Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Pet raccoon?

I have a pet raccoon. I have had her since she has been born. She isn't even a year old. I want to set her free in the wild where she belongs. My question is can she survive?Pet raccoon?
If you have raised her from birth she will not survive in the wild.She does not know how to forage and would end up shot by a neighbor for digging in the trash.Raccoons also bond to people just like pet birds, dog and cats.She cant be released.If you release her she will not fear humans and that will also pose a problem.If you want her connected to her surroundings build a large outdoor pen with all types of things she would find in the wild.Have wood logs screwed together for her to climb and a pool that would resemble a natural water source.After you have all this done then you could teach her how to find her own food without getting in peoples trash. Retraining animals take a lot of time and commentment. If you love her you will not let her go until she can forage completely on her own,but the fear of man will never be in her heart.If you can no longer care for her you can always contact a local wild life retirement facility.Pet raccoon?
when i had coons our wild life officer came and got them then took them to some one who rehabs animals (wild) that have lived with people to be able to survive in the wild where they belong.
Sadly probably not, she'll be too used to humans and won't know how to fend for herself...

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