Raising a Raccoon
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Raising Buster - One early June evening a little 5-6 week old Raccoon came into our lives. We have a property next to our house that was vacant for 9 years due to some probate issues when the owner passed away. A new owner began taking down trees, removing a shed and also gutting the inside. One night this little baby Raccoon clung to the bottom of a tree in our yard chattering up a storm. I believe the Raccoon family may have been taken away somehow within cut down trees, rubbish, or became separated from the mother who took the kits that she could find far away from the construction. I will never know what really happened. I left her almost 5-6 hours, but no mother came. Around midnight I picked her up with a small fishing net and put her in a live trap/cage that I was using to TNR (Trap Neuter/Spay and Return) feral cats. The intention was to try to find the mother the next night and let her go, which did not happen. We also found that she would not eat solid food and was getting very hungry. The next morning I took two very large Dog cages and combined them into an 8’X3’X3’ foot cage and we began to hand feed her KMR (special formula). We did this using a food syringe and small baby bottle for about 3-4 weeks until she started eating solid food. And once she began eating solid food she would eat almost everything we gave her. Raccoons are omnivores which helps them survive almost anywhere.
This was the most interesting animal that I have ever raised and I have had many species including dogs, cats, various small forest animals, reptiles and parrots during my life. Buster knew her name, she came when called, used a litter pan, played with toys and showed affection just like a dog or cat. She entertained us day after day when we came home from work and on the weekends. She was truly amazing. But Linda and I knew we could not keep her long term and decided to release her slowly at about 16 weeks old in our garage and the transition her to our back yard. We had a pet door installed in our garage to help with this transition, thanks Joe P. In the meantime I contacted a licensed animal rehabilitator for advice and that could take her if need be. I was advised to release her during the night and try to get her back into the garage in the morning until she hooked up with the other raccoons. There is another family that comes to our yard, a mother and 3 young coons that are a little older than Buster and we had hoped she would now have new buddies. The nightly release and morning return worked well at first as she would come to us when called and followed Linda to her pet door and go in. But after a few days we noticed that she did not want to play with other Raccoons and their nighty games and food hunt. All she wanted was her adopted human parents, Linda and Brad. We knew the time had come to give her up to a professional.
With a very heavy heart and some tears I took her to a rehabilitator who has a fantastic operation and an enclosure that rivals any small petting zoo. Buster had no choice but to meet other Raccoons. After she gets acclimated with her peers, she will be released with a small group in late October onto a private sanctuary with a large pond out on the eastern part of LI. They provide food nightly and strategically placed shelters. I guess this is little bittersweet as we were hoping she could be part of our other back yard Raccoon group and we could watch her come around at night. But this is the best for her under the circumstances. We enjoyed her for 4 months. We thank you Buster for this opportunity to learn that a baby Raccoon can become semi-domestic and tame. However, they are not suited as pets for the average person. They can be very destructive in a house and can become very grouchy during mating season. Also they should never be caged long term. Raccoons are meant to be free. God speed to you Buster…. 
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My Loki had an injury to his hips at birth which is why I'll never release him. He wouldn't survive in the wild since he cannot climb well. He does however have free roam of my house, is minimally destructive and has a great life. ... Kudos to you for allowing your girl freedom once she was ready. Thankfully I have the time and energy (along with tough skin and fingers) to give my guy the best life possible with his circumstances...
Joe Brown you sound wonderful too
so cool you took the time to love her and let her be the wild animal she was meant to be i know how hard that is have done it but what a great feeling to be a person to love them not to be selfish and cage them for entertainment she will always love you and i will pray for both you and her
Thank you for the nice kind words.
thank you for being such a kind person
I had a hard time judging her age, but I am guessing she was about 6 weeks old. She started eating solid food about two weeks after we found her. I started mixing kitten food with KMR at first, then moved on to fruit and cereal then nut mixes, but soon after she was into everything !!! as you can see from my video.
They're extremely social animals. I think it would have been fine to just let him come and go if you had tagged him so people would see he wasn't entirely wild.
Umatsu Obossa raccoons, red foxes and a few others I'd love to see domesticated
@@djtommyc.3678 oh god, stahp trying to control other beings-- life of the party, right?
Right, let him come and go, good choice. All the bs and drama in the wild. That way he has sanctuary.
@@djtommyc.3678 Yeah there's a dude who owns a male raccoon, and it leaves for months at a time when it's breeding season, then just comes back later.
you guys were the best adoptive parents ever, you did such a great job raising her and making her feel loved. it’s obvious you are great people 👍
What good people you are. We so enjoyed watching Buster's story unfold. Although you grew to love her and parting must have been so hard, you gave her a happy ending - her freedom. God bless you! Is there any update about her progress at the sanctuary? Wouldn't it be lovely if she became a momma!
She was already “to old” and to attach to his owners to let her go outside... unless you live in the woods.
My story with my raccoon was almost the same except that we decided to keep her.
She was my best rescue animal EVER! 🐾🦝🐾
Try corn 🌽 or dried corn
As long as you keep feeding them. they will keep coming.
omg thats beautiful made me cry. u guys are good people. blessings will b in return when u good. im from the city of new york n im caring a raccoon but i dont know what to do when its big i dont want it to fall in the wrong hands pls contact me asap im willing to travel anywhere. ty
Is that little one still alive? He's so cute! Going outside his pen and then back in to try to get the ball is so funny! Thank you for caring for these sweet kits❤👁❤️❤️🦝🦝🦝
Thank you for taking such good care of this sweet girl. I know how difficult it must have been to part with her but your heart put her well being above your own loss. Completely selfless.
Love this video. I just found three abandoned baby raccoons, my friend kept one, and one of my pupils kept one, because his girlfriend is a vet. I can't decide if I should release her, keep her, or give here to the animal society.
How very nice, and truly a gift to Buster set free at the right moment. I'm sure parting with her was hard to do.
Great person, taking care and helping.
OMGoodness. Such cuteness. Buster can become Busta !
Soo wonderful how you cared for her🌹she loves you all❤️
sweet story, you did well and I feel your loss. Still, a job well done is a job.....
Brad, my name is Janeen. I am a racoon lover, and you are a fantastic, great guy. You take the best care of Buster, and she's not gonna want to leave. The tomatoe, thing was so funny. i hope you keep her. God bless
god bless you for caring for her and i understand because i have done this too it is so hard not to fall in love with them but true love wants them to be what they are wild and it is so hard to say good bye when they go but so heartwarming knowing you did the right thing thank you
I see you post this some-odd years ago. How is she doing now? I would love to know my brother found a baby raccoon no more than just a few days old. His eyes are still shut.he has been with us now for 9 days and I simply adore home. Yes he is a lot of work and a lot of responsibility but I am glad that he came into my life and I think he is glad that I came into this.
He's trilling- Let him go!!!
What age do you let them on their own safely??
Thanks for caring, George, you'll hug him n squeeze him... 🙄
Thanks for letting him go. Takes a lil something from you, doesn't it??
Much love💖💔💖
Just fckn keep her- she loves you
I know Brad and Linda personally, they are outstanding individuals, Buster couldn't have done better...
Bonjour 🐕, le petit Raguondin est magnifique, mes je n’aime pas les Animaux en cage !. Longue vie au Animaux, Amitiés 💓🐕💗🐕
This is great!!! Who are the 22 idiots that gave this a dislike? Thx for taking such good care of her.
You are amazing and Buster was so spoiled! What a nice little dream house you had for her!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ And the food buffet was incredible!!! Since you had a doggie door in your garage, why didn't you let her just come and go as she pleases?
We used to have a raccoon growing up. It was so sweet, but had a strange smell. The way they wash their food in the water was so cute! Unfortunately it had a sad demise when someone shot it thinking it was wild.
She is learning to survive. The hammock is similar to tree branches.
God bless you, you have her best interest at ❤️
I love racoons!Unfortunately we dont have them in England. Are they onlly in Canada?
Azara Moon United States too.
I live in Texas and just rescued one from a lake. Going to try to get it to a rehab. So cute I have been calling this one Lucky. Lucky I came along when I did or it would have drowned ☹️.
She is so precious. Did you get any updates on her after the rescue took her?
Its unfortunate. Ive been spending time on scavenging raccoons since last spring. Not sure if they are at risk for coming here but im being given permission to help feed the families.
Dont forget to visit Buster. She will remember you.
GREAT VIDEO!
Great story !!!
Thanks a bunch. :D
Have you given her grapes ?
Is she learning to climb ?
Awesome!!!
I don’t want them to leave 😢
how did you start her form the bottle to other foods
I think you need a bigger cage outside
I LOVE THE AWESOME, CUTE RACCOONS! THEY ALSO MAKE GOOD HOUSEPETS.
Could you please do an update.
Did you ever see her again?
アライグマの子供はママを呼び続ける檻の中にでもママは取り返しに来るかなー
Three days ago, I saved this poor baby raccoon. The mother got hit by a car and I could not let this poor baby to suffer. I went to store, bought KMR, did a lot of research about the right way to feed and take care him. But I also read about the roundworm that is extremely deadly for other pets and humans. There is not cure, or vaccine. Did you worry about the roundworm when you were taking care your raccoon? Can you give me any opinion on this matter. I am very scared but I would not abandon this baby. I will do what I have to do to save him. But any information in this matter would greatly appreciated. Please, help me with your advice. How do you deal with the roundworm problem? The raccoon I saved is only 28 oz, probably 10 inch long. May be 4-5 weeks old.
Thank you. Sincerely Naira
I was not that concerned because of her age. Also, I was
very careful how I handled her litter area.
There are products that can help eliminate the worms but I forget the
names. My suggestion is to bring him to
a reputable vector animal rehabilitator as soon as possible. Since you
only have one he will bond with you very quickly and that is not good. I made the mistake of keeping Buster too long
thinking I would let her go within my backyard where I found her. That did not work well as she became too
trusting in humans. The rehabilitator took her and let her bond
with other raccoons before letting them go in a wooded area away from people, and
made sure there was supplement food supplied.
Good Luck.
MAY I SUGGEST ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN HEALTH FOOD STORES.
You treat them with dog wormer from a vet. Over the counter stuff is weak. You need a good broad spectrum wormer. We use pyrantel regularly on all of our rehabs to combat round worms. They all have them from birth. Standard sanitation practices and you will be fine
you need to teach them to climb right?
I wonder if the other coins were mean to her?
SHAME ON YOU GUYS FOR LETTING HIM GO. HE LOVED YOU. WHY DO HUMANS ALWAYS LISTEN TO FUCKED UP PEOPLE WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND HUMAN NATURE, AND MORESO, THE LOVE OF NATURE OF ANIMALS TOWARDS HUMANS? PLEASE WOULD SOMEONE STUDY THE REALITY?
Try some tuna fish
I can't stand animals put in cages, it makes me sad...especially birds that are meant to fly..I wouldn't be able to give her up after raising her (selfish)..lol
Idon't like wild animals in box. They are free, where is the mother? She like the garden, the trees, the wind, the sun. This is crazy, please let him in liberty.!!! If you like animals.
You must have not viewed the entire video or read the story. The mother most likely was taking away when contractors took away the shed next door to my house. She had no mother when she came into my yard, and I saved her life and she was set free when she was old enough. Please take the time to view the video before commenting.
Wat
Does she like pizza
This is very sad, man, everybody with this video, like raccoons as pet. It is not good!!
learn to read...
stupid woman, if you can't read properly, shut up
Metterei te in gabbia gli animali si lasciano liberi nel loro ambiente