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Baby Racoons
Posted on 4/19/24 at 8:34 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 8:34 pm
Found 4 baby raccoons on the porch of my camp,,,,eyes are closed,,,,,momma hasn’t shown up since we arrived at noon,,,,just brought them inside the camp, fed them with a syringe,,,,I’ve raised a baby skunk(after removing the glands). Basically like a baby kitten,,,,any tips on raising these babies ?
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Posted on 4/19/24 at 9:24 pm to Boston911
Had one before. Tough to start but once they get accustomed to you, they will follow you around like a good dog. If you need to get rid of one, let me know.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 9:45 pm to Boston911
Half of them won’t make it but the ones that do will be cool to have around. Syringe feed puppy formula like you’re already doing. The males go apeshit once their nuts drop and will run off if they aren’t caged, all of them will tear shite up but if you can keep them in a shop or outside they’re intelligent and will bond with you. One of those pets where if someone has spent the time with them they swear by them.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 9:46 pm to Boston911
Mama may be looking for them tonite.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 11:23 pm to Boston911
My neighbor and I each had one. We raised them the same way you are doing. Mine was named Leroy and his was named Tyrone. We had to release them at a year old.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 11:58 pm to Boston911
Coons? Momma used to just sweep them off the front porch!
Posted on 4/20/24 at 6:42 am to Boston911
Raised a male. Named him Rosco. He was mean as sh#t. They are like a miniature bear. He finally took off one night when he reached about 2. Guess he felt the need to breed.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 8:11 am to Boston911
We’ve had several. Fun till about one year old. She would come inside and play then want to go back out!
Posted on 4/20/24 at 8:27 am to Boston911
I’ll take one for the kids to raise if you want to get rid of one.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 4:04 pm to Boston911
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This post was edited on 4/21/24 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 4/21/24 at 7:53 pm to Boston911
I raised some as a kid. Males go feral after about a year. Females may stay tame, but generally go feral after two years.
Someone gave me a female about 15 years ago. Brought it to a vet to check out. He warned me about a worm that they can carry. Can be infected by bare feet and fecal matter or ingestion. We Had little kids at the time. Did the research, it’s rare, but real. Scared the hell out of me and I gave it away.
“The raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, is increasingly recognized as a cause of zoonotic visceral, ocular, and neural larva migrans and, in particular, of devastating encephalitis in young children. Exposure occurs mainly due to raccoon feces, where large numbers of infective eggs may be accidentally ingested or absorbed through the skin.”
Someone gave me a female about 15 years ago. Brought it to a vet to check out. He warned me about a worm that they can carry. Can be infected by bare feet and fecal matter or ingestion. We Had little kids at the time. Did the research, it’s rare, but real. Scared the hell out of me and I gave it away.
“The raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, is increasingly recognized as a cause of zoonotic visceral, ocular, and neural larva migrans and, in particular, of devastating encephalitis in young children. Exposure occurs mainly due to raccoon feces, where large numbers of infective eggs may be accidentally ingested or absorbed through the skin.”
Posted on 4/23/24 at 3:36 pm to Boston911
Two experiences, one a success the other a nightmare.
The nightmare was a neighbor I had growing up. His older brother found two babies in the tree they'd just shot mama out of. He kept one and his friend the other. They were great for about 6 months or so, but they kept him penned up when not playing with him. Then he just got mean and aggressive as shite. Couldn't pass within yards of the cage without it going crazy.
The other was a story similar to the OP. Friend found one under his cabin porch. He kept him fed and watered. Brought him in occasionally. The dogs and cats all got used to him being around. He never tried to pen him or let him inside too long. Thing was friendly enough. He'd wonder off and come back on his own. He'd sleep around the porch and play with the dogs. As he got older, he'd stay away longer and longer. But, made regular visits until he was more than 2 years old.
Wild things are meant to be wild.
The nightmare was a neighbor I had growing up. His older brother found two babies in the tree they'd just shot mama out of. He kept one and his friend the other. They were great for about 6 months or so, but they kept him penned up when not playing with him. Then he just got mean and aggressive as shite. Couldn't pass within yards of the cage without it going crazy.
The other was a story similar to the OP. Friend found one under his cabin porch. He kept him fed and watered. Brought him in occasionally. The dogs and cats all got used to him being around. He never tried to pen him or let him inside too long. Thing was friendly enough. He'd wonder off and come back on his own. He'd sleep around the porch and play with the dogs. As he got older, he'd stay away longer and longer. But, made regular visits until he was more than 2 years old.
Wild things are meant to be wild.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 10:47 pm to Boston911
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any tips on raising these babies ?
Wear underwear.
True story my toolpusher had a young raccoon and had it with him in his pushers shack at the rig. It was early in the morning and my TP stumbled into the top doghouse laughing so hard he was in tears.
His brother Delbert was the morning tower driller and was visiting with him down in his pushers shack and was sitting on the edge of a chair while they talked. Delbert was wearing shorts but no underwear. The little raccoon was running around on the floor and scurried under his brothers chair. He said the raccoon looked up and must have seen Delberts nuts hanging because the raccoon reached up and grabbed them.
He said Delbert jumped up screaming was waddling and staggering around until he finally got himself loose from the little raccoons grip.
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