Emergency Prep · Wildlife
Red and Gray Fox Kits
Mange, Distemper, and Surviving the Wild
Kits playing outside the den with no adult in sight is normal; a naked, shivering kit in your yard at noon is not. 10 modules on den dynamics, sarcoptic mange, distemper vs. rabies, capture with nets and blankets, canine formula and emergency care, weaning onto raw meat and whole prey, the play-bite danger, car-strike triage, tapeworms and mange in your own dog, and why a caged fox has no place indoors.
About this course
Fox kits come out of the den at four to six weeks and play in the open while their parents hunt, so a litter of kits with no adult in sight is usually a family doing fine. The kit that needs you is the one that's wrong: naked and crusted with mange, wandering in daylight to find warmth; trembling and discharging with distemper that looks exactly like rabies; or lying by the road after a car. This course teaches you to tell those apart, to capture a fast, snapping juvenile with a landing net and a heavy blanket rather than your hands, what licensed carers feed and how they wean onto whole prey, why you never play with a fox kit, how to stabilise a car-strike victim, and what a wild fox can give your dog (mange, and a tapeworm whose eggs can hurt people). It closes with the fox in a cage — pacing, frantic, illegal — and where it should be instead.
What you'll learn
- Den dynamics: why kits playing alone at 4–6 weeks are usually not orphans
- Sarcoptic mange: the naked, freezing kit in daylight, and the emergency response
- Canine distemper vs. rabies: overlapping neurological signs and the RVS caution they demand
- Capture logistics: long-handled nets, heavy moving blankets, welding gauntlets, dark carriers
- Canine milk replacer, professional neonatal care, and weaning onto raw meat and whole prey
- The play-bite danger, car-strike triage, tapeworm and mange risks to pets, and why foxes can't be caged indoors
Who this is for
Suburban homeowners with foxes under the shed, hikers and cyclists who find kits by the trail, dog owners whose pet just met a mangy fox, animal-control officers, and rehab volunteers adding canids to their skill set.
Course outline (10 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
Knowledge quiz
After completing all lessons, take a short quiz to test your understanding.
Go to quiz →Completion certificate
Pass the quiz and earn a shareable certificate of completion.
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 10 lessons