Foxes are cute, furry mobs that were added to Minecraft in the 1.14 update. They spawn naturally in Taiga, Snowy Taiga, Old Growth Taiga, and Grove biomes. Here is a guide on how to locate foxes, tame them, and breed them in your Minecraft world.
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Locating Foxes
To find foxes, you need to explore Taiga biomes and its variants. Foxes spawn in these biomes in groups of 2-4. There is also a 5% chance for baby foxes to spawn.
The different Taiga biomes where you can find foxes are:
- Taiga
- Snowy Taiga
- Old Growth Taiga
- Grove
Foxes are nocturnal mobs in the game. They spawn more frequently at night. So your best chance to find them is to go to Taiga biomes at night.
During day time, foxes tend to sleep under trees or in shade. You might find sleeping foxes in the biome.
Some tips for locating foxes:
- Search near trees and caves where shade is available
- Explore at night time when they are active
- Look for groups of 2-4 foxes spawning together
- Listen for fox sounds to pinpoint their location
Taming Foxes
You cannot tame foxes like other mobs in Minecraft. Foxes spawned naturally will always be wild and run away from players.
However, you can breed foxes, and the baby fox will be tamed. The baby fox will trust you and not run away.
Here are the steps to tame foxes by breeding:
1. Find Two Foxes
Locate two foxes in a Taiga biome first. Make sure there is at least one male and one female fox.
You can identify male and female foxes by their tail:
- Male foxes have straight tails
- Female foxes have tails with a white tip
2. Feed Them Sweet Berries
Sweet berries are the favorite food of foxes in Minecraft. To get the foxes ready for breeding, you need to feed sweet berries to them.
Slowly approach each fox and feed them the sweet berries one at a time by right-clicking them.
3. Let the Foxes Breed
After eating the sweet berries, the foxes will mate with each other.
You will see red heart particles appear around them indicating they are ready to breed.
4. A Baby Fox Will Spawn
After a while, a cute baby fox will spawn near the adult foxes.
The baby fox will be tamed and trust you from birth. It will not run away from you.
You can separate the baby fox from its parents by walking away slowly. The tamed fox will follow you and can be kept as a pet.
Breeding Foxes
Once you have your first tamed fox, you can breed it with more foxes to get even more tamed foxes.
Breeding two foxes works the same way as taming them initially.
Here are the steps:
1. Get Two Foxes
You need two foxes in close vicinity to breed them. One of them has to be your existing tamed fox.
The other fox can be:
- Another tamed fox
- An untamed fox
Using a tamed fox is easier as untamed foxes will run away. You need to trap untamed foxes before breeding.
2. Feed Sweet Berries
Feed one sweet berry to your tamed fox. Feed another sweet berry to the second fox.
3. Foxes Enter Love Mode
After eating sweet berries, red hearts will appear around the two foxes. Wait a while for them to enter love mode.
4. Get Baby Fox
The two foxes will breed with each other. After a while, a cute baby fox will be spawned.
The baby fox will automatically be tamed and trust you.
By repeating this process, you can continue breeding foxes and have a large, tamed fox family in Minecraft!
Caring for Your Fox
Here are some tips to take care of your tamed fox pet:
- Foxes love to eat sweet berries. Carry sweet berries when roaming with foxes. Periodically feed them the berries.
- Make a safe home for your fox. Foxes can jump high but cannot climb ladders or vines. Build an enclosure with 2 block high walls.
- Put a name tag on your fox so that it does not despawn.
- Foxes attack chickens, rabbits, turtles and fish. Keep them away from your animal pens.
And that’s it! With this guide, you can now easily locate foxes in Taiga biomes, tame them by breeding, and breed even more foxes. Take good care of your fox pets!
