Raccoon's

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Originally Posted by HABU

Just shows that looks can be decieving.

[glidergirl]

Originally Posted by Nerys

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawns



tired raccoons.. aww bless...

and some other nice shots on here too as it goes

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You said it Nerys, same old same old!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaawns!!!

[Paradoxurus]

I hand-reared a pair of raccoons and in my experience, if you spend that amount of time with them, they are actually predictable to a degree and you definitely learn how to handle their temper tantrums. You pick up what to expect so it doesn't come of too much of a shock when they do try savage you.

If you want a 'pet' then a raccoon is no good beyond its first year. But for a serious keeper, they are fascinating captive subjects. They are a never-ending source of interest. They are are very intelligent - need a lot of enrichment - and can be taught many simple tricks.

They are hardy and easy to feed but will need quite a robust enclosure.

They are nocturnal by nature but they seem to change that habit readily if you provide food and amusement during the day.

[Chris Newman]

Raccoons are wonderful critters, but are not ‘pets’ in the true sense of the word. They are wild animals that adapt to live and tolerate people, they are immensely amusing to keep and I would not want to be without there company, however, you enjoy there company on their terms.

‘Coons’ are not in my view dangerous, and should not have been on the Dangerous Wild animals Act. Nevertheless, they can inflict a nasty bite, but no worst than that of a dog, in fact considerably less than say a large dog. In relation to their size they have relatively small jaws, but very sharp teeth.

Our coon Twizzle, aka blubber-butt, fat-arse and other names of endearment that may not be appropriate for a public forum!! Is a wonderful creature, he lives more or less as a house pet. He is basically a walking disaster; a bull in a china shop causes less chaos. If you are house proud, then don’t have a coon.

[Nerys]

that reminds me chris - i found a pic of a racoon that reminded me of twizzle !!!!



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[Chris Newman]

Blubber-butt isn’t as bad as that!!