Foxes are adorable cunning creatures in Minecraft that love to steal your items. While most players tend to avoid them to safeguard their loot, these same foxes can also be allies in hunting mobs. But, that’s only if you know how to tame a fox in Minecraft and get enough of them. Join us to discover how to make the most of these clever mobs.

Breed and Tame a Fox in Minecraft

Our guide goes over everything you need to know about foxes in Minecraft. But, if you only want to know about their taming, please feel free to skip ahead. 

Where to Find Foxes in Minecraft

Foxes are notorious passive mobs in Minecraft that love to pick up and run away with dropped items. But, unlike an Allay, you cannot take the item back without giving anything in return. You can find a fox in Minecraft within these overworld biomes:

• Taiga
• Old Growth Taiga
• Snowy Taiga
• Grove
• Cherry Grove

The foxes often spawn in a group of two to four mobs on grass, coarse dirt, podzol, and snow.

Types of Foxes in Minecraft

There are two main types of foxes in Minecraft:

• Red Foxes: These foxes spawn in variants of the taiga biome and are orangish-red in color.
• Snow Foxes: Also known as arctic foxes, these foxes spawn in the snowy taiga and grove biomes. While their spawn rate is similar to red foxes, it can be harder to spot snow foxes next to snow blocks.

Can You Tame a Fox in Minecraft

When it comes to taming, foxes are unlike any other mob in the game. While you can tame a wolf by giving it food, the same method doesn't work with foxes. The process of taming a fox is unique and somewhat tragic.

To tame a fox, you first need to breed two foxes in Minecraft and create a baby fox. By default, the baby fox will follow its parents around and won't trust players, just like a natural fox. But, if there are no adult foxes nearby as the baby grows up, it will automatically start to trust the player. This means you not only need to spawn a baby fox but also have to separate it from its parents to tame it.

How to Breed Foxes in Minecraft

Now that you know how to tame a fox in Minecraft, let's see the process in action. But, before we begin, you must get the food that foxes need for breeding.

What Do Fox Eat in Minecraft

Even though foxes can pick up any item a player can, their food choices are much more limited. You can only feed glow berries and sweet berries to a fox. Here's how to find them:

• Bushses: You can get up to 7 sweet berries from sweet berry bushes, which spawn in taiga and snowy taiga biomes.
• House Chests: If you know how to find a village in Minecraft, you can also find sweet berries inside the chests of taiga villages.
• Vines: Glow berries spawn on the cave vines in the lush caves of Minecraft. They are often hanging from the ceilings and act as a light source in the dark caves.
• Structure Chests: You can also find glow berries within the chests of ancient cities and dungeons in Minecraft.

You only need two glow berries or sweet berries to breed and tame foxes in Minecraft.

Steps to Breed a Fox

Once you have the berries, follow these simple steps to breed foxes in Minecraft:

1. Foxes tend to run away from players and are quite hard to capture. So, you first need to craft a lead by combining one slime ball with four strings. The lead helps you tie up a variety of mobs including foxes.

2. Then, explore the taiga or grove biomes and find two foxes. If you find one, use the lead on the fox to prevent it from running away. You must approach the fox while sneaking to prevent it from running away.

3. Once you have two foxes, feed one berry to each of them. Hearts will appear on top of the foxes' heads and a baby fox will spawn. If you breed a red fox with a snow fox, the baby has a 50% chance of being either red or snow.

How to Tame a Baby Fox in Minecraft

Now that you know how to get a baby fox in Minecraft, it's time to move quickly and tame it. Here's how:

1. First, use a lead on the baby fox to tie it.

2. Then, go as far away as you can from the adult foxes and the biomes where other foxes can spawn. You can also use a boat in Minecraft and rely upon the ocean to travel away from the foxes.

3. Finally, wait for the baby fox to grow up and become friendly towards humans. It takes about 20 minutes or a complete Minecraft day for the fox to grow up.

As an alternate, many players also kill the adult foxes near the baby fox to avoid any traveling. But, doing so is not only cruel but also makes future breeding much harder.

Uses Of a Tamed Fox

There are a bunch of benefits to keeping a tamed and friendly fox on your team. Let's go over some of the most exciting ones:

• Hunting: Foxes naturally attack and hunt chickens, rabbits, cod, salmon, tropical fish, and baby turtles. You can use them to easily collect a bunch of food in no time.
• Attacking: All tamed foxes in Minecraft automatically attack the mobs that attack you. This mechanic works for all overworld and Nether mobs in the game, except for zombie villagers.
• Enchantments: When a fox is holding items with enchantments, it can use the effects of those enchantments. For example, if a fox is holding a sword with the Fire Aspect enchantment and attacks a chicken, the chicken will catch fire. This mechanic allows you to create a powerful army to take down any enemy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can foxes swim in Minecraft?

Unfortunately, only adult foxes can swim in Minecraft. If a baby fox tries to swim, it usually ends up drowning. This becomes the fate of many baby foxes that follow their adult counterparts into the rivers.

Do tamed foxes follow you?

Tamed foxes don't follow the players around and also don't have a collar around their neck. But, unlike wild foxes, the tamed foxes don't run away from the player they trust.

Can you tame Arctic foxes in Minecraft?

You can use our guide to learn how to tame regular and arctic foxes in Minecraft.

How to Find, Breed, and Tame Foxes in Minecraft

Now that you know how to tame foxes in Minecraft, it's time to take them on your next adventure. Explore the best Minecraft cherry grove seeds, where foxes fit right in alongside the cherry trees and the vibrant natural surroundings. They can be excellent companions on Minecraft survival servers. So, it's time to start looking for your favorite fox and start your next exciting adventure! Happy exploring!