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Fox in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Fox is an animal mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 10 HP and a dedicated spawn egg.
What is Fox?
Fox is a Minecraft animal mob in the Canine family. Fox has specialised behaviour — refer to the sections below for stats, spawns, and drops.
Namespaced ID: minecraft:fox. Summon with /summon minecraft:fox ~ ~ ~.
Combat & stats
- Health: 10 HP (5 hearts)
- Natural armor: 0
- Movement speed: 0.3
- Knockback resistance: 0%
- Aggro range: 16 blocks
- Hits with Iron Sword (6 dmg): 2
- Hits with Diamond Sword (7 dmg): 2
- Hits with Netherite Sword (8 dmg): 2
Physical size
Fox's hitbox is 0.6 blocks wide and 0.7 blocks tall.
Where Fox spawns
- Taiga. Biomes: Taiga, Old Growth Taigas, Grove. Group size: 2-4. White (arctic) variant in snowy taiga / grove; red variant elsewhere
Fox behavior & AI
- Hostile to chickens, rabbits, cod, salmon, tropical fish — will hunt them.
- Sleeps during the day if under open sky and in daylight.
- Trusts players who breed it — offspring won't flee.
- Steals items from ground and holds them; kill or trade to get held item.
How Fox attacks
Bites for small damage when threatened (~2).
Breeding Fox
Food: sweet_berries. Cooldown: 300s (5 min). Baby grows up in: 20 minutes.
Baby foxes bred by players trust their breeders — otherwise all foxes flee
Spawn egg
In creative mode, the Fox Spawn Egg spawns Fox instantly. Command: /give @p fox_spawn_egg 1.
Tags
- Passive mobs
- Animal
- Has Spawn Egg
- Canine family
- Breedable
Overview
Fox is an animal mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 — part of the Canine family. This page covers its classification, size, spawn-egg availability, real health.
Pro tips
- Breed with sweet berries — 300s cooldown per pair.
- Use a lead or boat to relocate rather than fight — passive mobs despawn if they wander too far from the player.
Difficulty and time commitment
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated time per run: 5-15 min
Frequently Asked Questions
How much health does Fox have?
Fox has 10 HP (5 hearts).
Does Fox drop anything when killed?
Fox has no standard item drops recorded in this dataset.
How does Fox attack?
Bites for small damage when threatened (~2).
How many hits does it take to kill Fox?
With an unenchanted sword, Fox takes about 2 hits with an Iron Sword (6 damage), 2 with a Diamond Sword (7 damage), and 2 with a Netherite Sword (8 damage).