Anyone have a raccoon as a pet? is it hard to teach them any tricks?

I've had raccoons twice as pets! They are ADOREABLE and funny to watch! They have to wash everything they eat in their water, so we found ourselves CONSTANTLY changing the water. Yes, you can train them much like you would a dog. PLUS, they need to be handled a LOT to overcome their fear and shyness of people. Good luck if you have one! You will LOVE it. Also, we had a dog at the time too, and they became good friends.Anyone have a raccoon as a pet? is it hard to teach them any tricks?
Yes you can teach them tricks, just pinch off a little bit of an oscar mayer wiener those have no red food dye in them and you can teach them alot of tricks Dogs cant even do!!

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Anyone have a raccoon as a pet? is it hard to teach them any tricks?
no and i dont plan to
The easiest trick to teach them is to bite off little Suzy's finger when she sticks it into the cage.





Do they make pets? I've only seen wild ones. Perhaps I'm ignorant on the subject.
Doubt you will get him to come out of his trash can alive... you alive, not him
Having a raccoon as a pet could be illegal unless you have a license. They are wild animals and it would be hard to teach them tricks.
wut da hell a racoon as a pet i doubt u can teach them ne thang but eating more trash an becomeing fat
my friends aunt does.its pretty cute
nope, raccoons have rabies. thought i think it would be hard to teach a non-domesticated animal tricks, but i suppose it can be possible.
racoons are vicious rodent vermin, and do not make a suitable pet. they should be treated as rabid, flea infested varmints.
lol... no,
Yes, I have a raccoon for a pet. I feed him at night when I put the garbage out. LOL
yep had one when i was little...they poop a lot and no tricks and when they ';talk'; they chatter.... it gets anoying..
i don't think haveing a racoon as a pet is a good idea....i mean only if you really want to put your self up to the test? i mean at least they wouldnt get skinned alive because of you!


but only keep it if your dedicated!
I wouldn't try......
they are wild by nature let them stay that way the human race has messed up the wilderness enough, we need to let the wild secies live as they are wild