Parent reared Vs Hand reared?

[reptismail]

Hello everyone, i was wondering what your experiences with keeping and taming Parent reared animals to Hand reared? In particular i'm on about coatimundis but i suppose its quite similar with raccoon's and some other exotic mammals. What difficulties did you have with either one and how do you go about them? Even if i do get a parent reared one it still would've been socialized and used to people so would it make a major difference if i had it young?

Thanks


Ismail

[Emmaj]

Originally Posted by reptismail

Hello everyone, i was wondering what your experiences with keeping and taming Parent reared animals to Hand reared? In particular i'm on about coatimundis but i suppose its quite similar with raccoon's and some other exotic mammals. What difficulties did you have with either one and how do you go about them? Even if i do get a parent reared one it still would've been socialized and used to people so would it make a major difference if i had it young?

Thanks


Ismail

Its parent reared for me

I have a parent reared coon an he is fantatsic

he isnt as snuggly as a hand reared but he still comes for a cuddle and sits with me.

I havent had any temper tantrums from him nor had any nasty bites, yes i have had play nips an wrestle scratches but only in play never aggression lol

when he is told no or told off he dosn challenge me he just runs off and sulks then comes back shortly after all hallo mum what ya doing as if nothing happened lol

so for me im parent reared all the way

[PETERAROBERTSON]

Originally Posted by reptismail

Hello everyone, i was wondering what your experiences with keeping and taming Parent reared animals to Hand reared? In particular i'm on about coatimundis but i suppose its quite similar with raccoon's and some other exotic mammals. What difficulties did you have with either one and how do you go about them? Even if i do get a parent reared one it still would've been socialized and used to people so would it make a major difference if i had it young?

Thanks


Ismail

Im with Emma on this.

Nothing should be hand reared to make it a better pet..

If for any reason hand rearing is needed the main objective should be to get back in with their own kind..

Hand rearing does make a vast difference when it comes to them becoming parents as they havent learned from their own..

I do not believe in it in any way.

Even an animal not hand reared can be socialised to humans..

They relate to you for food etc and get steady to your daily tasks...

Why anyone would want hand reared as pets.

Thats not the love of the animal thats what you want to turn it into.

[Emmaj]

Originally Posted by PETERAROBERTSON

Im with Emma on this.

Nothing should be hand reared to make it a better pet..

If for any reason hand rearing is needed the main objective should be to get back in with their own kind..

Hand rearing does make a vast difference when it comes to them becoming parents as they havent learned from their own..

I do not believe in it in any way.

Even an animal not hand reared can be socialised to humans..

They relate to you for food etc and get steady to your daily tasks...

Why anyone would want hand reared as pets.

Thats not the love of the animal thats what you want to turn it into.

I completely agree with you on this one peter

I have to say i was petrified getting a parent reared raccoon as i knew how stubborn and head strong they can be............but im so glad i did get parent reared and i wouldnt be without him

wyot has been so different to that compared to what i have read on here about hand reared ones..........he seems easy comapred to them
like i said i dont have temper tantrums and he still has that element of warieness of humans which makes it so much easier to work with than that of an animal thats as bold as brass with no warieness of people and things

i won wyots trust round by doing what you said peter using food and tastey treats and he is a star

[reptismail]

Awsome thanks guys. Im going to be getting a parent reared one, its just id have the choice of both so wanted to make sure i was making the right decision.

[Emmaj]

Originally Posted by reptismail

Awsome thanks guys. Im going to be getting a parent reared one, its just id have the choice of both so wanted to make sure i was making the right decision.

No problems

just my opinion is hand reared dosnt make a better animal infact from what i have read it makes them harder work

but thats just my opinion others may disagree with it

[Zoo-Man]

Generally I would say the vast majority of parent-reared animals make the better pet. I have minimal experience with Raccoons, & no experience with Coatis, but as Raccoons can be quite nasty if the mood takes them, a hand-reared Raccoon would be more dangerous than a parent-reared one, as hand-reared have no fear of humans.

Then there is the lack of natural behaviour in a hand-reared animal. This is very important with species such as primates, as they learn maternal/paternal behaviours from their family.

Many of the most respected parrot experts now recommend parent-reared parrots over hand-reared, due to commonly seen abnormal behaviours such as feather plucking & excessive screeching in hand-reared parrots.

Hand-reared animals may well be cuddly, friendlier & seemingly easier to look after, but this can change dramatically once the animal reaches sexual maturity. It is well worth putting in the extra work with a parent-reared animal to get your results.

[Emmaj]

Originally Posted by Zoo-Man

Generally I would say the vast majority of parent-reared animals make the better pet. I have minimal experience with Raccoons, & no experience with Coatis, but as Raccoons can be quite nasty if the mood takes them, a hand-reared Raccoon would be more dangerous than a parent-reared one, as hand-reared have no fear of humans.

Then there is the lack of natural behaviour in a hand-reared animal. This is very important with species such as primates, as they learn maternal/paternal behaviours from their family.

Many of the most respected parrot experts now recommend parent-reared parrots over hand-reared, due to commonly seen abnormal behaviours such as feather plucking & excessive screeching in hand-reared parrots.

Hand-reared animals may well be cuddly, friendlier & seemingly easier to look after, but this can change dramatically once the animal reaches sexual maturity. It is well worth putting in the extra work with a parent-reared animal to get your results.

i 100% agree with you colin on this

like i said my raccoon aint as sweet and cuddley as hand reared ones but he does like to come and have his cuddles i gained his trust with treats and food i now no longer need that as he will just come up an plop himself on my lap when he wants a back scratch or head tickle

I have never had a tantrum from him or nasty bite as when i say no to him or challenge him he backs away and runs off to sulk as he knows im human and not a raccoon so still has a wariness so i dont have to fight with him and come out worse

[Shell195]

Originally Posted by Zoo-Man

Generally I would say the vast majority of parent-reared animals make the better pet. I have minimal experience with Raccoons, & no experience with Coatis, but as Raccoons can be quite nasty if the mood takes them, a hand-reared Raccoon would be more dangerous than a parent-reared one, as hand-reared have no fear of humans.

Then there is the lack of natural behaviour in a hand-reared animal. This is very important with species such as primates, as they learn maternal/paternal behaviours from their family.

Many of the most respected parrot experts now recommend parent-reared parrots over hand-reared, due to commonly seen abnormal behaviours such as feather plucking & excessive screeching in hand-reared parrots.

Hand-reared animals may well be cuddly, friendlier & seemingly easier to look after, but this can change dramatically once the animal reaches sexual maturity. It is well worth putting in the extra work with a parent-reared animal to get your results.

Its the same with handreared dogs and cats, which is why when Im handrearing any they get integrated with my other animals once weaning starts. This is so they can learn how to behave like the species they are.

[reptismail]

Originally Posted by Zoo-Man

Generally I would say the vast majority of parent-reared animals make the better pet. I have minimal experience with Raccoons, & no experience with Coatis, but as Raccoons can be quite nasty if the mood takes them, a hand-reared Raccoon would be more dangerous than a parent-reared one, as hand-reared have no fear of humans.

Then there is the lack of natural behaviour in a hand-reared animal. This is very important with species such as primates, as they learn maternal/paternal behaviours from their family.

Many of the most respected parrot experts now recommend parent-reared parrots over hand-reared, due to commonly seen abnormal behaviours such as feather plucking & excessive screeching in hand-reared parrots.

Hand-reared animals may well be cuddly, friendlier & seemingly easier to look after, but this can change dramatically once the animal reaches sexual maturity. It is well worth putting in the extra work with a parent-reared animal to get your results.

Ahh that makes sense Thanks Zoo man