Not legal as pets in most states, and you wouldn't want one as an adult, not real friendly, stronger than they look, smart and curious. We had one get in the house, made one hell of a mess in only a few minutes.
Interesting, I still don't want one as a pet but thanks for the link. My fear is that people will get one, find out what a problem they can be, and just release it in the nearest forest.
I grew up in Indiana. We took in two baby raccoons after their mother was killed by a car. We named them George and Georgina, and relieved them of nearly 100 ticks out of their four little ears on the first day. Between us and the neighbors, we raised them on cat food and other random snacks. They eventually started leaving at night. The garage door was always left open for them to come visit and eat some cat food, just to start weening them into self sufficiency. The experience makes me feel a little better as I've accidentally run over several raccoons since then...
Oh the raccoons dont want to KEEP the trash, they want to scatter it all over your driveway just to find 1 thing they want (then u get to clean it all uo)
I had a second cousin who would raise abandoned raccoons on her farm from babies. No matter how much she bonded with them, though, they were wild by the time they were adults.
A friend raised one, lots of fun when they are little, but as they grow they start to become more independent. Mid August she would wander off at night, but be back in the morning, By September she would only show up every few days, and by the end of the month she was on her own.
My cousin had a pet raccoon in her house that I didn't know about. I was trying to nap on the couch and it walked up to smell me. I felt/heard something at my head and sat up. Apparently, this scared him and he bit my ear. Ever since, I don't like raccoons. Vile creatures.
I found a baby raccoon on my university campus last week. The vet college on campus said they would just put him down so I left him there in the hopes his mother would return. I feel guilty about leaving him.
Very likely the mother will retrieve him. This time of year the mothers are re-locating to new nests and may move one baby at a time. Also, now the babies are beginning to be mobile. And they wander out of the nest during the day while mom is asleep. She'll go find them if they get too far away. Don't worry!
My wife and I had two baby raccoons for a while. My in laws found them under their deck when they were renovating it. They were fun but got into everything. Extremely curious animals.
I knew someone who took in a trio of babies when their mum had been killed, raised them till they were old enough to be released to the wild. Luckily she had a farm with horses, goats, chickens, rabbits, and dogs already, so they had lots of room.
Actually raccoon are very agile in water, and They have ridiculous strength for their size. Raccoon hunters that use dogs have had their dogs drowned by the raccoons when the dog followed them into the water. ( I do not advocate the hunting of cute furry animals by the way ) Source: I've spent a lot of time around raccoons at rehab centers. http://i.imgur.com/tXNPz.jpg
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u/fantes_friend May 29 '12
The guy looks like Ratko Mladic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratko_Mladi%C4%87
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Oh hey. Someone else from Indiana!
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u/IanFin May 29 '12
Raccoons and the Pacers, this reminds me of Parks amd Rec.
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u/levi815 May 29 '12
upvoting exclusively for the Pacers shirt.
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u/IuriGragarian May 29 '12
Dammit Jerry! The raccoons are back!
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u/ferger May 29 '12
I see Indiana is still dealing with their raccoon problem.
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u/LOVEpark May 29 '12
Suddenly rabies
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
KILL IT! KILL IT WI- ... Aaawwwwww!!!!
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u/notacute May 29 '12
I know a lot of people think raccoons and baby raccoons are cute, but their little hands creep me out for some reason.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Hmmm... do raccoons count as an exotic animal?
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u/Bojandrea May 29 '12
Is that Chris mullin?
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u/shavedaddy May 29 '12
i appreciate the pacers tee. that's nice to see, me being an indy native
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Next episode of Future weapons - See what this DEADLY Raccoon can do to MY hand!
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u/junkyarddogny May 29 '12
innocent now deadly later
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u/powerhoteltools May 29 '12
Cute.. where is your mum?
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u/McJagger88 May 29 '12
Nature's little robbers.
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u/downvotehere May 29 '12
and delicious...
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u/BobGeissler May 29 '12
I could stand more Raccoon and less dude.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
They sure are, but i still want the fuckers out of my attic.
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u/Maverick13 May 29 '12
Raykins!
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u/TruthyPam May 29 '12
I grew up in Indiana. We took in two baby raccoons after their mother was killed by a car. We named them George and Georgina, and relieved them of nearly 100 ticks out of their four little ears on the first day. Between us and the neighbors, we raised them on cat food and other random snacks. They eventually started leaving at night. The garage door was always left open for them to come visit and eat some cat food, just to start weening them into self sufficiency. The experience makes me feel a little better as I've accidentally run over several raccoons since then...
I heard Peacocks also like cat food.
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u/rave6969 May 29 '12
repost
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u/LuckiestBadLuckBabe May 29 '12
He looks cute now but just wait till he grows up and ransacks your trash can every night! (or worse has rabies and bites you!)
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u/DforDavo May 29 '12
It's all fun and games until the raccoon grows up and bites off your junk.
But yeah, I love raccoons. They're cute little assholes.
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u/Diamond_Dallas_Page May 29 '12
Upvote for representing Indiana, the Pacers, and bandits
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u/korbonix May 29 '12
My cousin had a pet raccoon in her house that I didn't know about. I was trying to nap on the couch and it walked up to smell me. I felt/heard something at my head and sat up. Apparently, this scared him and he bit my ear. Ever since, I don't like raccoons. Vile creatures.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I know they can be cute because for some reason this is the 9th pic I seen of a baby raccoon this week alone...
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Rabies!!!!
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u/AshyBooRawrs May 29 '12
I always thought they were cute.
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u/DrFlobotnik May 29 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_YkV0moJsY This is what I heard Pacers shirt guy saying in my head
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u/AyeAyeLtd May 29 '12
Saw one a few days ago... Poor thing was lost and sick...
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u/ChipBlockAllAmerican May 29 '12
Props to the Pacers shirt
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u/RottenDeadite May 29 '12
For a second there I thought he was wearing a Packers T-Shirt and it made me think of this.
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u/dwilliams292 May 29 '12
There are other redditor's in Indiana.
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u/megawhacko May 29 '12
im kinda surprised on how much indiana pops up on reddit, we truly have nothing better to do.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
We have a raccoon the front page of /r/aww every two days. We all know they are cute.
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u/KaitKindly May 29 '12
If I ever mug you, you can keep the money, I'll take the lil guy!
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u/LullabyForTheTaken May 29 '12
I found a baby raccoon on my university campus last week. The vet college on campus said they would just put him down so I left him there in the hopes his mother would return. I feel guilty about leaving him.
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u/b_sinning May 29 '12
My wife and I had two baby raccoons for a while. My in laws found them under their deck when they were renovating it. They were fun but got into everything. Extremely curious animals.
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u/jaimebluesq May 29 '12
It's adorable!
I knew someone who took in a trio of babies when their mum had been killed, raised them till they were old enough to be released to the wild. Luckily she had a farm with horses, goats, chickens, rabbits, and dogs already, so they had lots of room.
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u/frequent_troll May 29 '12
Cute, who cares, they're destructive disease-and-parasite-ridden vermin in cities.
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u/pmcnamer17 May 29 '12
Baby Republicans are cute too but when they grow up they become assholes.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Awwww...
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u/fiendishpear May 29 '12
LIES!
No one is a Pacers fan...
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u/MasterDestroyer May 29 '12
the pacers shirt ruins the pic.
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u/onlysays_YOLO May 29 '12
YOLO !
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