Both parents share the duties of hunting and caring for their young. Oftentimes one of the parents will do the hunting while the other stays near the den to protect their young from any potential danger. The male will not den with the female and their young, but he is always somewhere close by. They will usually return to the same den site each year. Gray foxes with families are only temporary visitors.
Gray foxes can sometimes be nuisances.
Young Gray foxes, just out on their own for the first time, enjoy digging in flowerbeds, marking their new found territories and playing together in your backyard. Do not feed the fox. They can easily become dependent on human food sources. Never leave pet food outside. Never discard edible garbage where fox can get to it.