Raccoon advice.

[BART]

I found 3 baby raccoons on a locomotive monday and had to relocate them. That night the mother came and took back 2 of them leaving 1 behind. The vet and nature center said she would come back for the 3rd but as of this morning she did not. All the poor thing does is cry everytime I come near it. I called the rescue shelter today and they said i could bring it in and they would kill it for me and also informed me that it was illegal for me to feed it or offer any rehabilitation. I told them that I promise not to feed it but out of curiosity asked what I "could" feed it hypothetically. She said baby formula so I bought some and basically force fed it (eyes arent even open yet). My question is, does anyone have any experience with raccoons? If it survives, when is the right time to release it into the wild? Any special tips? I have it in a box at work with rags for insulation and a halogen light pointed at the side of the box for heat...what else can I do???

[xmodkidd33]

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...coon_kits.html

http://www.orphanedwildlifecare.com/raccooncare.htm

^^Those links should help you, I did a quick Google with "caring for baby raccoons". Best of luck to ya', friend.

[WhiteMKIV]

When i used to live in south dakota, my neighbors raised raccoons. I really dont remember what they did with then but i knew that they kept it in a cage, and walked it on a leash. Up there you're aloud to have them as pets. I think they released them in the wild around 4-6 months old.........not 100% sure on that though

[Ol'Rover]

hope the light dosnt set the box on fire and take care of it illegaly, wait till atleast its eyes are open take it to a field far away from humanity and let it go.

[texan_idiot25]

Train it to fetch you a beer?

Train it to always find the TV remote?

Train it to annoy neighbors who report your shrubs to the home owners association?

Train it to do back flips?

Train it to infiltrate the PETA HQ and find their true secret plans?

It maybe illegal, but what cop is going to really come knocking on your door, demanding to see your Racoon?

[BART]

Originally Posted by xmodkidd33

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...coon_kits.html

http://www.orphanedwildlifecare.com/raccooncare.htm

^^Those links should help you, I did a quick Google with "caring for baby raccoons". Best of luck to ya', friend.

The first one is great...thanks (although i found out i have to "make" it go poop.

[imnotmikal]

Woah, that second link says feeding it baby formula will kill it...

[meme405]

You have to MAKE it go poo?? WTF does that mean...

I know how to get rid of racoons if you want to know but not how to care for them, sorry bud. But i do think its cool your caring for it, i always knew it would be Bart to take home a sick animal, or an abandoned one...

[firebird999]

Originally Posted by Knvictd

Woah, that second link says feeding it baby formula will kill it...

i thought so. i figured the people who want it dead would make him accidentally kill it. i hope it pulls through from eating that.

[BART]

UPDATE:

Well it made a miraculous recovery this weekend. On friday it was wheezing and barely moving but today it is running around like a psycho eating as much as i can get in it's mouth (btw, it seems to love the baby formula).

[Sweed]

I can't really say that it's cute.
But wow. That's plus-2 heaven points for you.

[GearHeadV8]

that is so cute.dang you can not let the popo find it

[Donziikid]

The room it's in looks like a jail being built..

I'll admit, it's cute.

[WhiteMKIV]

Originally Posted by crazyxmoder

that is so cute.dang you can not let the popo find it

+1, it kinda reminds me of my cat when she was a kitten

[xmodificationer]

BART, I want it! that thing is so small and cute!

[meme405]

OK first of all someone said POPO, and i thought that was hilarious.

But yeah that things looks cute, and alot smaller then i thought, but i guess itll grow fast..

[xmodkidd33]

Great job, Bart! Are you going to try to keep it or release it?

P.S. Name it Josh, after me.

[Titantaw12]

wow. im supprised you could get a pic.

[theoriganalRiD3R1967]

i must agree it looks cute, but if you are planning on releasing it don't you have to teach to hunt for food?

O, and is it nice to you or always kind of like in attack mode?

[texan_idiot25]

I really doubt the cops are going to go guns blazing over the **** thing.

Named it yet?