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Owning a pet raccoon questions
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:24 pm
This may sound insane to some of you country boys but some people have racoons as pets. I've wondered if anyone has any experience with this? Are they good pets? Will they get along with other animals like cats or dogs? Will they actually use a cat litter box to use the bathroom?
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Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:25 pm to Yeahbuddy35
More than likely against the law Baw
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:25 pm to Yeahbuddy35
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:27 pm to Yeahbuddy35
I know someone who rehabs orphan raccoons. They are a total pain in the arse to deal with. If you get one, I recommend don't put it in your home unless you want it destroyed.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:31 pm to Yeahbuddy35
When I was in elementary school, a kid in my class had a pet raccoon. I think they found it as a baby and raised it. He brought it to school one day. I remember teacher asking if it had any shots and then telling everyone not to touch it when he said no.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
This post was edited on 1/2/24 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:34 pm to Yeahbuddy35
Cute when they are little. Assholes that bite when the grow up. I'd avoid.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:34 pm to Yeahbuddy35
illegal in most states but not all
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:34 pm to Yeahbuddy35
You might want to read the article below.
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They are extremely destructive animals. I had one get on the roof of my porch and tear into the house to get into the attic. Took a while to get him out, all the while I was petrified it would come down through the air vents. My contractor set up cameras and a trap in the attic with catfood in it. At first, the coon just stuck his paw through the trap and scooped up all the food. Finally, got rid of him.
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They are extremely destructive animals. I had one get on the roof of my porch and tear into the house to get into the attic. Took a while to get him out, all the while I was petrified it would come down through the air vents. My contractor set up cameras and a trap in the attic with catfood in it. At first, the coon just stuck his paw through the trap and scooped up all the food. Finally, got rid of him.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:34 pm to Yeahbuddy35
quote:
This may sound insane to some of you country boys but some people have racoons as pets. I've wondered if anyone has any experience with this? Are they good pets? Will they get along with other animals like cats or dogs? Will they actually use a cat litter box to use the bathroom?
Yes I had one. As my friend had his brother. Identical twins. Leroy and Tyrone.
Great pets until they matured and it became breeding season. Then we released them.
This post was edited on 1/2/24 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:35 pm to Yeahbuddy35
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Are they good pets?
Not at all.
A friend had one, it was cool as shite to play with, but they'll bite the shite out of you. They'll also shite where they want and mark territory. They will also steal shiny valuables and rip holes in the drywall to make nests. It's basically like have a tiny cute squatter living with you.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:35 pm to Yeahbuddy35
2 friends have had them, once they hit puberty (whenever that is) get rid of 'em.
very curious and fun but will get mean and aggressive.
So probably just dont do it
very curious and fun but will get mean and aggressive.
So probably just dont do it
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:36 pm to Gris Gris
quote:Coons aren't domesticated animals. They will tear your shite up and they'll tear you up as well if you aren't careful.
pet raccoon
I'd raise it a little while then shoot that mf and throw it on the grill.
This post was edited on 1/2/24 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:36 pm to Jenious
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I recommend don't put it in your home unless you want it destroyed.
This x 1000. Guy I know had a boar coon that got out of control every time he put it out it would destroy trim and walls to get back in and wreck house. Had to kill it.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:37 pm to Yeahbuddy35
It's easy to train a racoon by spraying water or throwing household objects at it when it misbehaves.
Keep us posted.
ETA:
Seriously, there are millions of dogs and cats in shelters who long to live with a human.
And millions of raccoons who will fight to the death to avoid that fate.
Keep us posted.
ETA:
Seriously, there are millions of dogs and cats in shelters who long to live with a human.
And millions of raccoons who will fight to the death to avoid that fate.
This post was edited on 1/2/24 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:39 pm to Yeahbuddy35
Just feed them outside if you want to bad enough but no frickin way I would ever let them in the house 
My grandpa used to do that and they all knew him and would come out when we fed them
My grandpa used to do that and they all knew him and would come out when we fed them
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:39 pm to Gris Gris
My previous house was pier and beam, with about 18” clearance off the ground, and after a few years there I had possums living under the house and a raccoon that made an occasional appearance.
I put out traps. Within a few weeks I had disposed of all of the possums. The raccoon didn’t come around at all while the traps were out. He reappeared 2 nights after I picked the traps up. Smart animals.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:40 pm to Yeahbuddy35
raccoons are very smart, have incredible senses (sight, smell, touch) AND have opposable thumbs. imagine if the smartest dog you know could pick things up with his paws and could run while carrying them...
that said i know several people who have raised them as pets. when i bartended in lakeview there was a lady that came in all the time with hers. he sat on the bar and ate peanuts while she got sloshed
that said i know several people who have raised them as pets. when i bartended in lakeview there was a lady that came in all the time with hers. he sat on the bar and ate peanuts while she got sloshed
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:42 pm to cgrand
After Hurricane Katrina some guys were rebuilding a house that was on piers. They would throw their lunch scraps into a burn barrel.
A coon was in there eating and the owner of the house threw some gasoline in the drum. He set the poor coon on fire and it ran up under his house
Burned his house down. He deserved it.
A coon was in there eating and the owner of the house threw some gasoline in the drum. He set the poor coon on fire and it ran up under his house
Burned his house down. He deserved it.
This post was edited on 1/2/24 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:43 pm to Yeahbuddy35
My ol coonass (no pun intended) uncle's neighbor had one. When I was a kid we would love going over there to play with it. He had a pen behind his house where he kept it.
As others mentioned, when it got older it got really mean., One day it bit one of that man's grandkids, he shot it out in the backyard later that day.
Good times...
As others mentioned, when it got older it got really mean., One day it bit one of that man's grandkids, he shot it out in the backyard later that day.
Good times...
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:44 pm to Bigfishchoupique
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Leroy and Tyrone. Great pets until they matured and it became breeding season
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