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Two raccoons trying to open a door. (Original Post) tblue37 May 1 OP
I want a raccoon Trueblue1968 May 1 #1
They're fun when they're young..... lastlib May 2 #2
I know a friend and helped him to raise a female raccoon... mom was gone Botany May 2 #4
Wait until they learn to use a stick to push the latch! Hekate May 2 #3

lastlib

(23,409 posts)
2. They're fun when they're young.....
Thu May 2, 2024, 12:24 AM
May 2

But after about a year, they can get mean real quick.

My family had one when I was a kid. He was an absolute riot, although he had a special skill for exasperating Mom--climbing onto the table, knocking over the sugar bowl, and eating enough sugar to send him into orbit; demanding his corn flakes and milk; trying to open the refrigerator (nearly succeding!) when he KNEW there was hamburger in it.....

Then he killed a chicken. That was all for him. He got a free ticket (with transportation) to a lifetime adventure in a county park.

Botany

(70,683 posts)
4. I know a friend and helped him to raise a female raccoon... mom was gone
Thu May 2, 2024, 12:38 AM
May 2

The animal was nice and fun to be around until she went through her 1st season
and after that she was meaner than hell and tried to attack any or all of us she also
included killing the family’s pet mallards. They are God awful as pets.

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