Caught a racoon...

[Worba]

...in the have a heart trap. Awaiting relocation to somewhere the little bastard can't dig up our lawn.

But...

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So... freakin... CUTE.

[Silivren]

Racoons are so cute! I'm glad your relocating him/her Thats very kind! <3

[GormanGhaste]

Raccoons are cute until one gets loose inside your house I think they have more innate chaotic ability than any other species!

(I used to know someone who raised a baby raccoon.)

[Worba]

Oh I've seen videos of what happens when they are allowed inside (leaving the place looking like it's been burglarized*, chewing through walls and such).

They're still cute even then. Such is their power.




*Actually quite appropriate considered the bandit mask...

[cowmuflage]

Glad you could save it!

I've only had a possum come near my house and it had a fight with ma cat XD. Cat lost of course.

[GormanGhaste]

I had a possum come near my house, and it had a fight with ma cat XD. Cat lost of course.

We once had an opossum and our cat trapped together on our small enclosed patio, and they were both too scared of each other to even think of fighting! Of course our possums, Didelphis virginiana, are different than yours.

[cowmuflage]

I had a possum come near my house, and it had a fight with ma cat XD. Cat lost of course.

We once had an opossum and our cat trapped together on our small enclosed patio, and they were both too scared of each other to even think of fighting! Of course our possums, Didelphis virginiana, are different than yours.

Oh my thats classic!. Your ones do that play dead thing and thats pretty cool.

[Acherontia]

Please say you got pics!!

Regarding raccoons in the house, I have a story--apologies for the textspam, I promise I'm not trying to abduct your thread (but the mention of the havoc they can wreak requires this story ).

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I moved from North Carolina back to my parents' place in New York around age 20, and brought my three Betta fish up with me in their bowls. I had a hideous flea infestation in my car (don't ask), so I flea-bombed the car upon arrival, FORGETTING TO REMOVE MY FISH. I was extremely tired and stressed from the trip, or I'd never have forgotten. I felt absolutely awful to find that my 2-year-old fish were dead bar 1.

A friend of mine slept over that night; she got the downstairs bedroom. I plonked my surviving female betta on the counter, and went upstairs to sleep. Unfortunately, one of my parents' cats pulled the screen door open. In the middle of the night, I was awoken by a ruckus. Going downstairs, I found that raccoons had invaded. One was in the bedroom with my frightened friend, having pulled a garbage pail down and strewn everything about while she stayed silent under the blankets. The other was in the kitchen. With. My. Fish.

All I found was a single betta fin. Not even joking.

However, I didn't blame the raccoon; it was just being a raccoon. It jammed itself up into a cabinet, so I laid a pear down on the floor outside of it. A raccoon hand reached out, cast around, grabbed the pear & vanished. Munching ensued.

A bit later, the raccoon emerged; I found it standing on the kitchen table, leaning on the window as if trying to figure out how to get out. I walked up to it and ran my hand down its back, very gently, just because PETTING A WILD RACCOON seemed like a good idea at the time. Then my cat jumped on it.

The raccoon promptly jumped down and found the open door I was left with garbage everywhere, a dead fish (...piece), a pissed-off cat and a half-eaten pear jammed into the cabinet frame where nobody could reach it >.<

[cowmuflage]

Oh my raccoons do sound awesome. But I think I would rather not live near them manily just I don't think I could handle one visting .

[Worba]

Please say you got pics!!

I didn't, on account of I had to get back to work. I know, /fail. But we reset the trap as there was signs of more digging this morning, so if we catch another I promise I will redeem myself.

Regarding raccoons in the house, I have a story--apologies for the textspam, I promise I'm not trying to abduct your thread (but the mention of the havoc they can wreak requires this story ).

Digress away!

However, I didn't blame the raccoon; it was just being a raccoon. It jammed itself up into a cabinet, so I laid a pear down on the floor outside of it. A raccoon hand reached out, cast around, grabbed the pear & vanished. Munching ensued.

A bit later, the raccoon emerged; I found it standing on the kitchen table, leaning on the window as if trying to figure out how to get out. I walked up to it and ran my hand down its back, very gently, just because PETTING A WILD RACCOON seemed like a good idea at the time. Then my cat jumped on it.

The raccoon promptly jumped down and found the open door I was left with garbage everywhere, a dead fish (...piece), a pissed-off cat and a half-eaten pear jammed into the cabinet frame where nobody could reach it >.<

Holy crap that is waaay too cute.