 Unlike badgers, which fastidiously clean their earths and defecate in latrines, red foxes habitually leave pieces of prey around their dens.> The average sleep time of a captive red fox is 9.8 hours per day.Red fox body language consists of movements of the ears, tail and postures, with their body markings emphasising certain gestures.Postures can be divided into aggressive/dominant and fearful/submissive categories.