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re: A new study has shown that Raccoons are showing early signs of domestication
Posted on 12/10/25 at 2:36 pm to stout
Posted on 12/10/25 at 2:36 pm to stout
A new study has shown that Raccoons are showing early signs of domestication
----Who pays for research on raccoon domestication. I'll tell you: tax payers.
another example of enormous gov't waste
----Who pays for research on raccoon domestication. I'll tell you: tax payers.
another example of enormous gov't waste
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Posted on 12/10/25 at 3:24 pm to Codythetiger
quote:why would your uncle do that?
My uncle used to have one until he chewed and scratched into my skull in the 8th grade.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 3:45 pm to stout
Would you have a pet raccoon?
Absolutely not!
According to information that I have read, rabies is a problem with domesticated wildlife.
Its been reported that the vaccine used to prevent Rabies in dogs does not
prevent the disease in wild animals.
That was years ago, so maybe they have developed a vaccine that is reliable.
Absolutely not!
According to information that I have read, rabies is a problem with domesticated wildlife.
Its been reported that the vaccine used to prevent Rabies in dogs does not
prevent the disease in wild animals.
That was years ago, so maybe they have developed a vaccine that is reliable.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 3:49 pm to stout
The coons in my old neighborhood were as feral as ever.
At least back in the day they kept to themselves and were respectful. Now days you can’t trust em as far as you can see them.
At least back in the day they kept to themselves and were respectful. Now days you can’t trust em as far as you can see them.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 4:56 pm to stout
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Would you have a pet raccoon?
I have had two of them in my life. They are a novelty to have, but they are honestly not very nice creatures. Not nearly as nice as cats or dogs, anyway. No matter how nice you are to them, they’ve always got a little wild streak to them. When they don’t feel like being fricked with, there is no doubt about it!
Posted on 12/10/25 at 4:58 pm to SallysHuman
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wants a pet raccoon
You want to boop the snoot of a raccoon.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:00 pm to Tarps99
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You want to boop the snoot of a raccoon.
Yes, yes I do!
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:14 pm to bleeng
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Nasty animals. The raccoons in my yard eat the squirrels that I trap. They can reach into the trap and totally decapitate and devour them. Sometimes they may leave a portion of a leg but usually I just find some random squirrel fur left.
Yep, have had tone mangle up about 5 chickens before I trapped his sorry arse a year ago or so
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:44 pm to kywildcatfanone
My neighbor and I each had a pet coon. They were brotha’s, Leroy and Tyrone. We figured that was good names for coons.
They were orphans. ( someone killed the Momma ). 1971.
They were orphans. ( someone killed the Momma ). 1971.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:07 pm to pussywillows
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he's missing his left "hand"
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:10 pm to Cosmo
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Oh dear
Probably won't be seeing sidewalkside for a bit
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:19 pm to Gus007
According to my vet- they have not. Rabies vac will not work on coons. So aside from the hormones kicking in and it wanting to eat your face off, you have to worry about the rabies.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:20 pm to cgrand
yeah, that's what i figure...not sure why he has a pink nose tho
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:34 pm to stout
I went to Riverside Inn in Lafayette. It’s true.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:37 pm to pussywillows
quote:weird. I use to trap squirrels in my backyard so they wouldn’t eat all my pecans. One morning I found the remains of a squirrel in the cage. Just his furry skin was left in a pile, and his skinned skull. The cage was moved over about 10 ft also. I never knew what killed the squirrel in the trap, but maybe it was a raccoon?
Nasty animals. The raccoons in my yard eat the squirrels that I trap. They can reach into the trap and totally decapitate and devour them. Sometimes they may leave a portion of a leg but usually I just find some random squirrel fur left.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 7:14 pm to stout
Early signs? My neighbor had pet raccoons when I was a kid. They are really easy to domesticate and super playful.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 7:18 pm to stout
Absolutely. I'd get a female and teach her to walk backwards next to me. Then everyone I encountered would have to deal with 2 coonass bitches.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 10:34 pm to Froman
Coons, pigs and yotes I shoot on site.
With that being said I can see how someone would think they would like a pet coon.
With that being said I can see how someone would think they would like a pet coon.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:04 pm to Spankum
quote:
quote:
Would you have a pet raccoon?
I have had two of them in my life. They are a novelty to have, but they are honestly not very nice creatures. Not nearly as nice as cats or dogs, anyway. No matter how nice you are to them, they’ve always got a little wild streak to them. When they don’t feel like being fricked with, there is no doubt about it!
I've known a few people - including a neighbor's kid across the street a few years ago - that "adopted" raccoons as pets and tried to keep them inside and on leashes. In every case, they were fine and then one day, out of the blue, they took their chunk of flesh from whoever was closest and fought their way out to freedom.
Now, in my neighborhood, the foxes have domesticated themselves! They act more like cats than dogs. Nobody has taken them in, but lots of people who have backyards with a lot of bushes and who leave food out for cats just have families of them that moved into the yard. If the cats make peace with them, which strangely seems to be the norm, they just run around playfully in broad daylight. I see groups of them sitting on the side of the road when I drive through the neighborhood. New arrivals freak out about it... and assume they're rabid because they're not afraid of people...
What I'm concerned about is that I see coyotes half the time I drive through the neighborhood at night. And I don't live out in the sticks...
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