Hi friends! Reef the fox here with this week’s “Reef’s Report.”
Well, the baby fox has landed in Key Largo. I wish I could tell you that I greeted him with open arms and squeals of joy but that just would not be true. All of the other foxes welcomed him and were being kind and playful with him. Me, not so much. I thought I would be able to compose myself and act mature. Nope. Not even one tiny bit. So what does that mean when foxes don’t immediately get along, you ask? It means that mom does what she does best and makes sure everyone is safe and happy.
When mom had our large outdoor space built she made sure there were doors to separate each side with a small lockout space in between. So Coral and Kai get to run around and play with each other in a secure part of the enclosure every morning. Then when Jasper and Penny get up they join them and mom spends time with me on the other side making sure I know that I am still her number one boy. We all eat breakfast as usual in the same spots. Mom takes Kai inside for his breakfast so she doesn’t disrupt our normal routine and then we all nap as usual. Kai has his own space indoors during the day while he naps and the four of us still sleep in the AC as usual. Then in the evening the same thing happens pretty much for dinner and play time.
So, it is definitely an adjustment and maybe I will settle down once I get to know the young fox a little better, but if I don’t, then we will be okay. This is the part of rescue that people don’t always think about. Animals not getting along. Preparing for anything and everything.
Anyway, I know you all want to know what’s going on around town so let me tell you. On Aug. 27, our friends at the Upper Keys Humane Society are hosting their annual critter cruise/crawl. The event kicks off at the Caribbean club at 11 a.m. that day where there will be a continental breakfast and sign in for the teams. Boats and land teams are able to register and then you will work your way to multiple on the water destinations and play games to earn points. If you want to register it is $300 for a team of 5 and $50 for each additional player. One person on your team has to be a designated captain/driver. You can text 305-522-0260 to sign up.
So that’s all for this week! Check us out at pawsitivebeginnings.org to keep up with all things fox. Until next time, Reef, over and out!
