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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 11:41 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
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The males go apeshit once their nuts drop and will run off if they aren’t caged
Exactly right….they are cool animals, but get grouchy when they get mature.
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 8:49 am to Potchafa
cool photos, especially the last one.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 11:03 am to ItzMe1972
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Mama may be looking for them tonite.
And she's gonna be pissed! My dad and I had one chase us out of the North Light at Chandeleur all the way back to the boat. We had climbed up the stairs and was about to step into the lighthouse we she came charging at us.
Guess she thought we were coming for her babies. Only thing that kept her off of us was our floundering gigs.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 3:45 pm to GCTigahs
Raising small coons to keep them alive is one thing but keeping them as pets is another. They aren't domesticated.
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 12:44 pm to tenfoe
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I’ll take one for the kids to raise if you want to get rid of one.
Posted on 4/21/24 at 3:33 pm to Boston911
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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 4/21/24 at 8:20 pm to Bigfishchoupique
Baby Racoons....named Leroy and his was named Tyrone.
Disclaimer... I'm black so it's not racist for me to laugh at that!
Disclaimer... I'm black so it's not racist for me to laugh at that!
Posted on 4/21/24 at 8:47 pm to Potchafa
Buddy of mine had a pet coon. One day he was in the driveway with his son and the coon was over in the bushes playing. These Jehovah’s Witness ladies came up and gave him some pamphlets. His son was small and was standing behind him the whole time and when the ladies started walking off the coon walked out of the bushes and his son hollered scram coon. And those little black ladies looked back over their shoulders and started walking away really fast. 
Posted on 4/21/24 at 8:51 pm to Bigsampson
I know a girl who has had a pet raccoon for years. The thing loves her and actually is protective of her. Never went feral
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