take it far away(when its grown up) find some nice trees and dump it or look on the web at things that coon eat then feed itHow to take care of a baby raccoon.?
take to some one who knows what the are doing i thought the same thing thought they were kool till mine got about six mounth old at he attacked me if u have kids and if u care about them get rid of it because it WILL attack it is wild and always will be and u can not change that
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My advice: take him to a professional. Not only should this baby be in the hands of a professional, it's also ILLEGAL FOR YOU TO KEEP HIM. Racoons are wild animals, and that's where they belong. They need special care, lots of feeding, a lot of time, and if you let him get used to humans then ';set him free'; he'll most likely be killed by humans who don't want him around.
Are you a raccoon? Can you teach him raccoon skills he'll need to survive? He needs somewhere he can be raised with as little human contact as possible, or, if lucky, with other orphaned raccoons. I know he's cute and fuzzy, but once he starts destroying your property and infesting your house with parasites you won't feel the same way!
Love raccoons, but leave them where they belong.
OMG! LUCKY! I have wanted a baby raccoon to keep, but my mother said the were vicious, but my opinion stays the same on them, sweet, curious, and cute.
K, don't feed it garbadge, it just eats garbadge cuz its the only thing its got..... canned dog food should be okay, they are carnivores so they'll eat just about anything, are you planning on putting it inside, if you are, i suggest getting it a jungle gym(they love to climb) and a large crate for it to stay in when youre not supervizing him/her. Provide it with LOTS of toys, aw you are so lucky.... dont listen to what people might say, you arnt crazy keeping a raccoon, id pick a raccooon over a cat anyday(as long as it doesnt have rabies=)
Best of luck!
ps...... It may be really reall yhard finding someone to give it checkups and rabie shots....=S
take it to an animal control center. THey are not domesticated animals, and should not be treated as such. They do not sell certified raccoon food, and hopefully you haven't already scarred this animal for life. If they are with humans too long they will get dependent. Call and animal control so they can release this animal back into the wild.
No, no, and no again!
Racoons are not sold in pet stores, because they aren't pets. Simple as that.
I volounteer at humane society shelter, and we got three baby racoons once, because the mother was hit by a car. The manager put them in a large cage, or crate, type thing, with a branch and an over-sized farret hamack. She let them out into the tree every day and one day they didn't come back. You need to drive/get sombody to drive you out where there's a forest/woods and release them out into the wild. Racoons will become dependent, and after that stage, will not remember how to live in the wild as it should, and Racoons live for along time, therefor you'll be stuck with it for ages. Not to mention, you never know when it's natural instincts may come up at a time, say you're picking up it's food bowl to change it. If it sees you doing so, it may assume you're trying to 'steal' it's food, and will attack you, even after you let go.
In the wild, Racoons will kill anything that trys to attack it, eat it's food, or if a female, hurt it's young.
Grizzly bear mothers drive their cubs up a tree, every day and let them come down when they have food for them. Eventully, one day they don't go back for their cubs, leaving the young ones to fend for themselves and learn to find food, hibranate, warn off other preditors, mate, have cubs of their own, and do what their mother did to them. It may seem cruel, but it's not. It's the way of life. Keep the Racoon only for a acouple weeks and then let it go. You could always take it to an animal reserve as a second option. It may be hard for you to let this tiny creature out on it's own, but if you truly love it, you'll do the right thing.
I would look up about their nutritional needs..I had a racoon show up at my house and it was eating my dairy goat feed..I also know they eat cat food..but I am not sure what all they need nutrition wise.
What he eats depends on his age. Check out the site below and compare pictures and see how old he is.
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From 8-10 weeks of age, once they are eating the puppy chow well.A live bait store is a good raccoon supermarket.Goldfish are fine, so are gambuzia minnows. you will need to sprinkle the meat with a pediatric or animal vitamin mix and a Calcium supplement or the raccoons will not thrive. They are particularly susceptible to vitamin B-1 (Thiamine deficiencies if dead or frozen fish is fed). Meat is also much too rich in protein and low in fiber to keep an animal healthy.
Raccoon are omnivorous and opportunistic carnivores. In spring they eat primarily animal matter such as: crayfish, fish, arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, a few small mammals and rodents, birds, and eggs. In the summer and fall they eat large amounts of grains, acorns, other nuts, and fruits. In the winter, they live off their fat store as well as carion, an occasional small mammal or rodent and sometimes even bark . Foraging occurs in all saline and freshwater riparian habitats, shallow water, vegetation, and on the ground. Agricultural and urban areas are also common foraging areas. Corn and grapes are among their favorite fruit and vegetable agricultural crops and garbage pails and outside pet dishes are among their favorite urban dining spots. When living adjacent to saltwater habitats, they feed on oysters and other saltwater foods, and may fish for crabs by dropping their tail in the water and jumping forward when the crab catches hold.
I feed a family of raccoons everyday. I live out in the country. The female came first. Then she disappeared for a while. When she came back she had little ones and a mate. So I have a family of them. I place out sunflower seeds, corn, cat food, dog food, left over raw veggies from the garden. They are all doing greaet and well fed. I also place water out for them. They love to wash their food and their little patties.
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