Watch This Before You Get A Pet Raccoon

[@Steve.Cutler]

Having 1 raccoon in the house is like having 3, 5 year olds on crystal meth. They are MUCH stronger and more destructive than you can imagine. Scratches and biting is normal.

[@StaticDreamsEntert]

As a single dad raising meth head 3 year olds, I can attest to this.

[@cspartz]

Hahahahaha sound advice

[@wheeliemasta23]

Lol

[@FEAROWNAGE]

My cat does this as well.

[@delusionsofgrandeur1330]

Sounds like a living nightmare

[@effsixteenblock50]

When I was a kid, we inherited 2 baby raccoons which we kept for about 6 months. They were extremely intelligent, would open drawers, cabinets - you name it. If you were lying on the couch, they would feel your face with their hands while looking away, kind of like a blind person. They didn't bite. Here's my favorite story about the female: We had a large coffee can that was about 1/3 of the way full with miscellaneous nuts, washers, screws etc. We would then pick out something from the can and give it to the female. She would pat it in her hands, getting the "feel" of it. We would then throw the piece back into the can and mix it up. She would put one hand into the can and swish it around while looking away (like they always do). She would eventually pull out her hand with the exact same piece in it - every time! One time the female somehow got lost inside the walls of our house. We thought she was gonna die in there but after a while she came out through the basement!

[@8alakai8]

the looking away thing i used to when working as a carmechanic when changing light bulmbs on eu cars you had to reach in there standing backwords and only use feel so would look away or even close my eyes so i think they do it to have focus on the feeling of ther hands like i did

[@respondcommander9332]

I raised a baby raccoon I named Ally, she was so sweet and was like a little teddy bear. She would tug at my ear at 5 every morning for me to feed her and she even learned to give people kisses by putting her nose to the person's lip

[@BrowSing-lp1xx]

@@respondcommander9332 aww

[@briannaaavila5280]

that wad beautiful, i want to protect these babies

[@sunshineproductions4122]

Raccoons are definitely more curious than cats. I suppose all mammals can connect with us humans.

[@xenogorwraithblade2538]

I don't want one as a pet. But I definitely want one as a friend.

[@mikejohn0088]

Ya, like a wife.

[@WrathofArminius]

@@mikejohn0088 wait… what is it you want from the raccoon?

[@ronaldleebrogren1244]

Best comment ever in the history of comments

[@sirlundythetoonbint2247]

Why not both

[@mattiejones6430]

Give it food(not from hand), don't actively watch it eat. It's preferable if you are around when you feed it, so they know who to trust. Make sure you make it a routine as well. Eventually, (varying on the how the area treats raccoons) one will gradually begin to trust you. Starting with a baby is the best option, but as the video says replacing the mother is complicated.

[@Jake-n4m7i]

I had a raccoon as a kid. He slept in my motorcycle helmet until he was bottle weaned. After that he wasn't allowed in the house unless under direct supervision however he was never caged and ran free outside and would come running out of the woods when called. His name was Baretta and he loved riding my motorcycle with me and I took him almost everywhere I went. He loved the ocean at O.C. Maryland and never hurt anyone bad enough for medical treatment. He was my best friend and pet I ever had. This was about 45 years ago and I still miss him.

[@TCreel]

That was a nice story, I miss your raccoon and I didn’t even know him 😭

[@peterhellmann2772]

I never liked the Coons die pissed

[@reginarichards7001]

Wow, what a great story. 😊❤

[@hiimjosh868]

this is my favourite youtube comment ever. so sweet

[@bikerboyfour5643]

I go to oc all the time, wish I would’ve seen him out there…that would’ve been cool

[@UncleBillyBob732]

My 10 year old cousin raised one. It was loyal only to her, and she could handle it and play with it. Everyone else was barely tolerated at a distance. They lived in the country and it was able to adapt to living free. It came back every spring for a brief visit to show off her babies which she kept at a distance. It would bang on the door and they'd give her something to eat, and then she'd go away for another year. They're super intelligent but still a wild animal and if they feel threatened they will puff up and snarl and lunge at you.

[@jerryw6699]

Our family has raised 4, 1 at a time of course, and each one was different, but each one was friendly only towards the person that fed it. We traded the feeding chores, and in a few days the raccoon would be affectionate to it's new caregiver. Wonderful pets, but really hard on the furniture.

[@slavenarkaimovski3897]

Was she able to teach raccoon sing language?

[@makpazon11]

I would also lounge if felt threatened lol

[@mtn1793]

Hmm. Sounds like a lot of grownup people I’ve met.

[@sammylacks4937]

I used to hunt ( mostly competition hunts where they aren t killed) with a guy that had one , born in captivity he said weighed 30 lbs. It was the biggest I'd seen and loved pecans. Bit the man's son so bad he needed stitches.

[@JackieZYT]

Mfs after watching Guardians of the Galaxy 3 😢❤

[@missjocy92]

I need something to make me feel happy 😭

[@dontclickbro7404]

​@@missjocy92penis ?

[@brockmacpherson8730]

Got me 😭

[@FrankEvans5311]

Fr

[@joaobodanese]

Me fr

[@heidibee501]

I feed raccoons on my porch. They are little people with unique personalities. They come by at around the same time each day (different times for different guests). They are incredibly clean and eat every crumb. I joke that they bring their own dishwasher. One brings her six kids who are adorable. One single raccoon knocks my broom down so it hits my front door to let me know she is there. Some will take food from my hands. They are all very polite and gentle.

[@malgorzatabujnarowski2078]

👍🏻🐾🦝🐾💗

[@ottobaym01488]

Согласен очень хорошее животное у меня дома живут уже 13 лет ходят по дому без ограничений я ими доволен

[@heidibee501]

Unfortunately that has changed. One troublemaker and it can create real problems for my babies.

[@07jeepgirl]

We've been taking care of a young mama and her 3 kits on our patio since early April. She came by herself, thin and scraggly, but we fattened her up on grapes, nuts and PEDIGREE for the protein. She's fat and healthy now, as are the kits. She eats from my hand calmly and carefully and 1 baby does, as well. Never has She displayed any aggressive behavior, but she's a wild animal and I respect her boundaries.

[@heidibee501]

@@07jeepgirl Sadly l can no longer feed my precious babies. It only takes one nasty neighbour. My babies are city dwellers. They used to take what they could from garbage bins but the new ones have locks. I hoped to help them bulk up before winter but now l can't. My dear little ones may well starve over winter.

[@brianbassett4379]

I had a friend in high school in the 70s that had a pet raccoon... Rosco. He may have been a handful for the whole family but he was hysterical to stay with overnight. They got him as a baby and raised him as one of the family. He never bit me but he would grab a finger with his teeth and not let go until I pried it out. I think Rosco just assumed he was an extremely agile cat having 3 others roaming the house.

[@lrc4263]

We’ve rescued and rehabbed several baby raccoons. There is no creature cuter. But even as a baby when their teeth aren’t particularly SHARP, they still have VERY powerful jaws so it can still hurt a LOT when they bite, playfully or not. But we don’t keep them, never more than a few months. But when they see you in the morning and they yawn and troll and stretch their little baby hands out for you it’s beyond adorable!

[@UnagioLucio]

Having hands-on experience with an exotic pet before committing to adopting it should be the norm, imo. So many cases of pets being abandoned or rehomed could be avoided if more prospective owners really took the time to learn what life with that animal actually entails. As much as I enjoy watching raccoons, I would never want to have a raccoon as a roommate!

[@planetvegan7843]

Or just leave them alone.

[@ottobaym01488]

У меня дома 2 енота уже 13 лет спит у меня в ногах по дому ходит свободно куда хочет лучше кота есть своя комната для игр и деревья с домиками когда никого дома нет сам уходит на дерево в домик когда много людей дома любит сидеть на диване в центре внимания очень общительные никого не укусили только роються в карманах и сумках 🇷🇺👍👍🦝🦝

[@dimitrisskar4174]

@@planetvegan7843 adoption isn't immoral

[@planetvegan7843]

Correct. Rescue animals are not pets.

[@Choll546]

I know 😭 but there is practically no info, no books, no anything on the internet about having raccoons pets. The wildlife center i volunteer at doesn't cater to rabie vector species, and its the only one close enough to me. Does anyone have any advice?

[@RickOShay]

I love the way she described how Raccoons analyze instructions from their human 'owners' - 'I understand what you want human -I'll take this into consideration and maybe - in the future I'll consider it'.

[@nicoleraheem1195]

😅

[@xenogorwraithblade2538]

Raccoon: "Your objection is noted...and duly ignored."

[@jeanstratton964]

You forgot to mention that they collect anything shinny; coins, keys, school supplies, silverwear, jewlry. Had one as a pet grew up on a farm. Had him in the house sometimes slept in my room. His name was cinnamon. On night he didn't come home he spent the night outdoors. Spent the whole night stealing the neighbors fruits and vegetables they were going to can the next day. That racoon of mine stole cucumbers, squash, apples, eggplants, different kinds of squah, corn, peaches, pears ect. The one that got me was the huge watermelon. I still wonder how he got it up that hill, across the road and through our yard and up 5 stairs to put everything on our front porch! Imagine that he was a definite little rascal got me in a lot of trouble. That he did. Mainly they didn't know I had him. Grandpa and Lonny gave him to me. They only found out when the neighbors called and wanted there produce back. They had several different garden areas they owned slot of land. Thank God we were very close to our neighbors. We all got a kick out of the story of our little thief in the night. Thanks for listening. I loved him a lot I was only 9-10.

[@johnstorton]

The RACCOON stole that watermelon??? Yeah, sure. lol

[@WillowRowley-d1j]

Cinnamon sounded a cute but cheeky little treasure.

[@Smug_Adam69]

I heard a couple of these guys broke into one of the most highly protected banks in the world, just for some almond cookies

[@catherineash4075]

Absolutely true

[@saadehsaadeh218]

@@catherineash4075can confirm was with them

[@bp341]

I've been feeding generations of Raccoons for years, they're spectacular and we have a mutual respect but they are wild and that's how they should stay. No matter how cute they should stay wild and visit you on their terms.

[@texas_2x503]

Ohhh shut up

[@millier9658]

I totally agree. Humans suck.

[@kevinfedex9209]

Dislike

[@casedistorted]

Except when they’re living under our back porch in our apartment and are fighting like crazy every night for no reason.

[@user-bj1mx2ip1c]

I just caught one in my yard that was under my deck

[@PotatoeJoe69]

They're as intelligent as a human, as mischievous and nimble as a cat, they're hyperactive, and they use their hands like us. If you can't entertain a raccoon, don't have one as a pet, they will destroy everything.

[@junyah4152]

LOL raccoons are NOT as smart as humans.

[@SylvanasWindrunnerResurrected]

@@junyah4152 They're as smart as you and you're a human

[@btwenty3093]

they are not as intelligent as a human. do a lap

[@chozer1]

@@SylvanasWindrunnerResurrected can it play league of legends in dia 2? didn't think so

[@dougsmith2658]

They are not as smart as a human.

[@EnZo7992]

I’ve always seen having a raccoon as a “pet” only in instances where they’re orphaned and wouldn’t survive on their own and/or they’re disabled or have some other issue that would keep them from being able to survive in the wild.

[@0therun1t21]

I wish as many people watched this as the funny pet videos, thank you for posting. 4:10-I didn't know that, cool!

[@Toomanynotenough]

I had a pet racoon years ago she was so funny & I dearly loved her!

[@clutchmanly1147]

Me too.

[@dlmdlm7685]

I found a baby racoon in the yard at my dad's cabin when I was 16. I got it some lactose free formula and raised it up. It was super friendly smart and cute. It would get a bit wild when in heat. The rest of the time no problem other than securing all shiny items. If you've baby proofed a house it's the same thing just all the way to ceiling. And I never forced it to stay inside it would go out and climb tree's and stuff. The real struggle was keeping it diurnal at first it was up all night and that was annoying. There definitely not dog's they are much smarter and have hands so can do much more but also enjoy alot of dog like games like play fighting and such. I would gladly have another unfortunately its not allowed where I live. But don't believe this video if you can handle snakes and lizards or large birds you can handle a racoon. But if you have trouble training a dog like pitbull or Rottweiler type dog maybe not good idea.

[@alysonchevelle5471]

how can you tell the difference between hyperactivity and rabies or something wrong with it I just started raising a baby raccoon and it's been a baby so far but recently he's been very bitey and mean but still let's me get close enough to hold him, I know googles free but it seems you have experience

[@pong9000]

@@alysonchevelle5471 Beyond childhood, raccoons are solitary. Nature's cheap means of promoting distance is through surliness. It's more than a phase.

[@blindamalgam7125]

@@alysonchevelle5471 have you had the baby raccoon since birth? if so the likelihood that it has rabies is very low. they have to be bitten by a rabid animal, the condition is not present from birth. so unless it is outside and you hear it getting into a scuffle, there’s no chance of Rabies. as for biting and clawing, that’s how they “play” and also it is used as a discovery tool

[@alysonchevelle5471]

@@blindamalgam7125 thank you and yes I've had the baby since it was learning to walk, do you have any tips on how to keep them tame and docile alongside spending time with them?

[@kaoru1998]

@@alysonchevelle5471 Return it to its mother, you mean thing!! It belongs with its mother. It’s a wild animal. Raccoons will tear your face off if they get angry. They are NOT domesticated animals!! You and everyone else, have zero business stealing these babies from their mothers. How would you like it if YOUR newborn or slightly older was stolen from you, if you had a baby?? Animals can feel and the babies suffer when they are taken from their parents. It’s biting and mean because it’s a wild raccoon and NOT A DOMESTICATED PET!!! Take it to your nearest wildlife rehab/rescue center or zoo and they will know what to do. They will release it back to the wild where it belongs once it’s old enough and has learned the skills it should.

[@zeo5009]

You can train a raccoon to avoid biting. Given the liability you’d think that’d be a higher priority for breeders…

[@kevinfedex9209]

Breeders are selfish fucks who think they're the only ones who can take care of any animal and they'll scare you out of the idea

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

They can be bred for temperament too. Raccoons are much less aggressive than the wild relatives of dogs. We've got a good starting point.

[@mind-of-neo]

Right, there is a lot of potential for these incredible animals. Of course they're mischievous and come with sharp edges, but that comes with the joy of raising a furry living creature.

[@Gynkys]

@@KFrost-fx7dt thing is historically i think a raccoon would be much less useful to a human than a dog would be, although right now i don't think that's as important, given that pugs exists as well

[@Chris-nw5lk]

@@Gynkys dogs offer protection, which is pretty significant.

[@uri0606]

If they're smart enough to fly a spaceship, then they're smart enough for me.

[@ProcyonDei]

O7

[@meliK550]

😂😂😂😂

[@purdygirlxo]

They know that NASA is a joke and nobody landed on the moon..so joke's on u ..😁

[@dinomitegames8619]

ITS RIGBY!!

[@HuntsPrivate770]

Ahh

[@caralie2109]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@somedreybloke]

*Rocket

[@fenixvlogs8666]

hahaha awee Rigby!

[@chuydabull8134]

Yeah boi

[@Spudmuffinz]

I have talked with a fella that had one as a pet, but I say pet loosely more like a daily visitor. he would come in through the doggy door whenever he wanted, get some snacks, chill with the guy watching TV for the day and play with him then go out at night to do whatever trash pandas do, and repeat, his house was "racoon proofed" to minimize the chaos

[@davidbaron8330]

Trust me. I'll watch EVERY video on KZbin before I get a pet Raccoon.

[@robertjanicki5906]

I've been feeding raccoons, skunks and the occasional opossum for 10 years. I do not try and befriend them. I just enjoy watching them. especially in the late spring when they bring their babies out to introduce them to the world. BTW, a couple of times I got too close to one of the raccoons and had one of them attack my shoes. I learned my lesson and backed off just to observe them. Lesson learned. I forgot to mention that raccoons are very destructive. I've got a lot of stuff on the patio and they have investigated all of it and usually leave everything in a shambles. I put up with it as the price for observing them.

[@jeremymcclary3901]

Being a 1/2 Cherokee "hillbilly" I will say it like an adult feral house cat being brought into your home, everyone thinks they can, but it winds up hurting 99.9% of those who try, and is a beautiful experience for .9% of those who dare.

[@lisarmahan]

I love & respect raccoons Love the Raccoon Whisperer Yes a former RCMP in Canada his wife's dying wishes was that he continued to feed and care for the wild raccoons He recently finally got remarried and seems to be extremely happy he has fabulous videos and became wildly famous during the pandemic A highly recommended his KZbin channel and this lady is brilliant I thank her for caring for these beautiful curious and rascally creatures

[@wimgroeneveld1789]

No raccoons for me please

[@theandersonsfamilyfunshow862]

I think I just got done watching his raccoon video. I found him a few days ago and have been obsessed since.

[@roalddalesantos5591]

And here I am after watching Guardians of the galaxy vol.3

[@douglaspinsak1246]

One time I walked through the living room at like 3:00am to go to the kitchen and I see my cat Binky casually sitting next to a raccoon on the carpet. I looked at Binky like "What are you doing--that is a raccoon?!?" And then his reaction was like "oh, yeah, a raccoon, I gotta get this thing out of here!" and he chased it out the cat door.

[@benwilton5307]

Appreciate the breeder laying out all the issues when thinking about adopting raccoons

[@dustylong]

That's what every breeder should do, regardless of what they're breeding 🤗

[@sandraramezani838]

Better if she didn’t breed them. There’s probably a lot of unwanted former pets because of this.

[@MtownsGreatest]

We currently have a rescue inside that is currently renovating his bedroom. He barely grazes me with his nails and it's like being cut with a razor blade. 100% worse than a 2 yr old. He purposely does the opposite of I tell him. Extremely smart, very playful, always has to be messing with something, 100% destructive, sweet but acts like he's tough, but if you love or even like your home, I 100% do not recommend having a raccoon in it!

[@GBuds_RVremodel]

They don't speak human...you have to speak raccoon. Chirps, barks, chatters, and they do use "tone of voice" in their interactions... especially with the babies. You can pick it up

[@timholt9948]

I saved a couple out of an empty dumpster. It was summer and a hot afternoon. One was real shy.but one came up with it's arms wide out like it wanted me to pick it up. I got a board so they could climb out. The shy one took off running.the other when it was leaving turned around and chattered at me like it was saying thanks.

[@seviregis7441]

I have a few raccoon families living in the outdoors around me, I feed them daily, they’re always polite, docile, and appreciative

[@williamm8069]

I raised 3 baby orphaned raccoons as a child. We always released them into the wild when they were around 1 year old. Their personality changes significantly at 1 year old and the males produce a musk compound on their back that my mom was sensitive to at 1 year old.

[@robertwhitey6621]

I’ve had numerous babies also when I was young you are exactly right about the temperament changing around the age of 1 year, the males were harder to handle than the females. We always released them away from our home when they got older.

[@stevekolbet1431]

They are wild animals and belong in the wild so leave them in the wild.

[@williamm8069]

@@stevekolbet1431 They were orphaned - their mom was killed

[@annaverano5843]

​@@stevekolbet1431 so you prefer people just let orphaned baby animals die instead of giving them a chance at living ? It's people that think like you is what is wrong with humanity. We need more people who care about every living creatures survival and who are willing to give nature a helping hand whenever it's needed .. to all all the people who have stepped in to help and rescued wildlife that would've suffered and died without human intervention. Thank You so much for your kindness and empathy, all lives are precious no matter how great or small they are , Humans are supposed to be the good shepards of this earth and to look after care for and respect all living things on earth . Instead we have allowed power hungry , greedy and narcissistic humans to grab up all the lands , and create made up laws that we can't even live where we chose and because of their greed and cruelty they have made hundreds of birds and wildlife become extinct, polluted the water sources, cut down their habitats to make way for 50 shopping centers and leaving wildlife without a home and when they begin to look for food in the dumpsters or beg for handout from people then the so called experts label the animal's as being aggressive. And the so called animal experts are all happy and eager to euthanize the wildlife who were hungry because their habitat was stolen from them by the greedy humans .Another thing i have a problem with is the bad reputation certain animals get like raccoons who are highly intelligent but the experts continue to preach that they are all violent and vicious and are all rabid and that puts the raccoons lives in very dangerous predicaments and are more susceptible to being abused and tortured . If raccoons are so dangerous and full of dangerous and deadly diseases to humans then wouldn't it make more sense for those wildlife experts to capture and administer medications that will kill the deadly roundworms they carry and giving them rabies and distemper vaccines, then tagging them and releasing them back into the wild ? Also have you ever noticed that all the experts who have something to say about every aspect of our lives are always advocating against any thing that people enjoy in life ? Sorry for the long winded rant .. 😁🥰

[@williamjordan5554]

Raccoons do very well in the concrete jungle despite what the narrator thinks. They aren't called trash pandas for nothing.

[@Cartiersilverdc]

This is spot on. Raccoons will do what they want to do. You have to put away anything you wish to keep. If you can handle it they are totally worth having as a pet. I miss mine so much.

[@raven-cat-lover]

dogs treat human houses like their dens, cats decided to move into our houses, the habitat of a small bird can be recreated well enough in our houses, but you cannot give a racoon the space and environment required even in a really large flat.

[@wixom01]

Yea, a friend of mine had a couple of racoons as pets. Definitely not for me. I could put up with the occasional scratches and biting, but what I found intolerable is their attitude about the home. As my friend put it: "their attitude seems to be, 'what's theirs is theirs, and what's mine is up for grabs!' " He had to be very careful where he left things like his car keys ...

[@alanstevens1296]

Racoons are essentially little bears. Think about that.

[@michaellobdell1335]

Some of the most fun of my childhood. We lived aways from the road so after about a week they had free reign. They knew to go back outside when we told them. They are more trainable than a cat but hard headed. They usually headed out after a year. Some came back for visits or to show off a litter. The next spring we just scoop up another by its mother who got hit by the side of the rode. Give a good foundation and send them on their own.

[@invisableobserver]

I have four of them, plus I feed outdoor ones every night, they get along well with my skunk, possum and cats. I should do a youtube channel on them but I don't have time to care for them and do content too. My coons are smarter than most people I know; they learned to use my keys. except their claws keep my shirts ripped up. I would like to have a white racoon. I don't cage my pets or force them to stay inside. The only problem I have is so there are so many stupid humans that hate animals.

[@chiefhowlingwolfhannibal7360]

Your a angel. Thank you for doing what you do

[@iishyxvietxboyii1]

Disgusting.

[@CHINitA007]

@@iishyxvietxboyii1 🍅🍅🍅🍅

[@ottobaym01488]

Вы очень хороший и добрый человек у меня тоже живут дома самец и самка уже 13 лет я никогда не закрываю их в вольере дверь отрыта всегда когда я прихожу с работы они всегда встречают меня когда дома много людей любят сидеть на диване в центре внимания никогда не кусались только когди царапаються когда на тебя забираються на плечо хотел бы ещё завести бинтуронга очень интерестный зверь 🇷🇺👍👍🦝🦝

[@lights6833]

@@ottobaym01488 A binturong is such a unique looking animal. I would love to have a racoon dog.

[@c1d342]

I was just in a park in NYC and saw a racoon bigger than I've ever seen in my life. Like it was at least 3 feet no lie. Ive lived in Florida for over a decade and seeing it'd size approaching from a ways I thought it was a dog and then when I looked up I didn't see any people so I looked back and saw it was a raccoon that was massive and I jumped up and yelled and it ran to a tree and stood up and I was shocked by its size. Like I think that thing really REALLY Would've hurt me a decent amount. Watch ya backs people lol

[@Leslie87]

They are over eating around these months . They are preparing for the winter . They sorta hibernate until March. They will come out occasionally tho during the winter to get more food if needed. They are very fluffy and fat as hell during the winter months 😂😂😂

[@trankt54155]

@@Leslie87 Where do they go to hibernate?

[@zarax6826]

I think you just have to not piss the raccoon off and you'll be fine

[@trankt54155]

@@zarax6826 Yes, I agree. What do you expect when you "piss" on the raccoon?

[@kazum1809]

Dude I often wonder how the hell did they get here lol

[@Az06999]

Raccoons know how to open my tent zipper! I left food in there by accident and came back and my zipper was open, food wrappers everywhere, and little ratcoon prints! They are pretty smart.

[@bellct4980]

We have a baby raccoon. He is so hard to take care of. He is constantly running around and he’s got to the point where he play bites. And he bites hard. We’re teaching him not 😂😂to now. He’s so so cute. He follows us around and climbs us and sits on our shoulder. He’s so sweet but such a handful. He climbs everything too. He just attacked me.

[@BerkinMusa]

Update?

[@nowi27]

Any Update? Probably you had to give up on him

[@bellct4980]

@@nowi27 yup we have him away. He was sooo cute but we do t have the time for the poor guy like we can’t leave him alone

[@poetcomic1]

I had a semi=feral raccoon. The funniest thing is he would wash his food. Sometimes he would catch a little fish in the creek and promptly lose it by instinctively washing it.

[@science-channel]

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[@gunnergunnersen79]

Suuuure less bullshit and i will :D

[@arturturk5926]

You had me raccoons! Little bandits, the babies are amazing.

[@australianwoman9696]

Yes I agree their very clever but must stay WILD. Visiting on their terms. My cats are very much like that they understand what is ok or forbidden & only do exactly what they want when they want. Yet their much easier to control than what I imagine a racoon would be!

[@brucemorris6319]

I had one when I was a kid ( 60 years ago ) . The mother was killed in a tree accident. We were cutting the tree down for firewood and mother was killed when tree fell. Baby didn’t have his eyes open yet I took it home and bottle fed it till weaned. He lived with us till he was an adult. He lived in the house during the day most of the time he would sleep in the basement during the day. We left the outside basement door open a little so it could come and go as he pleased. We lived in the country. Most of the time he would go outside and stay till morning then he would sleep in the basement during the day .He left one night and never came back.

[@Gingersdad]

Thats sad what was his name

[@brucemorris6319]

Festus

[@adamzitsch9027]

Give one of them little buggers vanilla ice cream on a cone

[@inthewoods3237]

Had one that came to our house as a baby after a storm, became my best friend UNTIL it weighed 35 pounds and had babies! I’ll never forget going to the Dr. like 2 days before my 12th birthday and him saying we need to send its head to the city and if it did have rabies there wasn’t much he could do for me! Still at 57 have the scars on my legs to prove it.

[@willswalkingwest7267]

Keeping raccoons in captivity is bad, Bad, BAD. They grow up. They get old. They get mean and destructive. Most, (not all), most people who keep pet raccoons end up imprisoning them after a certain point because they cannot handle them. And imprisoning an intelligent animal that once knew affection and freedom is cruel, Cruel, CRUEL. Don't keep these animals.

[@owlboy_9995]

Correct. They are just too intelligent & restless to be kept as pets. A huge component of domestication is dumbing a species down enough that it grows more listless & complacent. Even then, after millennia, look at cats and dogs. But even wild cats & dogs are generally less inquisitive & energetic than mustelids. Ferrets are notoriously cast off as pets because fashionable & whimsically sentimental people are drawn to their novelty & cuteness but have no ability to manage their near constant need for movement. Ferrets are significantly less intelligent, big & capable than raccoons, are far less capable of vicious moods when frightened, bored or annoyed. Even still, if the raccoon is the sweetest, chillest guy it only makes the inevitability of abuse/neglect/frustration in the hands of someone treating him/her as a pet that much more depressing & wrong.

[@davidcooke8005]

I have wild raccoons that come around now and again and a while back I watched one very deliberately untie a knot that was holding a 5 foot cord to a pole, then two of them played tug of war with the cord. I was sitting 10 feet away the whole time just watching the show as they tumbled and monkeyed around like the 3 stooges.

[@bl8388]

Watched the video. Now looking for raccoons to adopt.

[@ianstobie]

... and it uses those tiny hands to grab the TV remote - and switch to channels of its own choice without asking anyone else!

[@tylerwalker7322]

I'm watching this in the waiting room of the ER while my brother gets a rabies shot after he tried to pick one up

[@sherrykendrick1765]

Oh man. I got bite by one in the 1970's , then it was 7 shots in the stomach.

[@fernandotorres8568]

I’m here after guardians of the galaxy vol 3😭

[@Rockawaysiren]

I’m in Toronto in the thick of the concrete jungle, except for my tiny little back garden which is now a nightly playpen for 5 little ones and mama. They romp around, play on a swing and drink the water I put out for the birds. I have a cat flap and it took one of them about 2 seconds to figure it out (faster than the cat) and I keep catching him almost getting into my house! I go out to refill the water and tonight they all had to come and inspect the water jug! They’re cute, but in no way are they coming (invited) into my house. Nor am I feeding them- they’re healthy enough! Even the awkward, whiny runt is doing well! Toronto had plenty of food for wildlife!

[@richardervins]

This is not doing justice to raccoons in general. Yes, raccoons have less problems with direct contact to humans than many other animals. And yes, they think it‘s all their territory once they‘ve conquered it. But you can very well tell them where the red lines are - and they will respect them. We had a raccoon first toppling our garbage can on a regular basis. So we offered her some food and she stopped doing that. She used to come in the wee morning hours, so we trained her to come later. And she did. Then we missed her for several days in a row when she didn’t show up. After a couple of weeks she showed us the reason for her absence: Her children. What a funny and lovable lot. Up to that point we never petted or touched Sally. She was full of fleas. But we couldn‘t resist playing with her kids. Big mistake. They got used to humans and weren‘t very respectful. Until we taught them to be - and somehow Sally was on our side. After a couple of weeks only one of Sally‘s children - we called him Tom - regularly came to visit us. One of his sisters only occassionaly. Then Sally stayed away and the others did too. Sally only came around if she had a problem and needed help. But then Tom presented his family. We were totally amazed and in tears. That was the last living sign of „our“ raccoons. Sally came to die on our doorstep. The others never showed up again.

[@Mtvrdik10]

That’s Full time job, literally. Damn. Impressive work!

[@bobaldo2339]

I have seen a raccoon drown a dog in a pond.

[@mnArqal93]

I've got cats and they're a handful enough. As much as I love raccoons and find them adorable, yeah, I don't think they're the ideal pet for most people. I definitely wouldn't live with one.

[@kenyonbissett3512]

Looked like the raccoons were not potty trained. Yuck 🤢

[@takingbacktoxic7898]

@@kenyonbissett3512 You can train them to use a litter box. They take to it fairly quickly (you just need to pee in it once, and they will figure it out from there) That being said, one of the reasons they will never be a popular pet is their pee is one of the WORST smelling things I have ever experienced. Its like cat pee cranked up to 11. This is compounded with you pretty much have to padlock every cabinet, cupboard, refrigerator and trashcan.

[@jennifernavarro6618]

Imagine training a raccoon to steal at stores

[@e.o9470]

domestication of these wild animals is not humane except if it’s endangered and it’s gonna be released in the wild and by a supporting team to make sure that it’s breeding.

[@homesweethome1494]

They also carry roundworms which they're crap smells horrible. I had some in my trees over a month ago and it's still stinks

[@lisarochwarg4707]

Roundworms can do immense damage to the human body. I'd avoid wild raccoons.

[@TheVampirePredator]

Rocket and Cosmo the Spacedog chillin’.

[@americanfortruth]

First thing they'll do when you bring them home they'll pee on everything to mark their territory.

[@Dr.Mcstaby]

I raised 2 from babies they were so much better than cats and dogs, but they are very curious and like to get into stuff. the north American monkey bandit is my favorite pet. also saved some possums and had them in the house with the raccoons for winter time happy times.

[@mtn1793]

A pal told me a possum was his favorite pet from over the decades of various animals.

[@tylerdurden6335]

Riding the school bus in ranch country we stopped at one ranch where my infatuation with the twin girls who lived there was only intensified by their pet raccoon that wanted to ride the bus with them to school. Gawd I loved those girls.

[@DownloadeousMaximus]

If any other creature on the planet walked up to you wearing a bandit mask you’d be instantly suspicious

[@Abandoned_Brane]

I had a pet raccoon. He was great. Loved people. Would wander the neighborhood visiting everyone. One day someone gave him food with no water and he choked to death.

[@mtn1793]

Hahaha! That is sad and sick but somehow funny! Poor guy. His eyes was bigger than his canteen.

[@sweetvanillagf]

Poor little guy! :(

[@elizabethbalazs7322]

Love raccoons. I feed them for years

[@charmed8933]

I use to have a raccoon as a pet, he was a handful, but he was lovable and I’ll always miss him

[@jaynorris3722]

Raccoons are wild animals and not pets.

[@KempoGuy-sq4ce]

Either were dogs long ago. There are still wild dogs, with your logic guess we shouldn't have dogs as pets.

[@redriderbbgun8018]

We had relatives that had a farm on a mountain, and as a young boy, we would visit during the summers. There was a family of racoons that would slowly emerge from the brush & blueberry bushes at dusk every night. You could see their shimmering eyes, as they were sitting on the edge of the field, but still covered by the bushes. It was so exciting to see this as a city kid. My relatives would leave a tip pie plate full of food scraps from lunch & dinner, on the stairs of the porch, for them every night. 😊

[@catmom1322]

I'm really glad there are folks who adopt these adorable creatures, although I'm not going to be one of them, for sure.

[@tomwolfe6063]

I had never encountered a raccoon in my area up until a few years ago. They were pretty common in the Florida panhandle and the Smoky mountains but that’s about it. Now, I can’t walk outside without tripping over them. Armadillos, on the other hand, are the exact opposite.

[@itsyubatoxd6233]

It sound exactly like a cat, only bigger and less moody

[@Mithras444]

You will never sleep again! They are nocturnal.

[@donlawler9510]

I can't begin to tell you the damage they do! You will find yourself saying,"Oh! I never thought they'd do that!". (we have that on jackets - you don't want to join that club)

[@DonaldKronos]

Wild animals have evolved to survive in the wild. Selective breeding can produce more domesticated variants in few generations. With raccoons I expect it would take probably take around 25 to 30 years depending on the selection methods used. If you're unfamiliar with the topic, I suggest starting by looking up The Silver Fox experiment.

[@roccosophie6498]

I just can't watch this. I rescued a baby squirrel for 6 months, and then released her. No one, and I mean no one, can domesticate, a wild animal. It just can't be done. Help them as much as you can and then, set them free. A few serious bites, later. As for squirrels, you don't have to worry, they are entirely, rabies free. You can never get rabies, from a squirrel. Squirrels are not, a rodent. They do not, carry rabies.

[@Davett53]

In 2018, 2019 & 2020,..Raccoons would routinely push open my back door and get into my kitchen,....I kept bowls and bags of cat food in there to feed lost and run-away cats, that would visit from my neighborhood. 2 to 3 cats came by every day. I live near a college campus, and students cat's would routinely run away or escape, during a move to a new apartment. I moved there because of that, I always saw friendly cats roaming the streets. I have always had "indoor" cats of my own, who are not allowed outside, except under strict supervision, or in an enclosed, screened-in porch. The Raccoons probably smelled the dry cat food or followed the lost cats, to where they hung out. Every so often a mother & baby Raccoon, would get scared when I came into my kitchen, and they'd hide behind the stove or in a cabinet. I sometimes didn't even know it. I wouldn't see them and when I locked my doors up for the night, they were trapped in my kitchen until morning. We both were alarmed when I saw them the next morning,....we both froze in our tracks. I tried not to startle them and would coax them out,....sometimes the mom Raccoon would run out but the baby ones, were too scared. They were all so cute, and their fur is so fluffy. They wash their paws that resemble small human hands, before eating. They are not fussy and will eat just about any kind of dried cat food.

[@nakagoe7986]

goodbye deadline and hello online

[@ermesborgnino4704]

Absolutely agree!! i raised a 2 mail Raccoons and they were a chore to be sure. i saw very good advice on this YT video. YT is good for that. Bravo. They like to cuddle but only when they are tired or sleepy. Other than that, all bets are off. i loved my raccoons when i had them. i don't recommend them as pets due to the high maintenance aspect of caring for them.

[@sharon5414]

This is wrong. Raccoons should be in the wild..This lady should be stopped by law.

[@Dang3rMouSe]

I too will die without a tummy massage

[@origamiandcats6873]

That's a very well fed racoon. Very.

[@loriedwards4953]

I have 3 mother raccoons that visit me nightly.They have 11 babies. They are not people's pets they are wild animals. Not to mention Rabie Shots are very expensive.

[@totoroben]

Don't get pet raccoon. Get a dog please. They are cute, sure, but are meant to be wild.

[@joseyeastwood]

There is a reason they live outside because they are wild animals don't let their cute little faces fool you.

[@MC-BOT]

Same with wolves but we end up domesticating them and creating multiple dog breeds

[@jamesburns2232]

I knew a fellow who had a raccoon, and that raccoon was so sweet and cute that he ripped the skin off his arm. 🙃🦝👹

[@latenitedonna7860]

( this was meant as a general comment. Not in reply to) As for the zoo engineer. I've not heard this term before. Why is she breeding and preparing them for household adoption? So she's rainy them to be in an environment where they don't belong. She's head of racoon's at the zoo. Smh. There's a difference if the mother was killed or forest fire or rehabilitation. But these animals should not he in anyone's household. They aren't a hamster, rabbit, guinea pig. They belong in the woods.

[@luciaseacreature8705]

im not for breeding these cute animals for people however im glad they r being presented as they are a challenge as a pet

[@MC-BOT]

We should breed red pandas for people, red pandas are endangered because they have no actual self defense against predators so they are an easy target, breeding them for people would save their species

[@daveellis5100]

Recorded horizontally:)

[@jackzicrosky]

As bad as all this information and these warnings are to me, I still dream of having a pet raccoon. I want to have some sort of exotic pet in my house, maybe even a few. I find life boring if I just get a dog or a cat which are common pets everyone always gets. The reason I like raccoons so much is that they seem so bold and curious. For example: a dog might get scared of fireworks or hostile and start barking and such, but a raccoon would just want to examine or even play with it. Only thing I'm afraid of is the stitches lol...

[@Moc1Night]

If you do plan on getting a coon don't worry about the scatches as much you'll need to worry about the rabies more make sure it has its shots and you'll want to feed it K.M.R for the first 5 weeks of its life then start adding a little banana baby food or smash wet cat food both work (baby works a bit better tho) and at 9 weeks ween it of the bottle so by 10 weeks it should be eating solid for and drinking only water (also make sure until it poops by itself take a WARM wash cloth and rub in a upward motion to its belly [anus- belly] also burp it after feeding session 1-9 weeks) well that's all I can help you with if you do get a coon so yea have fun if you do

[@jackzicrosky]

@@Moc1Night Wow, that's very detailed. I don't plan on getting one for at least a few years but when I do I'll make sure to come back and re read this as it seems like it'll be a big help. Thanks!

[@cecilysharrock3245]

Who said monkeys don't have hands with fingers? I have a troop of Vervet monkeys who visit me a couple of times a week. Always looking for a snack, and sometimes spend hours playing in my garden. Incidently, they even have fingerlike toes.RSA.

[@MC-BOT]

Make it your job to domesticate them in russia they have done it with foxes recently

[@owlboy_9995]

It’s not a casual choice. Always best to think of the animal’s happiness before your own amusement. Can you provide a satisfying, stimulating life for it? Would you have a toddler, if the toddler had sharp teeth & strong jaws, was an exceptional climber and did lots of meth? It would, no dount, be interesting, to have the baby from Trainspotting as a *guest* for a brief conversation topic, but raccoons live much longer than cats and dogs, and rather than maturing into greater docility & lower energy, they become more feral at around 1 year - makes especially - with no sign of slowing down for a good long while. I cared for & raised them as a wildlife rehabilitator for years. If you don’t entertain them, they will make their own amusement. Ours had toys & a gymnasium like cage to keep them entertained. They still learned how to work the water hose in their cage & would spray you as you went to water them, finding it very hilarious. If you took it from them - even if they gave it back politely, another would be chewing a hole in the hose as you tried to refill their water, then resuming the water fight & spraying the others off of the ceiling, where they were climbing, and their tree nests. One fell 7’ or 8’ off the ceiling and landed on me, having been blasted by the hose the other had chewed. This was fine, as it was outdoors. Indoors, it would be very Cat in the Hat.p / Things 1 & 2. Not sustainable unless you have or intend to be 1-2 full time nannies; if you’re doing it, it doesn’t pay, but will cost a lot in damages. Most just don’t make good pets. It’s not about feralness, it’s about boredom. You can’t just give it koolaid & an ipad and expect it to chill. Mustelids are a different family than cats or dogs, constantly restless & seeking. Most (but not all) mustelids are quite social, raccoons especially so, ehich means if you aren’t paying attention they will find a way to get your attention or exploit your inattention. Please consider, instead, an exotic snake or lizard if it’s intended more for effect than rapport & empathic consideration of its needs & realist assessment of your ability to meet its demands. They’re less sensitive & emotional, more self-sufficient, less homewrecking and still make a statement. Many can go with you in public & will prove quite companionable. Boas & gopher snakes & iguanas are suitable, though not necessarily low maintenance. Or a bearded dragon if you prefer no stitches (iguanas are rough).

[@edwardwoods5977]

We have friend that identifies as a raccoon. She stays outside visits when she wants and says hi. She loves us we love her but she is still a raccoon.

[@madrox2682]

God this raccoon is so cute if i can ever get my own house im definitely going to get one

[@TraceyMush]

It's not about getting one. You should only bring one into your home if they are young and orphaned or if they are injured and disabled. Don't bring wild animals home unless you are helping them and they wouldn't survive without you.

[@ritaharris2778]

Biting, scratching, tearing up your house but people still want them as pets. Make it make sense.

[@owlboy_9995]

Modern people are spoiled babies who watch cute animal videos more than they live actual life, in most of these cases, I think. Having something novel makes them feel special, it’s often a sort of status symbol or alternately another reason confused teenage girls sometimes want to have a baby - they want something dependent on them so that thing will be forced to “love” and validate them out of its dependency. The more exotic, the more potent that validation. But a raccoon would be a rude awakening for any of them - much like its mustelid cousin the honeybadger, it mostly dgaf. 😅 If some raccies get a decent meal out of it though, good on everyone. 🤷‍♀ Better than shooting at them, at least. A more civilized if also deluded age.😂

[@jasonspades5628]

I don't care. I want one.

[@rtqii]

I had a friend rescue a young raccoon whose head was stuck in a glass jar of applesauce it found in the trash. It was never really a pet, and one day my friend was playing a game of hide the treat... He put a dog kibble in one hand and put his hands to the raccoon to see if it would pick which fist the kibble was in. The raccoon picked the correct hand, and bit my friend to get him to drop the kibble... This started about two months of medical care to treat the bite wound, which punctured the cartilage around his finger joints.