Dry Foods

Select high-quality dry food as your base option for foxes, and ensure meat is listed first. Rabbit is the best meat for some foxes, while deboned chicken is excellent for others. Learn about your species and its main food source, and if the recipe mentions chicken by-product, add scraps that aren't good for human eating.  Foxes should avoid animal byproducts, corn, and corn gluten meal, as they typically don't consume these grains in the wild. Instead, offer them cereals and grains as rewards, and reduce the frequency of these treats.

Top pet food brands include Instinct's Ultimate Protein Canine Chicken, Fromm, Taste of the Wild, Merrick, Castor & Pollux Organix, and Blue Buffalo Wilderness, with pet stores offering superior products.  Some owners find success using a combination of dog and cat dry kibble as a base food, but the best option is to choose a dry dog food with higher taurine content or add taurine supplements in the form of paste, powder, or tablets.

  Foxes should consume a balanced diet of mealworms, crickets, vegetables, and fruits to maintain their natural diet. They should avoid excessive high-fiber vegetables as they wouldn't typically eat them in the wild. A successful diet includes frozen chopped vegetables with every meal, Instinct's Ultimate Protein Canine Chicken as a base kibble, and various fruits cut every two to three days, but avoid overdoing fruits to avoid high sugar consumption.