Welcome To Hover Foxes V.3!
What is a hover fox?
Hover foxes are cuddly, adorable fox hybrids with unusually large furry ears. As infants they are born with very small, proportionate ears, but as they reach childhood, those ears grow so large they can use them to hover a little bit above the ground and glide short distances. Of course, that can't last and by the time they reach adulthood they do grow into their ears a bit and are no longer able to use them for 'flight'. Their diet consists of seafood and different types of sweet and sour fruit, depending on their taste preference and where they live. Most HFs grow to be the size of a red fox, though you'll occasionally get some that are larger.
About Hover Foxes:
Ages and Sizes:
- Infant: Bat to kitten sized
Child: Chihuahua to Shi Tzu sized
Adult: Red fox to Chow Chow sized
General Information:
- -Hover Foxes are mammals, therefore have live births. There are usually two to three kits per litter and all are born deaf and blind with very faint markings. As they grow, their markings darken and their eyes open. At the age of about one month old, their ears begin to grow at an alarming rate.
-Most Hover Foxes have soft fluffy tails, but occasionally some will be born with a genetic defect that causes them to lose the fur on their tails as they grow into childhood. Not to worry though, the fur that grows back is short and sleek and the fur that does not fall out from the end of their tails hardens into somewhat floppy spikes.
-On occasion, there are also HFs that mutate as they mature into adulthood and will grow the same dull spikes on their backs. These are not sharp and will not harm you or your furniture should your fox be prone to rubbing against things.
-Hover Foxes come in many colors and have many different patterns. No two Hover Foxes are the same.
-Plain colored Hover Foxes are fairly rare.
-HFs are wonderful fisher foxes, they are great at catching all kinds of seafood. Anything from salmon to trout to shrimp and everything in between. Just so long as they're large enough to lift it out of the water, they can usually catch it.
-HFs are generally very active, loveable, and energetic. It's very seldom that you'll come across a mean Hover fox.
-Hover Foxes are able to glide on their enormous ears from childhood until they reach adulthood. As they get to the end of their teenage years, their body hits a growth spurt and slowly they begin to lose height and distance each time they attempt to glide until eventually they're large enough that their ears can no longer support their weight in flight.
-A domestic hover fox usually lives about 50 years if properly cared for. Wild hover foxes usually only reach about 40 years.
-Occasionally a fox will be born with MFD(Miniature Fox Disorder) in which they stop growing when they reach childhood and therefore never lose their flight ability.
-MFD foxes can only breed with other MFD foxes due to their small size. MFD is not genetic and occurs very rarely
-There is one other known Hover Fox disorder known as EGS(Ear Growth Syndrome). This disorder is extremely rare and happens when the chromosome that normally stops the ears from growing after a certain age malfunctions, causing the ears to continue their growth until the fox itself stops growing. This means the fox born with EGS will not only be able to glide as a child, but their gliding ability will continue into adulthood. Little is known about this disorder, but it is believed that foxes with EGS are infertile, therefore making it impossible to breed EGS into future generations. Currently there is only one Hover Fox in existence that has been confirmed to have EGS.
I want one! How do I get one?
Just click on one that is available, read the instructions from the artist, and fill out the application. HFs are not first come first serve.
Also, you may not request a custom. The only way to get a custom is to be a member of staff(mods, artists).
You may have up to 4 foxes total. Staff must ask before creating customs for themselves and they may only have up to 2 customs.
Staff wrote:Creator:
Metallic Dragon
Co-Creators:
Smoke-The-Wolf
Fox-Zura
Mini Mods:
Smoke-The-Wolf
SCULIAX
Artists:
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~Asaki
~Freedom~
