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to give additional security as to prevent curi- 
ous visitors or stray dogs, etc., from annoying 
the foxes. Seclusion, indeed, is of prime im- 
portance, hence no one ought to be permitted 
inside it except the regular keeper, to whom the 
prisoners are accustomed. Any means which 
will effect the desired seclusion, as hedges or a 
high-board fence, may be used instead of this 
outer wire enclosure. 
The inner enclosures are of two kinds, most 
of them small and designed for single animals 
or pairs, but one or more are larger and in- 
tended to accommodate a number of foxes at 
one time. Every compartment should be pro- 
vided with doors so arranged that animals may 
be transferred from one to another readily. 
The beginner with only one pair of foxes may 
start with two of the small compartments, and 
add others as needed, keeping in mind a con- 
venient general plan. The small compart- 
ments should be at least 30 feet square. Those 
shown in the diagram are 30 by 40 feet, and the 
larger runs 75 by 40 feet. Passageways giving 
free access to all the compartments should be 
4 to 6 feet wide. 
