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- chadsexingtime, on 06/16/2009, -0/+54Seriously. I pressed the 'baby opossum' button
- GoKings, on 06/17/2009, -0/+26I want a raccoon. I mean... I could come home to my house being thrashed, but then when I looked at those little burglar eyes... All would be forgiven.
- drmangrum, on 06/16/2009, -0/+19My dad had one as a pet years ago. He still misses it. They apparently have a lot of personality.
- Nitro187, on 06/17/2009, -0/+18I had one as a pet once too. I rescued it from a mine quarry I was working at a long time ago. Kept him for 6 months! I had him at my cottage, which was from the same area that I rescued him from. Best animal I've ever owned.. Such amazing personality. After they are 6 months though, it's time to let them go as they will start to be too dependent on you.
The last few weeks of having him, I 'roughed' him up a bit, and trained him how to catch minnows, crawfish and stuff. It was an absolute blast. His favorite meal when he was growing up was scrambled eggs and lemonade. hahah.
He was trained to go outside to go to the washroom... being at a cottage, it wasn't that big of a deal...there was always a door open somewhere. One time there wasn't, and he went on a newspaper. Animals don't like going to the bathroom in their living space.
Sorry about the long winded story, but one last thing I thought was cool about this... is that he used to race me down to the lake and jump on the seadoo when I went for a ride. He'd sit at shore crying if I went without him. Bar none - the best animal I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot. It's too bad these guys aren't domesticated... I'd have one for sure. He NEVER bit anyone EVER either. - Dzue, on 06/16/2009, -0/+18Raised a rescued one as a pet, they have little glove like hands and a mask cause they steal everything!
- Pinkertinkle, on 06/17/2009, -0/+16Rescued from vending machine or evicted from home sweet home?
- nismerf, on 06/17/2009, -0/+15If it were a couple of baby rats, they would have called the exterminator. Make sure you stay cute, it could cost ya...
- alexkim804, on 06/17/2009, -2/+13"Awww they're so cu-- AH *****, IT BIT ME!"
- TheMachine1, on 06/17/2009, -0/+11Raccoons are among the few animals that have thrived thanks to humans. They can live even in urban areas in high population densities. Their a smart, resourceful animal. If a comet wipes out mankind in 2012 I would not be surprise if the decedents of raccoons become our replacement.
- Mo0eY, on 06/17/2009, -0/+7So those are the little bastards that always ate my dollar bills.
- inactive, on 06/17/2009, -0/+6That's exactly what I was thinking. Your risk of getting disease from either animal or any other wild animal that's around your home is about equal as well. It's really funny how people treat animals differently based on their appearances or on their own cultural biases.
- PowderedToasty, on 06/17/2009, -1/+7Was it a good pet? Could it live in doors and not go to the bathroom all over the place?
- inactive, on 06/17/2009, -0/+6You mean like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DfGf4M3QZo - DouglasQ, on 06/17/2009, -0/+6I always wondered how vending machines worked.
- justok, on 06/17/2009, -0/+6"...it will become dependent on man. That's when the trouble starts."
ask any woman. - inactive, on 06/17/2009, -0/+5For anyone curious about pet raccoons, this website is a gold mine of information written by a couple who kept one for 18 years:
http://www.mnsi.net/%7Eremocoon/index2.htm
Basically, they're very fun animals, but:
•You have to raccoon-proof your kitchen and house
•They're very prone to obesity and a proper diet is very difficult to maintain
•Finding a vet can be hard
•It could be illegal in your state to keep one - inactive, on 06/17/2009, -1/+6Raccoon are neat little animals and all, but like any wild animal don't feed it or it will become dependent on man. That's when the trouble starts.
- tgc1, on 06/17/2009, -1/+5You can train them to go in a litter box.
- Vindexus, on 06/17/2009, -0/+4Holy ***** that thing is cute.
- cowsgonemadd3, on 06/17/2009, -0/+4We know someone who has one that comes in the house and sleeps under the sheets with him. Plus he even gets in the shower and gets lathered up every day.
- tkcom, on 06/17/2009, -2/+5RJ? Is that you?
- thelimopit, on 06/17/2009, -0/+3Nice of Woody Harrelson to go rescue them
- socialpyramid, on 06/17/2009, -1/+4lil scamps!
- surf314, on 06/17/2009, -1/+4Raccoons are tricky animals because they are adorable and you want to like them but they are also nature's douchebags. That and they steal everything.
- CoD4, on 06/17/2009, -2/+4Viral for sly cooper 4?
- jiggawatt, on 06/17/2009, -1/+3Haha having grown just outside of Tulsa I constantly had enounters with Racoons, Possums, and Skunks. After one close encounter with a skunk, I think i could consider myself a Skunk wrangler.
- Xaevier, on 06/17/2009, -0/+2INC Pepsi ad
"See even raccoons prefer pepsi!" - FXNGLAS, on 06/17/2009, -0/+2Ned Bruha - The Skunk Whisperer.
What is a Skunk Whisperer? - inactive, on 06/17/2009, -0/+2BEHOLD! I AM THE SKUNK WHISPERER!
- dshortey, on 06/17/2009, -0/+2i dont know when MAX HARDCORE was released from prison but it seem it rehabilitated him. but it seems he still cant keep his hands off the coon.
- Mockylock, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1I used to have one as a pet (registered in WV). They're extremely smart, and almost like raising a child when they're first born. Unfortunately, they become extremely aggressive after they become a year old due to hormones. They're easy to tame when they're young, but they eventually become "wild" again.
- daschupa, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1So that's how those machines work, baby animal labor.
- inactive, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1OMFG what kind of idiot feeds a raccoon that has just destroyed his kitchen - I'm gonna go ahead and guess that this guy rents.
- mdunsmore, on 06/17/2009, -1/+2Poor parenting is to blame.
- cowsgonemadd3, on 06/17/2009, -0/+11 Spuddie is never enough.
- inactive, on 06/17/2009, -2/+3you have to be good with children /facepalm
- xsecretfiles, on 06/17/2009, -1/+2This raccoon has clearly watched
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Hedge_(film) - andy9590, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1Viral for Over the hedge 2?
- allyclark, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1Seriously! They are so cute
- rnawky, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1Pepsi just has no regard for temperature regulation and the raccoons detected a warm location.
- PowderedToasty, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1Thanks for the stories! I didn't know they were such good pets. I'm already starting my scheming...
- mesoholy, on 06/19/2009, -0/+1Take the mother to court for negligence!
- bracketdash, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1Coons are evil, man. They gone and eat my chickens 'gain!
- magnus3d, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1OJ didnt do it. It was raccoons!
- BAM22, on 06/18/2009, -0/+1always send your children in to do the dirty work... good call momma 'coon
- Dzue, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1If you fell asleep everything in your pockets would be gone.
He was alway's into stuff! Very lovable and enjoyed being a part of the family. I would not trust one implicitly they belong in the wild and are very mistchievious. - magnus3d, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1A person who does chronic silent farts.
- r3m1x645, on 06/17/2009, -1/+2I think I can speak for everyone when I say:
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. - magnus3d, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1I bet Pepsi put them there for the free advertisement.
- magnus3d, on 06/17/2009, -0/+1or excellent at chronic silent farts.
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