![]() ![]() The 'when' is just as critical as the 'how'. ![]() HOWEVER, you have to know the WHEN to let them turn. They are amazingly resilient wild creatures, and if their instincts to avoid people are given room to develop, that's what they do. I LOVE the raccoon! One of the things I love the most about the raccoon is their ability to be bottle raised infants, and remarkably, turn completely wild if kept with their own kind, and not given physical attention from people once weaned. Unfortunately, the seasoned professionals are about to give them an unexpected and most likely offensive education in " THIS is not my problem".ĭont get me wrong. Help that they somehow couldn't find for the adorable little kit in the spring has suddenly materialized in the form of phone numbers, easily found on the Internet, of licensed professionals, who they will now contact to relieve themselves of their switchblade toting burden. They have discovered that maybe it wasn't such a good idea to bring home an animal that they know nothing about and integrate it into their family. They call us because somehow the precious cooing infant that they used to carry around with a bottle and blankie, suddenly turned into a bitter raging demon and has infested every crevice of their home, and is miserable alone in the cage it has been banished too. People do not call us because they are sweet and cuddly and they want to share the joy. There was a day when I was unaware of the dangers of caging a lone imprinted, wild born raccoon. ![]() ![]() I'm getting the calls, and I cannot express how they make my heart hurt. People who "found" (aka stole, kidnapped, acquired, purchased, rescued, got from someone else) infant raccoons in the spring, are now running out of duct tape and band aids and struggling to remember how much they fell in love with the growing terrorist that has taken over their lives. So you've raised a baby raccoon and the fun is over. ![]()
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