I am into animal resue, I like all kinds of wildlife, including raccoons, so this is a legitimate questions, please no cruel answers, thank you in advance. And it is not true that they all carry rabies.
2006-08-20 01:21:15 · 14 answers · asked by spiritcavegrl 7 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
YES! my friend had a baby one as a pet, and he was soooo adorable! once it got old enough, they were going to have to release it anyway, but i died before that :(
good for you, animal rescue! we need more people like you
2006-08-20 02:33:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I had a Raccoon once. They are fun to interact with. They are curious and can get into most anything, and, get out of anything. If, they in a cage, they will watch how you open the door and try. You need a lock, they can not pick. Many animals can have rabies, it just like any other disease. But, they have to catch it from an infected animal. You would know if the animal has rabies in time to seek medical attention. Rabies does still exist, but, the cases seem to be more rare now than 20-30 years ago. With people giving their animals shots.
2006-08-20 08:32:02 · answer #2 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are fine. They are kind of fun pets to have around when they are young. But remember they are animals. There was a pet raccoon that ate the skin off of a baby's face. That's not cool. That kids face is now permantly screwed up.
2006-08-20 08:34:24 · answer #3 · answered by kkdm g 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes i love animals but we feed stray cats that just come here and of a night the raccoon's eat here to last night a mother and 4 baby's were eating the cat food we also put out scraps to we videoed then one time they picked each piece of food carefully and rolled in there paws then ate it it was so cool to see them,when my grandchildren stay all night if they are up at ten they look out the back door and watch them eat it is a big treat to see them especially for the 2 year old if she is still awake then
2006-08-20 08:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by sdmadnt 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are my favorite animal. When I was young, my family raised two raccoons on our farm since my grandfather found them in the hay that he had moved from his other farm. They didn't even have their eyes open, and we had to bottle feed them. They were so much fun and extremely smart. Luckily, they grew up and lived in our barn so we got to see them for quite a few years. One even brought her babies back to the farm for a visit. It was a great experience!
2006-08-20 08:32:12 · answer #5 · answered by Laurie V 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-08-20 08:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They get into the garbage cans, knock stuff over, and steal fish out of ponds. I like them just fine when they're in wild areas. Not so much in the middle of the city!
2006-08-20 16:13:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raccoons are my middle name (not really). Anyways, Are Raccoons a type of weasel or a rodent?
2006-08-20 08:29:19 · answer #8 · answered by killerwhalesrule19 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like racoons, but have learned never to leave any kind of food or garbage around at night. They are night raiders, and you don't want to see what they can do to a plastic garbage pail or the garbage in it on one of their midnight raids
2006-08-20 08:34:12 · answer #9 · answered by Barby 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, think they are cute. We dont have raccoons in South Africa, but there are Meerkats which look similar.
2006-08-20 08:28:40 · answer #10 · answered by kittykins 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do. I think they are adorable animals. We often have them come into are yard in the evening. I throw crackers out for them. I love watching them eat..
2006-08-20 09:00:32 · answer #11 · answered by cin_ann_43 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋