The “kittens” found near the Arizona shed turned out to be a little wilder. See the “little babies”

An Arizona resident who came across a “kitten” den tucked behind a shed didn’t know what to do.

The resident picked up the “small baby animals” and brought them to the Arizona Humane Society, the nonprofit said in an April 24 news release.

However, as the “little babies” underwent health exams, the nonprofit said veterinary staff quickly realized they “were not pets.” These animals were a little wilder.

The small creatures were taken to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center (SWCC), which identified them as gray foxes, the nonprofit organization said.

The kits will undergo rehabilitation before being released into the wild when they are ready to live on their own, the nonprofit said.

The humane society insisted that while your first instinct may be to save baby animals, their “mothers offer the best chance of survival.”

“Don’t nap kittens…or fox cubs, for that matter,” the humane society said.

The best thing you can do for “those fragile babies” is actually to do nothing at all.

“Mom will likely return shortly, and it is essential that the kittens remain in her care as they offer the best chance of survival,” the nonprofit said.

If the mother does not return after eight hours, the nonprofit said, “then it is likely that the kittens are orphans.”

If this happens, the nonprofit advises keeping them in a home until they are 8 weeks old.

“During kitten season, Valley shelters are overrun and do not have adequate resources to care for them,” the nonprofit’s website states.

The nonprofit said it offers care kits, as well as “resources for vaccinations, spays and neuter surgeries,” adding that it can help find forever homes for kittens ” when they are ready.

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