many others who have love and respect for animals
and their pets.
meriprem 4 months ago
@meriprem ????i never said i dont love my animals and have compassion for them lady, you have no idea who i am, what i wrote down there was just a THOUGHT if you read it correctly it says "IF you THINK about it..." so keep your own opinions to your self.
DeerWolves 4 months ago
@DeerWolves when i say walk my dog brings me a leesh though
yellowmon123 4 months ago
@yellowmon123 well again its a repeating kinda thing. just like a routine you do in the morning or whatever, say you wake up up every morning and do the same routine every morning. well say one morning you get up and do some of your routine, and your so tired you finally realize your standing there brushing your teeth like you do every morning in your routine. BUT im not saying thats what its like for your dog, what im saying is everytime you go for a walk you use the leash and your dog....
DeerWolves 4 months ago
@DeerWolves remembers the leash and thinks "hey? if i dont have this i dont go for a walk" (well not exactly like that but you know what i mean) ...and your dog knows that it needs the leash, its kinda like a command if you think about it.(i hope you understand what im trying to tell you lol(:
DeerWolves 4 months ago
oh, i didn't think u actually could train them to that kinda stuff ! but i'm still worried 'bout the whole 'take a wild animal into ur house' thingy . . . but sure, they're totally cute !
rugbread 7 months ago
itadakimasu!!! *bows* awwww dig in!
IAmTheManda 7 months ago
omg omg omg it bows its head when the owner says thank you!!
so cute!
electricityrevealed1 7 months ago
Ahhhh you're japanese, the sound of your voice is as adorable as the cuteness as the animal. I surely want a fennec someday, hopefully next year, so I'm taking my time to study what is essential about them so I could have one as pet and know how to keep it well.
YamiSeigy 8 months ago
Maybe they should be illegally imported just to start a colony. Imported species tend to flourish in Australia a lot. That would make good LULz.
FlowCell 8 months ago 8
I didn't realize they could be trained. I'd get one in a second if it wasn't illegal here in australia
Hidden071 8 months ago
I want one how do u train it
zdeno33chara 8 months ago
where do u get one im in love with them
jennroxursox08 8 months ago
I love its ears ^^
xCUBITUSx 8 months ago
ting tong wing wong chong.
DAlLYBOOTH 9 months ago
@DAlLYBOOTH that doesnt even mean anything dumbasssssssssssssssss
chelsealynnangel 7 months ago
Very cute! He must love you alot to listen like that.
BlueNeko1 9 months ago
If I get one, I'm SO naming it Eevee. Reply or thumbs up if you get the reference.
cookapoem 10 months ago 4
I can't believe your dog understands Japanese. That's amazing!
medicinegone 10 months ago
@medicinegone No more amazing than an animal that understands English commands. Trained animals will respond to whatever language they were trained in.
WingParadox 9 months ago
@WingParadox LOL. Really? Thanks.
medicinegone 9 months ago
@medicinegone It's a fox.
pioupiou701 8 months ago
Lol I knew that osuwari meant sit cuz of watching inuyasha lol
HorseRiderz4Life 10 months ago
@HorseRiderz4Life haha me too XD
pinksnackcake 10 months ago
Cute:)
sweetsugar191 11 months ago
Might have been ok if the video wasn't out of focus.
GenevanRat 1 year ago
HOW ADORABLE!!! It bows when you say "itadakimasu"~ That's so~ GAH! *implodes from cuteness overload*
SakiWatari 1 year ago 3
I love how an awesomely trained fennec video has nothing but complaints about cannabis XD I don't smoke it, but I do believe it should be legalized as it's safer than cigs.
AltLocks 1 year ago
Cool!
kroovyandcal 1 year ago
KAWAII!^_^
pcbuddha 1 year ago
Japanese people have cute voices. Of course a persnickety fox will do what a japanese woman tells it. > . > That's just two things that go together. lol
knightofhope111 1 year ago
These things should be in the wild ;(
theowenerer 1 year ago
@theowenerer And live off from what, earthworms and scraps of suburban garbage for food? Keep in mind that we keep tearing their habitat and animals come to our homes, so there's nothing we can do about it, since they've grown used to our presence.
I guess we should release all the domesticated dogs into the wild then, see how they fare >_> Because the Fennec Foxes have been bred to be domesticated, at some point.
ArcanineKing 1 year ago
ITADAKIMASU!
yohanan1000 1 year ago
The responsiveness from the fox is amazing. Before she even finished the phrase 戴きます, the fox bowed its head on the first syllable. This is one intelligent species we're got here...
HarmonyHarmonyOhLove 1 year ago
please respond. how do you train it so well? i plan on getting one, but it might be aggresive. please tell me.
legomaker8 1 year ago
@legomaker8
Easy, that isn't my fennec fox. The best way to train them is with repetition, just like you would a dog. If you can train a dog, you can train a fennec, just give a fennec more patients since they tend to be more stubborn.
FlowCell 1 year ago 14
@FlowCell i wouldn't use the term "stubborn" so much as probably just confused. Dogs have been working closely with the human race for centuries, these little foxes on the other hand are going to require more time and patience to "connect" with. With an exotic animal that has only been domesticated for a few decades at the most, I'd say developing a trusting bond with the animal would most certainly be the most beneficial thing you can do in order to get results.
SemperFiAgilityCrew 9 months ago
@legomaker8 Google "clicker training." I'm sure operant conditioning is the best way to train an exotic animal. Any heavy handed force or corrections would surely confuse it. that is why trainers in zoos use clickers, and it started in the marine biology field. Most dogs that learn tricks do so much more quickly with clicker training/operant conditioning than any other method.
SemperFiAgilityCrew 9 months ago
did you know that feenec foxes can read minds?
zoroark99 1 year ago 15
@zoroark99
Yes, but I am specially trained to resist their psychic abilities.
FlowCell 1 year ago 78
@FlowCell !
zoroark99 1 year ago
@FlowCell !!! can u read minds?!
zoroark99 1 year ago
@FlowCell WHAT THEY READ MINDS?????????
TheSilverFox91 1 year ago
@zoroark99 really???? like how?
luverofpokemon 1 year ago
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i am looking for a fennec fox :) any idea where i can get one ? :D I live in belgium.
RedBurn004 1 year ago
Kawaiii!
ksniveegirl 1 year ago
not japanese. korean. rich korean
kroovyandcal 1 year ago
@kroovyandcal are you talking about the lady speaking? yeah, that's japanese.
yaoibabe 1 year ago
@kroovyandcal no, that is Japanese.
destinynishimura 1 year ago
I wanna Fennec Fox now SOO bad!!!
ktrany55 1 year ago
@ktrany55
Hate to tell you this, but a pet is NOT a personal collectible. You have to take care of it with a lot of hard work. You got to treat pets with proper care.
Pacfan98 1 year ago
How does that fennec know Japanese??
GwendolynRaine 1 year ago
@GwendolynRaine Same way any other animal in captivity understands their master.
inuyasha2092 1 year ago
@GwendolynRaine
He must have had a very good translator, as the Fennec foxes' native language is a particularly odd dialect of Swahili. :P
Karythe 1 year ago
i need one of these :]
XxPushoverxX 1 year ago
I live in sweden and like cats but these foxes seem so awesome ^^
PENR 1 year ago
You have to live theese poor things outside and don't take them in a houser or catge man.
JamaicaZwiebel 1 year ago
@JamaicaZwiebel It has a way better life being domesticated in a safe home where it is guaranteed quality meals everyday from a loving owner
meowskull 1 year ago
naruto should learn how to train his fox from her hahaa
asianRSXdriver91 1 year ago
@asianRSXdriver91
reealllyyyy
-_-
OneTrueCanine 1 year ago
@OneTrueCanine lol y not?
asianRSXdriver91 1 year ago
A very interesting little pet. I hear they're popular in Florida, something around 1k from a breeder.
SuperRedFactoid 1 year ago
Yep. I can vouge for the japanese words she's telling it to do. That is one well trained fennec fox.
sendono 1 year ago
The little kicking the front foot out! X3 It's killin me- so cute~!!
DirtyFangs 1 year ago
Beautiful little fox have not had a Pet in YEars
Dunndeer 1 year ago
LOL she taught it to itadakemas. (You say this and bow your head before a meal, similar to saying grace or thanking a cook for the meal.)
So adorable.
gorillazhead 1 year ago 2
That animal is one legit Evee!
LadySezzy 1 year ago
If a fennec fox is that well trained and born in captivity, will it come back if it runs out? Or will it be gone forever?
Dizzie71 1 year ago
@Dizzie71
I don't know. I never let mine out.
FlowCell 1 year ago
@FlowCell ah... but can you go out with it can you put it on a lead?
Dizzie71 1 year ago
@Dizzie71 Yes, you can use a lead, but they are so small, the danger of them slipping their collar or harness is a constant worry. I've had to many close calls to tempt fate anymore.
In my area, even if my fennec could make his way back home, he'd have too many predators to deal with. The coyotes would tear him apart for sure. He's much safer in my home with the dog.
FlowCell 1 year ago
@FlowCell yeah... the best is to keep them inside but i live in sweden and we don't have coyotes here (coyotes is some kind of wolves right?) so maybe if you can get a smaller lead, you can let him out, but what other predators hunts fennecs? (those bastards >:( ) because maybe there are other predators in sweden that hunts fennecs...
Dizzie71 1 year ago
@Dizzie71 A coyote is like a small wolf, yes, but they aren't quite the same. I live on the outer most edge a major metropolitan area, and the coyotes are not afraid to enter human territory. In fact, coyotes tend to live off human existence, rather then be hurt by it, but you'll rarely ever see them, only hear them. They are like ghosts.
Other predators... wolves, hawks and falcons, and pretty much all bird of prey since fennecs are "rabbit" sized.
FlowCell 1 year ago
gosh, those ears! XD
so awesome
NukeTheMongoose 1 year ago
I almost forgot: (3) the animal is not dangerous to other animals or people in its environment.
EyesOfRapture 1 year ago
I'm not a supporter of PETA because of their extremism and absolutism. I support anyone having ANY animal as a pet, provided (1) the animal is happy with the owner and well-cared-for, and (2) the owner has access to proper medical care for the species. Any animal that is not domesticated faces extinction sooner or later as man expands his reaches. Men don't care, and governments don't either. When animal Nazis dress people down for their pets, they generate ill will toward their cause.
EyesOfRapture 1 year ago
Oct 15 is my birthday, i feel so special.
BrandonTheRemix 1 year ago
TO toxicpimpsmack -please stop to pritch!! you cannot addopt , they better kill an animal than "APPROVE' application....I have a dogs, all healthy, vet approved, health insurance..etc.. guess what they not even respond..u know why? they are killers!!
totallywinx1 1 year ago
hey PETA concern.. ADDOPTION OUT OF
totallywinx1 1 year ago
haaaaaaaaaa kawaii *o*
071007100710 1 year ago
I think fennec foxes are adorable. But I heard they are very difficult to keep as pets, that training is next to impossible and escape is a very major concern. You own one right? whats your take?
aftpuser 1 year ago
They are more difficult then a dog or cat, but not that much. Training takes longer, but similar to a dog. Much easier then training a cat.
Escape is a concern, but if you are careful, it isn't a problem. If they get loose, they may be lost forever, so strict rules about opening and closing doors much bet observed, just like you would with any zoo animal.
Fennec foxes are NOT for the casual pet owner, and yes, they can and do bite when pissed off.
FlowCell 1 year ago
cute, wicked cute but all should adopt a cat or dog...breeding or buying animals from breeders literally takes a home away from an animal in the shelter. dont buy one to kill another.
toxicpimpsmack 1 year ago
What a PETA idealist.... Yeah, sure. It's great to adopt, it really is, but don't hurt the ethical breeders in the process of trying to hurt the images of puppy mills and backyard breeders. No, it's not the dogs' fault for being at the shelter. Blame the owners who relinquish them. Blame the unethical breeders who don't keep up with the puppies they sell. If you adopt, it is less expensive to adopt from a rescue than shelter (and the dogs are healthier too). But you think what you think.
DarkRose357 1 year ago
no need to be defensive, just trying to promote adoption, that is all i meant by it. i wasnt pasisng judgement or blame just a few quick sentences to remind those to adopt before buying i actually think you might feel the same way...but your very quick to be arguementative.
toxicpimpsmack 1 year ago
Foxes overall are canine, but they have different mannerisms than dogs, many of which resemble a cat's behavior. So people often mistake them for being feline.
Of course it understands Japanese, it's in Japan~ Though, like any animal trained to do some tricks on command, the pattern of sounds that makes up a word oft used when talking to them is probably what they come to recognize.
Amazingly well-trained. And uncanny that a modern Japanese person was able to discipline something so cute hehe~
torinoko 1 year ago
Training a fennec is all about consistency and repetition. I taught my fennec to stay away from his food bowl until I say its okay for him to eat. It builds trust between us because now he knows that I want him to have food.
FlowCell 1 year ago
@FlowCell I'm curious about fennec behaviour: the ones I've seen on Youtube seem to be very skittish and hyper; is this typical? Can they be "lap" pets; cuddly, affectionate, etc?
wynternight777 1 year ago
@wynternight777 - i know that question was directed to FlowCell, but i would like to put in my two cents. I think for the most part they are pretty energetic little dudes and probably won't be good lap pets (though of course they have their down time), but they can be affectionate and cuddly at times. so its probably a mix of both but more energetic than not. I am not an expert by any means but i have been looking into fennecs recently.
gh0st0824 1 year ago
Fennecs are lap pets when they want to be. They actually make a better shoulder pet, actually, but be sure to wear a canvas shirt to protect your skin from their claws. They aren't sharp (unless you just clipped them), but they do hurt. They use their claws like running cleats.
My fennec is very loving and affectionate when I come home, and really isn't all that skittish, but he was very well socialized. He's a little testy during breeding season, though.
FlowCell 1 year ago
where did you get yours? do you live in the US
4D3pr3ss3d 1 year ago
I like in the US. My foxes breeder lives in Edmond, Oklahoma, but she quit the business.
FlowCell 1 year ago
@FlowCell How on earth did you do that?
DasoPanda 1 year ago
You start by saying the word "stay" while holding the food in front of him and pulling it away the moment he goes for it. Then say "okay" or "good boy" when you give it to him. You do that a few hundred times, and you can work him up to the food bowl.
It's all about him learning to trust me. This is a good exercise because it teaches him that he doesn't need to be food possessive and that I never withhold anything.
FlowCell 1 year ago
Ohh never mind thanks!
superjew1000 1 year ago
It's great what you've done and it's a beautiful pet, but that's a Pavlovian response, not a trust thing really.
burrdturgler 1 year ago
The Pavlovian response is when you've conditioned an animal to respond physiologically to a stimulus (like become hungry at the ringing of a bell.
What my fennec does is a learned behavior because he knows he won't get his treat unless I say it is okay. He knows I'm (usually) too fast for him, but sometimes he'll cheat and get a free snack without being obedient.
FlowCell 1 year ago
Oh wow! Thanks! That's a really good exercise.
DasoPanda 1 year ago
Intresting I have never tought of that before how do you teach him to wait? I could really use that for my dogs I want to be closer to them :)
superjew1000 1 year ago
He learns that the act of waiting is what brings the food. It is amazing how well you can teach an animal the value of delayed gratification. However, fennecs have a very short attention span, so you can't make them wait too long.
FlowCell 1 year ago
its ears are sooo big!!
how cute!
camigirl270 2 years ago
cool, the fox understands japanese... =D
mattybock 2 years ago 4
That is way too cute.
ShinyPuppy 2 years ago
What a beautiful fennec. Very well trained too c:
RoverDeDog96 2 years ago 2
Holy... crap lol, that is definitely a very well trained fennec lol XD I knew they were smart, still finding out just how smart they are though.
AltLocks 2 years ago
or ure some how under the illusion dogs are magicly put here to be are pets and wasnt wolfs not long ago?
topbluffa1 2 years ago
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that´s not cool. I agree it´s cute but the poor poor animal 3: it´s no dog at all, it´s a fox, damnit...
xSplatteredx 2 years ago
i hate you sort of fucking idiots. your the same sort of fucking idiot who probably calls cannabis a Drug and thinks tobbaco is fine.
your a MUG and you listen to what your told without question. and your stuck in your ways.
why is a fucking dog ok as a pet and not other animals?
either the theory and practice of keeping animals as pets is ok in which case shut up or its not in which case complain about dogs also.
obvioulsy animals that get stressed shouldnt be pets but any social animal can.
topbluffa1 2 years ago 36
Hm, I love such intelligent replys.
xSplatteredx 2 years ago
@topbluffa1
Tech. cannabis is a family of weeds, not all of which contain THC.... The rest is basically rope. And yeah, I think it's pretty stupid to smoke anything. The idea of setting something on fire and then sucking on it while it burns just comes off boneheaded to me. I watched my great grandfather die a slow painful death to Emphysema, so. If your argument is " It's retarded to have wild exotic animals as pets AND smoke things", then I would have to say I agree.
knightofhope111 1 year ago
smoking cannabis not related to any diseases what so ever.............
emphysema, black lung or anything else.
and no one says you have to smoke it you can vaporise it eat it whatever you want.
topbluffa1 1 year ago
@topbluffa1
Uh. Irritation of the lungs results from inhaling smoke and disintegrated particles. If you're so detracted from reality that you think weed smoke isn't smoke, you need to have you brain checked for tumors instead of assuming it's the weed.
And yeah, you can vaporize it. But you still inhale the side stream smoke from the bowl. And besides that, no one I know that's a loser enough to care about smoking only vaporizes it.
Now you can address my actual comment instead of that. :D
knightofhope111 1 year ago
wrong you fucking pathetic brainwashed sheep smoking cannabis is more beneficial than it is harmful FACT
the point is i dont CARE if it was harfull its my human right to smoke it
McDonalds harms you but its your choice if you want to get fat
Tobacco gives you cancer which cannabis CANT do in fact it can prevent tumours
so if you SERIOUSLY believe that cannabis is illegal because of health reasons then your PATHETIC brainwashed and i dont want to spend a single second longer wasting time on you
topbluffa1 1 year ago
@topbluffa1
Yeah. Start looking for those tumors man. And smoke some more weed too, if you get too sober all at once, people might decide they don't want to deal with you. :D Just sayin'.
knightofhope111 1 year ago
horse riding is thousands of times more dangerous than cannabis.
and so is even water. are you suggesting we make those two illegal?
and secondly what do you think making something illegal accomplishes? it doesn't stop anything it simply hands the market to Criminals...............
pathetic child logic.
topbluffa1 1 year ago
@knightofhope111 no. the "losers" who vape their weed are most likely patients with serious illnesses. they care about smoke because they already have enough to worry about. I have never heard of: "side stream smoke from the bowl" either in a vaporizer so don't make shit up. Vaporization has no smoke, hence the root word VAPOR dumbass. Now you can address THIS astute comment and shove yours up your ass
pandaman20 11 months ago
Actually, It's closer to a mix between a dog and a cat. Get this though, fennecs are very loyal animals. As their owner, you are their best friend in the world. Dogs are simply domesticated wolves. They too have wild animal instincts that I doubt will ever be broken. The fennec fox is exactly the same. They even have the same affectionate nibble that comes natural in the wild.
AltLocks 2 years ago
Fennec's make great pets if you do your homework first. They're not for everyone, sure; but is any dog for everyone?
CoolCMint 2 years ago 11
Well thnx bcuz i want one soo bad nd i am going to do lots nd lots of research!!
dheeDOPEindeed 1 year ago
omg i can understand everything she says thankyou anime
DisasterWhiteWolf 2 years ago 10
nice
InsaneFoxx 2 years ago
same xDD I love how she gets it to bow for when theyre about to eat!
sessshomarupop 2 years ago 3
INUYASHA!!!!!! OSWARIIIIIII!!!!!!!! rofl
catgirl96223 2 years ago
i admit, that was the same thing i thought >.> x)
xxAlchemistressxx 2 years ago
Is there -anything- the japanese can't do?
Seriously!
ReeToric 2 years ago 46
A decent video encoding is apparently on that list.
afrosheenix 2 years ago 4
@ReeToric Defeat godzilla?
PoisonxAlchemist 1 year ago
@ReeToric yeah come up with an original idea.
kowz4u 1 year ago
HOW CUTE!! It must have been a challenge to train them :3
Delockony0kkp 2 years ago
Itadakimasu~ So cuuuute!
Ok3Tokyo 2 years ago
Impressive ^^
Fennec Foxes are cute, I wish I could speak Japanese too LOL
STARSMember18 2 years ago 3
I wish I could speak Japanese
Narutolvers 2 years ago 8
I don't think that the little fellow understood more than than us. I guess he was just happy to get the food.
galea27 2 years ago 3
Are they illegal in Texas?
Narutolvers 2 years ago
No, you shouldn't need a license to own one in Texas, but you should check on your area's laws first.
Zamorak32 2 years ago
they are, i bought one in San Antonio
gabelug001 2 years ago
heyy i live in san antonio! where did you get one? and for how much?
welcomegohome 2 years ago
thats adorable! X3
ratsrulb 2 years ago
i-ta-da-ki-ma-su.
AleisterSparrow 2 years ago
wish they make them legal pets in california too
Ebrech 2 years ago
Why don't you just move out of California. From what I can tell, it's a lousy place to live, anyway. They pretty much want to make everything illegal that doesn't involve the anus or marijuana.
It's kind of funny, but this whole exotic pet thing is what got me so turned on to libertarianism.
FlowCell 2 years ago
Its kinda funny how so much is illegal in California. I used to live there. Love the place, just wish the government there would get the stick outta its ass.
TheAlmighyShia 2 years ago
you are not my comrad if you are so openly disloyal to the Republik of Kalifornia, where government always knows best. *clicks boots*
never seen a pet fox before, how cute. wonder what challenges there are to domesticating them, as compared to a dog or cat. =)
DumbDuck44 2 years ago 4
i seriously cannot get over how big its ears are X3333
6thhokagephil 2 years ago 2
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thats a dog?
that looks worse than a chihuahua...
aZnch1nK916 2 years ago
But they don't yap so they are so much cooler!!!
GameNinja13 2 years ago
its a breed of domesticable fox silly ^w^
6thhokagephil 2 years ago
Ohh i just want to HUG him :'(
skysands2008 2 years ago
i want a fox OwO
sandrasandrasandraa 2 years ago
I'm going to get one named Potato when I live in Japan. It's going to be great~
AkikoSakuraba 2 years ago
...potato? xD
Grayfox354 2 years ago
X3 Yes. Potato.
AkikoSakuraba 2 years ago
I have no idea why.. but I somehow love you for this. xD That is the best name ever! You got me and my friend laughing, but in a good way. Thanks for making me smile, it ain't easy to do that.
Grayfox354 2 years ago
Me and my friend smile and say aw... We love fennec foxes~
AkikoSakuraba 2 years ago 2