How to Groom a Pet Fox

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Prepare warm bathwater for your fox.

   If it is too hot, it can scald your fox.
   
   If it is too cold, your fox will get cold as well and feel very uncomfortable.
   
   Getting the water temperature just right is extremely important.
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   Step 2: Put around one to one and a half inches of bathwater in the bathtub.

   Not too little since it will be hard to groom your fox that way.
   
   You should have just enough to completely cover the fox's feet. , Gently pick it up, and set it into the bathtub.
   
   Make sure to close the bathroom door behind you just incase your fox tries to get out of the bathtub. , Make sure that there are a nice amount of bubbles on the fox's fur.
   
   Take some of the suds and put them on the fox's legs and rub the bubbles on.
   
   Repeat with the other three legs and the tail. , This will rinse off the fox to make him/her all clean. , Gently rub it into the fox's fur to dry him/her off. , This will make it slick enough to work the tangles out of the fox's fur without harming it. ,, Pet the fox as a bonus.
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   Step 3: Get your fox.

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   Step 4: Add some soap to the top of your fox's body

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   Step 5: and then rub it in gently by using your hands.

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   Step 6: Using the bathwater and a washcloth

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   Step 7: dip the washcloth in the water

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   Step 8: and squeeze it out onto the fox's fur

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   Step 9: occasionally stopping to wipe the fox's fur too.

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    Step 10: Grab a towel and pick the fox up out of the water using it.

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    Step 11: Spray a little bit of water onto the fox's fur using a clean spray bottle.

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    Step 12: Using a wire brush

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    Step 13: gently start to brush the matted fur of the fox and get the tangles out for a smooth

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    Step 14: clean look.

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    Step 15: After cleaning and brushing

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    Step 16: award the fox with a treat such as chicken

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    Step 17: or pork.

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