re: Owning a pet raccoon questions

keep in mind they are illegal to keep as pets and in general, no non-domesticated animal makes a good pet.

That being said my parents owned one when they were in college. They pulled a litter of them out of the walls of my aunts house and kept one. It sounded liked they loved the little bastard but they said he was a real pain in the arse. They are pretty smart, and dexterous, which translates into getting into a lot of shite.

Said he would just knock shite over for fun and broke a TV once. They came home from a night out once and found him laying in the bathtub belly up. said once he saw them he just started chattering because he knew he fricked up. He got into and ate a whole bottle of chocolate flavored ex-lax tablets.

Ultimately they had to find a home for him because they were living in college married couple housing with rules. one of which was you know, no racoons as pets! An AC repair guy went into their unit by mistake. Apparently the little bastard lunged out form under the bed and grabbed the guy by the ankles. Freaked him out and he told the supervisors.

So, if you ever find yourself adopting one for whatever reason. know you are getting a mischievous toddler with the ability to climb and equipped with sharp teeth and claws. Some have good dispositions. Ive known others who have had them and they can be a little unpleasant in the demeanor (they will bite and claw the shite out of you).