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C Porter He knows how filthy humans are

LMFAO

Yeah...

Claire Burgner Yes. They definitely are. Thank you. :)

Ayush Mehta hello there. I'm doing okay, thanks. :)

Ayush Mehta I'm in Ohio, originally from California. Sure, we can chat some time soon. :)

Ayush Mehta Okay, I'll do that. :)

Yes, I've owned one too, and think they are awesome. I used to walk all over the place with it on my shoulders. Unfortunately, I wasn't really equipped to give an animal like this what it needed around the clock. They don't have very good bathroom habits and I feel bad that I kept it outside in a cage at night and when I went to school. I'd love to have another one, but I wouldn't do it.

Well said! 👍❤️

Thats an amazing idea! If I'm lucky to own a house, and have wild raccoons, Im building a play area for them, and then I can leave out water and the occasional treat for them! Just not too often, just so they dont rely on me on their main source of food. o3o;;

That sounds like a good idea

Moth Noetavano I live in the burbs and we have a handful of raccoons that come around at night. They are a handful and unfortunately can't be trusted not to bite because they're hardened street toughs. They get chased and attacked by dogs and people. American raccoons have a high incidence of rabies too. I do believe they are capable of being hand-raised and kept as psuedo-pets. They need a habitat if semi-domesticated. I plan on moving to the country and I'll try to keep many animals.

They do not have a high rate of rabies in America

Theman As usual it depends on where you get that stat from; I've always heard they have a high rate, but anecdotally there is a clan of four raccoons that have frequented my neighborhood for a very long time and assuming they all are the same bunch, I haven't seen any evidence of sickness at all. There was an incident some months ago where my neighbor's dog got into a bloody scuffle with one and developed sepsis but no trace of rabies from that. Even if there have been reports, things can change, so unless we have current studies, we may not know the truth about it. One might call around to the veterinarians and animal control in their locale and ask what their current experience has been with rabies. They always test for it and I haven't heard of one case in the 40 years I've lived where I am.

That's pretty awesome, congrats on the plaque! If I am correct, the name you are referring to is Araiguma (Japanese is a confusing language) :)

That's a very interesting story, and impressive that you could manage to bring a raccoon there where there weren't any. That you were even allowed to keep them in North Carolina is news too. I think permissions have tightened up since then, or that's what I've read. I wonder how many people got the "Ellie May" reference, too.

Cindy Hooper u had to be Asian gtfo

420- Go bad day bad mood eh?

In german "Waschbären"=Washing Bears.

That's insanely cute

Guess it makes the usual English name seem kinda meaningless compared to some of our foreign neighbors!

Aqua Blue I love it :)

We call them ´washbears´ too.

Why washing bear ? are they some how related to the watter or something ?

Sílvio .Varejão they take their food by hand and wash it in the river before they eat, also wash their hands.

Actually, they have limited salivary production so it is to moisten the food to aid in ingestion and digestion.

Agreed! ❤

My heart still hurts. :( Yes!!! Hahah!! Gotta love him!!

md6714 It's sad what Robin did, but at least you can watch this cute raccoon video to cheer you up! :)

Dutchess You can feel my paws

Yea. Wild animals care about people. Go play with a Grizzly.