{"id":2052935,"date":"2025-09-26T22:56:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T22:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2052935"},"modified":"2025-09-26T22:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T22:56:27","slug":"couple-fed-a-fox-trail-mix-years-later-he-still-shows-up-every-night-for-dinner-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/couple-fed-a-fox-trail-mix-years-later-he-still-shows-up-every-night-for-dinner-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple Fed a Fox Trail Mix. Years Later, He Still Shows Up Every Night for Dinner (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maureen and Jerry Castiglione recognized a fox making repeated visits to their new home after moving in<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Maureen started leaving food out for the fox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Now, it’s a nightly routine for the couple, as Jerry says, \u201cwhatever we\u2019re having for dinner, we save some for the fox”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In October 2023, Maureen Castiglione and her husband, Jerry, were settling into their new home in Lewiston, N.Y., when Maureen noticed an unexpected visitor wandering through their backyard \u2014 a fox.<\/p>\n
Curious, Maureen, 75, began tossing trail mix out the window and talking to him. Before long, the fox started recognizing her voice and inching closer, until his visits became part of the couple\u2019s daily routine.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy wife loves animals and started leaving food out for him,\u201d Jerry, 73, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “At first, I didn\u2019t think it was a great idea to feed the wildlife, but she kept at it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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Jerry and Marie Castiglione smiling in front of their house<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Eventually, Jerry \u2014 a civil engineer \u2014 joined in too, saving his leftovers for the fox. Their daughter Marie, 38, even bought them a dog bowl on Etsy labeled The Fox.<\/p>\n
Now, every evening around 7 or 8 p.m., the Castigliones set aside scraps from dinner and wait for their four-legged guest to appear. They\u2019ve even developed a little ritual: a gentle tap on the glass window that signals to the fox it\u2019s time to eat.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever we\u2019re having for dinner, we save some for the fox,\u201d Jerry says. \u201cDinners can range from fish, steak, chicken, burgers and hot dogs. We\u2019re Italian, so on Sundays he gets meatballs. And if I\u2019m leaving in a hurry, I\u2019ll put out bread and peanut butter so he has a snack.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fox \u2014 who has been stopping by for over a year \u2014 has earned a name: Robin Hood. Lately, he hasn\u2019t been coming alone.<\/p>\n
\u201cDinner reservations went from a one-top to a three-top,\u201d Jerry jokes, explaining that two more foxes now tag along, likely Robin Hood\u2019s children or siblings.<\/p>\n
For the couple, who raised five kids and are now empty nesters, the nightly visits have become a highlight of their day.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt gives us something to do, and our grandkids love it,\u201d Jerry says. \u201cWhen I asked my wife what she enjoys most, she said, \u2018His trust.\u2019 She loves that the fox trusts her voice and has come every day for almost two years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Their daughter Marie, who lives in Buffalo, often shares snippets of family life on TikTok, where her followers have grown to love her dad\u2019s gentle humor. One late night, she posted a simple video of Jerry feeding the fox \u2014 not expecting much.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I woke up the next morning, it already had about 200,000 views,\u201d she tells PEOPLE exclusively. \u201cI was shocked! My sister and I kept checking every hour, and it was just going up and up. I kept thinking, \u2018My dad is gonna kill me!\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n