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Raccoons being domesticated
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:30 am
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:30 am
I love raccoons. Pretty cool to think that in another couple hundred years, they could truly be at the level of domestication we see from other animals
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This post was edited on 12/13/25 at 10:34 am
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Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:30 am to athenslife101
They were already being bred for meat
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:31 am to athenslife101
I guess having a domesticated raccoon would be like having a cat?
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:32 am to athenslife101
Your link is broken.
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:33 am to athenslife101
I hate no affinity for raccoons.
None.
None.
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:34 am to athenslife101
I kinda want one...
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:34 am to cbree88
Thanks, fixed
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:34 am to wallowinit
What does this mean
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:36 am to cbree88
No, more like having an overly dramatic dog that is a professionally trained actor that is also a thief
This post was edited on 12/13/25 at 10:40 am
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:37 am to athenslife101
We have an outdoor cat we put food and water out for, and whatever the cat doesn’t finish the raccoons will. They will pick up the pieces with their feet, and when they finish eating will dip their paws in the water to clean them off. We used to try and push them off, but have kind of become fascinated with them. They are very intelligent. I told my wife behind dogs I’m not sure raccoons wouldn’t be a pretty good choice for a pet. It seems they can be trained pretty easily in comparison to most animals.
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:41 am to Demonbengal
My buddy had a baby raccoon growing up. It was absolutely adorable. I hear they’re amazing as babies but lots of issues as they get older. For now at least
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:51 am to athenslife101
Just keep 'em off the porch...
Posted on 12/13/25 at 10:53 am to athenslife101
AGAIN?
Also the first reply on the last thread about this :hmm:
Also the first reply on the last thread about this :hmm:
Posted on 12/13/25 at 11:19 am to cbree88
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I guess having a domesticated raccoon would be like having a cat?
Sure, if you give the cats essentially opposable thumbs and about 100 more IQ points.
I'm convinced raccoons could take over the world if they could just get there shite together.
Posted on 12/13/25 at 11:59 am to athenslife101
It means I have a strong dislike for raccoons.
I come about that opinion honestly.
I come about that opinion honestly.
Posted on 12/13/25 at 12:02 pm to Demonbengal
Always found this fascinating.
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Raccoons dip food in water not to clean it, but to enhance their sense of touch, using their incredibly sensitive paws to feel texture, size, and temperature, helping them identify food in murky water or low light; the water makes their paws' nerve endings more receptive, essentially "seeing" with their hands, though it does serve as a convenient cleaning byproduct.
This post was edited on 12/13/25 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 12/13/25 at 12:43 pm to athenslife101
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Raccoons being domesticated
But Jared Diamond told us this was impossible in that scientifically rigorous book of his.
Posted on 12/13/25 at 12:48 pm to athenslife101
Pound for pound they are some bad dudes. They will mess up a dog. They also kill chickens for fun by ripping their heads off and don't eat the chicken
Posted on 12/13/25 at 3:24 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Sure, if you give the cats essentially opposable thumbs and about 100 more IQ points.
Raccoons are not that smart. You could have just said better hands with opposable thumbs.
Posted on 12/13/25 at 5:26 pm to athenslife101
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My buddy had a baby raccoon growing up. It was absolutely adorable. I hear they’re amazing as babies but lots of issues as they get older. For now at least
Had a classmate whose family raised a baby coon. It got aggressive and had to go.
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