Hi all,
Trips…. raccoons are great as babies but almost always grow up to be mean to people.
they are wild by nature and I guess not much changes that.
I grew up ….. as a teen … I had a friend who literally has a house (3 stories) built into the side of a cliff.
they actually have a cave inside their house.
its beautiful house . they had to go to washington to fight the river bottom they live on from being turned into a large lake. and won.
anyway …. I used to stay there all the time. in bunk bed…. I got the top. the baby raccoons used to climb up there …. being nocturnal .. and run from my head to my toes …. in circles….. and would stop at each end all night …. pulling my hair or nibbling my toes …. it was so cute ….. I loved them so much.
they had an otter ….or maybe it was a beaver …. I forget …. that killed itself …. sliding off their roof from top of house during winter …. and couldn’t stop itself from the end of the house roof and fell a story ….. or two.
it was a neat family. they rescued all kinds of animals that were hurt. had an owl…. a hawk … many different species of all kinds thru the years.
But what must be remembered is most these animals once they reach adult age … are not pets. cannot be made pets. they are wild …. and will eventually turn on humans as that is their nature and not to be blamed.
loved your story. I also grew up around many different animals and know that no matter how much YOU may love them …… they love nature more … and that is to be remembered and respected.
when wild animals reach adult age … they should truly be respected or rather expected … to be capable of anything at any time.