Technically, foxes do not hibernate during the cold winter months. They keep to themselves during fall and early winter and can be found staying within a one to two mile radius when searching for food in the area. Occasionally they might extend this range if food happens to be scarce.
Although foxes do not hibernate during winter, they will take refuge during extreme weather conditions and can be found reducing their activity levels and taking shelter for a day or two until the weather gets nicer. Once the weather has calmed down enough they are able to go back outside to search for food and carry about their normal fox business.
Carly says
December 7, 2015 at 9:04 pmI knew it! I’m sitting here at 7 in the morning arguing with my 5-year-old niece on whether or not foxes hibernate. I knew I was right the whole time but had to prove it to her.
boobies123 says
April 25, 2016 at 7:00 am@carly grow up
william oakes says
February 4, 2017 at 8:36 pmHaha yes Carly kids do ask some funny questions “why is the sky blue ect” always so maverick and unpredictable questions which many parents and grandparents like myself sometimes struggle to answer, normally my greatest escape is to say ask your mother she knows!!!!
Raymond says
December 4, 2016 at 7:22 pmMy wife and I have been regularly feeding an urban fox who passes our house from his den at 5pm and returns at around midnight from his excursion. He didn’t show up for food yesterday. It has been cold in London so we are wondering if he is waiting for it to get warmer?
william oakes says
February 4, 2017 at 8:29 pmBe careful of feeding Foxes, they are a clever and wild animal, I wouldn’t like any harm to come to them after all, they’re only trying to survive like the rest if us but be warned, they will kill anything if its weak enough for food even babies or small animals, so take heed
Shulamith Lotter says
October 18, 2017 at 3:17 pmI think your statement is wildly outrageous - readers beware.
Savannah Evans says
December 18, 2017 at 7:55 amTell that to my chickens 😥
Tee'Mon Norris says
September 8, 2017 at 9:48 pmMe and my fiancee share food with a family of foxes. But wondered if something happened to them since we don’t see them any longer
jim says
January 1, 2018 at 3:46 amI feed two wonder full foxes that come around a lot once looked out my window at 3 am and there
was one of them playing around with cat I couldn’t believe what I was seeing
they are wonderful animals I also have raccoons that I feed as well.
Be good to nature and it will be good to you !!