Intro and raccoon management.
Hi. Welcome to the Barnhill. I’m basically gonna talk about whatever I want here. It could be culture, photography, music, technology, or whatever happens to pass through my head. This will give you an idea how my mind works. But today, I’m going to talk about raccoons.
Why raccoons you ask? For your own damn safety, thats why.
I was thinking recently, what would I do if I woke up one night, and there was a raccoon in my room. This is a potentially dangerous situation. I have a small room that is generally kept pretty messy, so if I attempted to just full on wrestle it, things could go south quick. Plus, its to be assumed that the raccoon has been watching you sleep, so he already has the drop on you. My next thought was that I could hit it with the hammer I keep next to my bed, but that could get really messy. I also don’t think I’m really down with killing anything bigger than a bug. I have a hard enough time dealing with mice. The best solution I’ve come up with would be to throw a blanket over it, then scoop up the ends of the blanket to make a raccoon sack.
Finally, and this part is very important, hang the racc sack out the window. This way, you don’t have to deal with the squirming, and you won’t chance accidentally releasing a now extra ornery raccoon back into your living environment. Plus, if he does get out, its his ass falling three stories down, not yours. You just sit back and wait for animal control.
hahaha. racc sack.
oh and the picture of that raccoon looks like it has a tounge ring.
i actually woke up with a racoon on my chest one summer, sleeping on the roof in toronto. i literally just stared it down until it got off me, it was a fat old diseased looking thing too. scary stuff
Go to you tube and look up “potty trained raccoon” you will see mine.
if there is an easy exit the best thing is to remain calm and maintain eye contact with the raccoon, while herding it out. or stare it down like octo7 said it wont do anything to you if you don’t do anything to it. the only reason there should be a raccoon in your room is if there is food in your room…sorry but you probably shouldn’t hang it out the window wrapped in a blanket. So many things could go wrong with that.
I am a current wildlife rehabber/pre-vet student. I have the ability to look at the scientifically or emotionally as most people do. Raccoons are very territorial and somewhat aggressive, but like dogs most aggression is fear-based. In addition age has a factor. The best thing you could do is offer it something sweet (raccoons love chocolate and sugar or any kind) and it will go to hide their new prize. Raccoons have the agility of a small monkey so the racc sac, although cute, will probably not work and all you’ll have is a ringtail hanging onto a bunched up blanket and is now mad. I am currently rehabbing an abandoned baby raccoon. She is sweet but is a wild animal. They are not inherently vicious, but they are by no means dicile. They also usually do have parasites. Most parasites are transmitted through the feces, and I don’t know anybody would would make a meal out of dirt or poop!
Also, to the girl so stared down the coon- good for you! The most important thing you can do with a wild animal who has “invaded” your personal space is to assert your dominance over it. Most will back off unless infected with something like rabies.
About rabies and raccoons… Raccoons DO NOT carry rabies. It is not something they are born with nor do they have immunity to it. There are NO KNOWN CARRIERS OF RABIES, even though rabies can lay dormant in an individual for up to 7 years. But while it is dormant if the animal bites another it IS NOT TRANSMITTED that way. It can be, but rarely does this disease do so.
I sorry if I have bored anyone to tears with this info, but these are common misconceptions of a raccoon. I agree with most of you that to awake to find another univited animal in my house would put me on edge, but I can also see their point in the fact that my house is warm and has food- theirs does not. A little compassion for our furry brethren goes a long way when having to deal with these creatures- and not just raccoons- people too.
Hello,
My name is Dan Woodstra and I am a senior in high school. I am currently in Newspaper as a class and I was just wondering if I could use the picture of the raccoon that is featured on this page. Thanks.
How much chocolate can an adult raccoon eat before it becomes hazardous to their health ?
Raccoons do too carry rabies…