Found this little guy in my garbage can

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So I noticed my garbage was moved but it was still in the up-right position and when I looked in I found him sleeping in there. He wasn't acting aggressive or in distress so I gently laid the can down so he could escape, but he shows no interest in leaving just yet and maybe wait for evening, I will just have to keep some distance.....just thought I'd share.
 
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You should be careful around it. There have been a lot of sick raccoons reported in the area that I live in. Usually folks around here will call the police if the animal is acting sick / funny and they shoot it.
josh
 
Cool. When I come across critters like that these days, I just leave them alone. When I was a kid I had an after school job driving a tractor in an apple orchard. Someone caught a rat and dumped it into a 45 gallon drum used as a burning bin. That rat would look up to us, all covered in black soot and crud, and still be challengingly aggressive. That was not a happy rat. :eek:
 
He walked out shortly after and was docile and didn't appear sick, but I was very careful anyways. He did run around the yard probably freaked out by the daylight, but I think he found his bearings and headed for home.
 
Yeah be very careful around wild animals that do not run away especially during the daytime. Rabies makes them confused and act like they normally wouldn't.
 
We have a troupe or family of them that live here at the beach ! LOL I've hand feed one of them. But it's always a good idea to give the a way out if they don't want any company.
 
I guess you haven't tangled with raccoons much! They've got five nimble fingers on each front foot and if you foolishly treat them nice they'll quickly figure out a way to break or tunnel into your house and take over.
 
300Six said:
I guess you haven't tangled with raccoons much! They've got five nimble fingers on each front foot and if you foolishly treat them nice they'll quickly figure out a way to break or tunnel into your house and take over.
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I have never had raccoon issues, but if I see him out in the daylight again I know he will have to go.
 
300Six has has the right idea!

I do pest control now and always tell people to challenge racoons in their yard verbally and loudly(safely) or use a hose, throw things etc. An air soft is a great lesson to garbage raiders.

Make them think your an A-hole and worry about their safety, they will take you off their route.

They radio collared urban racoons a few years ago as a study in a major city somewhere in the U.S.A and found that they rarely cross arterial busy roads and can usually live within a 6 to 12 square block area. We provide that much food/waste and harbourage!!!!

Once they figure out you are paying off it is an escalating problem.

Hand feeding racoons is nuts man, they can whip a 100lb dog solo and you will think you have danced with a thresher if they ever go feral and grab hold of you Rhinoknives!!!
They are freakishly strong like little bears, when I carry a big one in a live trap for relocating or see how they rip into a roof , I can see and feel their power.
That cuteness is a Jeckle and Hyde con!

Any scratch or bite is brutal and bacterial as they eat and dig through rotten food and garbage not to mention the rabies lottery!

Needle through your abdominal wall into the stomach repeatedly without anesthetic to prevent the possibilty is an added bonus as well.

Unless you can immediately provide the head so they can test the brain before becoming a needle magnet!

Here ends the racoon rant and regards everyone!
 
Oh I've seen a Pissed off raccoon in the wild. I know about their strength as well. I wouldn't just hand feed any Raccoon. These here are slightly domesticated and they do have a route here in the hood of about 6-8 blocks is the area I think i've seen the same troupe?

The one I fed comes by around 10 pm with the other four members of the troupe following up and keeping their distance. I leave a doggie bowl filled with water on the side of the garden where my lounge chair is for the local Birds & Coons and even my dog to have a drink.
" We have a bad drought here in Cali"

One evening I borrowed a small handful of my doggies kibble and relaxed in my chair for some summer cool air with a refreshing beverage. The Coon came by for a drink and didn't jump when he saw me.
I handed him the kibble one bite at a time. He would wash it in the bowl and delicately put it in his mouth.
I've seen him since then and haven't fed him and he hasn't complained?
 
Years ago during EMT training a little old lady was brought in to the ER. She had been riding in a car that hit a horse at 60 MPH. I got to restrain one arm while the airway was inserted. She literally lifted me off of my feet several times. So I guess that any creature can be insanely strong when the fear and adrenaline hit. Raccoons are pretty bright and the few that I have encountered turned around and headed in the opposite direction.
 
To foreign viewers raccoons are wonderfully inquisitive and cute critters. To folks that discover them raising a litter of young uns through a hole they made in the roof, or 'animal-proof' garbage cans constantly being up-ended and scattered about, they are a serious nuisance.
22 CB longs are quiet and allow you to keep your distance and a raccoon that has been 'ventilated' with one does not come back nor does it get word out to any of it's colleagues. Raccoons are not an endangered species, if anything there are many more per acre in urban settings (no effective predators except for traffic) than there are in the wild.
You could, if you have a twisted sense of humour do like I do in Provincial Parks on camping trips where bold raccoons are a real pest, feed the intruder a bowl of food steeped with Ex-Lax. Could be it injures them (extreme dehydration) but my kids and I chuckle away around the campfire conjuring up images of a wide-eyed thirsty raccoon with uncontrollable diarrhea and a lost desire to return to the location of that particular source of easy pickens. What I do know is ensuing camping nights are usually raccoon free!
 
Dispatching a pesky Raccoon humanly is one thing.
Torturing and perhaps slowly killing them for your amusement by feeding them X Lax is just plain sick and has no humor in it at all.

Maybe one of your kids will slip you a triple dose one night at the camp site and you can see how much fun it is?
 
You did the right thing. That is pretty much what I would have done. Generally speaking, the animals more prone to rabies are raccoons and skunks. Beware when they are not afraid of humans or are wandering close to you during daylight hours. If they are acting "funny" stay away from them.

Raccoons can tear you up when they are mad. I have caught them in box and steel traps. I was trapping muskrats at the time and had no interest in raccoons. I usually tried to set them free from a steel trap and their legs were usually not broken. As a teen, I spent a week trying to trap a live baby raccoon for a pet, without success I might add. It was fun though except for all the poison ivy I got infected with and I swelled up like a balloon. They make pretty good pets (for awhile). I don't believe you are allowed to keep them as pets anymore. Times have changed.
 
300Six said:
To foreign viewers raccoons are wonderfully inquisitive and cute critters. To folks that discover them raising a litter of young uns through a hole they made in the roof, or 'animal-proof' garbage cans constantly being up-ended and scattered about, they are a serious nuisance.
22 CB longs are quiet and allow you to keep your distance and a raccoon that has been 'ventilated' with one does not come back nor does it get word out to any of it's colleagues. Raccoons are not an endangered species, if anything there are many more per acre in urban settings (no effective predators except for traffic) than there are in the wild.
You could, if you have a twisted sense of humour do like I do in Provincial Parks on camping trips where bold raccoons are a real pest, feed the intruder a bowl of food steeped with Ex-Lax. Could be it injures them (extreme dehydration) but my kids and I chuckle away around the campfire conjuring up images of a wide-eyed thirsty raccoon with uncontrollable diarrhea and a lost desire to return to the location of that particular source of easy pickens. What I do know is ensuing camping nights are usually raccoon free!
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The Rule of the Three S's --- Shoot. Shovel. Shut up.
 
Yup, they can easily chew and tear a man or dog up badly. Gotta remember, they frequently climb, run, and jump...athletic little boogers.
 
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