I had 2 raccoons! I raised my first one from a newborn which she fell out of a tree. Baby was her name...she got into rat poisoning and died at 6 months:( I miss her dearly! I then got a permit, and went thru a breeder and raised another one. I named her Sassy and she died at 8 months old...One day when I am settled down and win over the gypsy in me I will have another one and with the right habitat she will die of old age:) They are very smart and mischevious...
I found a baby racoon in the middle of the road gasping for air so I caried it to a field of grass but all I could do is watch struggle for it's last breaths of air. It just bothers me how I'm the only one who stopped and cared everyone else just drove on almost hiting the racoon and me
babies this young dont drink water, BUT, they do drink lots of baby blend milk....please bring him to a wildlife rehab place or get the proper nutritional care!!!! He needs a tremendous amount of care and attention right now!!!! This is a living thing not a toy!
@jacquelinethomson1, this baby was taken care of properly don't worry. it was given all the milk it needed, and was treated for any illnesses. A wildlife rescue company was contacted and they suggested for us to save it ourselves. In any case the baby has been released back to its mother in the forest so nature will take its course from here on out.
@tomlayful so glad to hear a happy ending, all too often it isnt. I one year old human raised male wondered into my studio and has never left...he prefers humans and I fear has no idea how to find food. There are several others that come nightly that I have known from babies and their moms and mom's moms as babies. Raccoons are an amazing species, one that should not be considered varmints.
I had 2 raccoons! I raised my first one from a newborn which she fell out of a tree. Baby was her name...she got into rat poisoning and died at 6 months:( I miss her dearly! I then got a permit, and went thru a breeder and raised another one. I named her Sassy and she died at 8 months old...One day when I am settled down and win over the gypsy in me I will have another one and with the right habitat she will die of old age:) They are very smart and mischevious...
bitemegypsy 1 year ago
I found a baby racoon in the middle of the road gasping for air so I caried it to a field of grass but all I could do is watch struggle for it's last breaths of air. It just bothers me how I'm the only one who stopped and cared everyone else just drove on almost hiting the racoon and me
SuperSelfproclaimed 1 year ago
How do you know it found it's mother? How long did you have it?
hardamber 1 year ago
babies this young dont drink water, BUT, they do drink lots of baby blend milk....please bring him to a wildlife rehab place or get the proper nutritional care!!!! He needs a tremendous amount of care and attention right now!!!! This is a living thing not a toy!
jacquelinethomson1 1 year ago
@jacquelinethomson1, this baby was taken care of properly don't worry. it was given all the milk it needed, and was treated for any illnesses. A wildlife rescue company was contacted and they suggested for us to save it ourselves. In any case the baby has been released back to its mother in the forest so nature will take its course from here on out.
tomlayful 1 year ago
@tomlayful so glad to hear a happy ending, all too often it isnt. I one year old human raised male wondered into my studio and has never left...he prefers humans and I fear has no idea how to find food. There are several others that come nightly that I have known from babies and their moms and mom's moms as babies. Raccoons are an amazing species, one that should not be considered varmints.
jacquelinethomson1 1 year ago