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Should Raccoons Be Pets? The Pros, Cons, and State Law Breakdown
Should Raccoons Be Pets? The Pros, Cons, and State Law Breakdown
With their masking markings, dexterous hands, and high intelligence, raccoons (Procyon lotor) frequently capture public imagination as potential household pets. Viral social media videos often showcase tamed raccoons living alongside cats and dogs, prompting many to ask: Should raccoons actually be kept as pets?
While the idea appeals to animal lovers, keeping a wild, non-domesticated mammal in a home environment presents significant ethical, physical, and legal challenges.
1. The Arguments FOR Keeping Raccoons as Pets
Proponents of captive raccoon ownership—often experienced wildlife rehabilitators or licensed exotic pet owners—highlight several unique traits:
- High Cognitive Engagement: Raccoons possess advanced problem-solving skills, making interactive play and clicker training exceptionally rewarding for dedicated handlers.
- Affectionate Juvenile Behavior: When hand-reared from infancy, young kits can form strong bonds with human caregivers, seeking out physical affection and play.
- Omnivorous Diet: Unlike obligate carnivores, raccoons thrive on a varied diet of commercial dog food, fresh vegetables, fruits, and lean proteins, making feeding relatively straightforward.
2. The Arguments AGAINST Keeping Raccoons as Pets
Wildlife biologists, veterinarians, and animal welfare organizations overwhelmingly advise against keeping raccoons as household pets.
[Adoption / Hand-Rearing] ─── (Affectionate, playful juvenile phase)
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[Sexual Maturity (1–2 yrs)] ─ (Hormonal spikes, extreme territorial behavior)
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[Household Disruption] ───── (Destructive biting, furniture shredding, lock-picking)
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[Surrender / Euthanasia] ─── (Cannot be released to wild; sanctuaries often full)
- Adult Hormonal Shifts: Upon reaching sexual maturity (around 1 to 2 years of age), tamed raccoons experience massive surge levels of testosterone or estrogen. Tamed raccoons frequently become unpredictable, aggressive, and prone to severe biting.
- Extreme Destruction & Dexterity: Raccoons possess opposable-like front paws capable of turning door knobs, opening latches, unscrewing jar lids, and dismantling drywall or upholstery.
- Lack of Specialized Veterinary Care: Standard domestic pet veterinarians rarely treat raccoons. Furthermore, if an un-vaccinated or non-licensed raccoon bites a human, state public health laws usually mandate that the animal be euthanized for rabies testing.
- Severe Zoonotic Risks: Raccoons are primary hosts for Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm), whose eggs are shed in feces and can cause severe neurological damage or blindness in humans if accidentally ingested.
3. Why States Allow (or Ban) Pet Raccoons
Exotic pet laws in the United States vary drastically. State regulations generally fall into three legal philosophies:
Category A: Complete Ban (Most States)
- Rationale: Public health (rabies and roundworm prevention), protection of native wildlife from disease transmission, and preventing animal welfare issues when owners inevitably abandon adult raccoons.
Category B: Allowed with Strict Permits & Inspections
- Rationale: States that allow raccoons under permit (e.g., Florida, Indiana, Illinois) treat them as captive wildlife or Class III exotic animals.
- Requirements: Applicants must pass facility inspections, demonstrate caging standards, show proof of legal acquisition from licensed breeders, and maintain liability coverage. Permits ensure that only experienced handlers, not casual buyers, take them in.
Category C: Allowed Without Special State Permits (Very Few States)
- Rationale: States like Arkansas or Wisconsin historically permit ownership of captive-bred native wildlife under specific conditions (e.g., limit on total animals, or purchasing strictly from licensed state breeders). These laws rely on personal property rights and local county/city ordinances to govern keeping non-traditional pets.
The Complete 13-State Breakdown
| State | Legal Status | Primary Regulatory Reason & Condition |
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| Arkansas | Allowed (Limits apply) | Up to 6 raccoons can be kept per household under native wildlife rules without a permit. |
| Delaware | Permit Required | Allowed with a state permit from the Division of Fish and Wildlife for captive-bred animals. |
| Florida | Class III Permit Required | Requires a Class III Captive Wildlife Permit, including cage size requirements and experience documentation. |
| Indiana | Wild Animal Permit Required | Regulated under a Wild Animal Possession Permit requiring outdoor cage inspections and health records. |
| Michigan | Captive Wildlife Permit | Allowed if obtained from a licensed breeder with a captive wildlife permit; wild-caught raccoons are banned. |
| Missouri | Wildlife Hobby Permit | Allows keeping up to 5 raccoons obtained from a licensed wildlife breeder with a Wildlife Hobby Permit. |
| Nebraska | Captive Wildlife Permit | Legal strictly with a captive wildlife permit and proof of legal purchase from a certified breeder. |
| North Carolina | Local Option / Permit | State law defers heavily to county ordinances; permitted in certain counties with a captivity license. |
| Oklahoma | Breeder/Pet License | Requires an entry permit and a Commercial Wildlife Breeder or Non-Commercial Wildlife License. |
| Rhode Island | Import/Possession Permit | Requires a specific exotic/wildlife possession permit from DEM, usually restricted to educational/captive propagation. |
| South Carolina | Allowed (Captive-Bred) | Wild-caught native raccoons are prohibited, but captive-bred raccoons purchased legally are permitted. |
| South Dakota | Allowed (Limits apply) | Up to 1 raccoon can be kept as a pet without a specific permit if acquired legally. |
| Wisconsin | Captive Wild Animal License | Legal if purchased from a licensed captive wild animal farm provider with proper documentation. |
References & Scientific Sources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Parasites - Baylisascaris infection (Raccoon Roundworm). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- National Agricultural Law Center. States' Exotic Animal Possession Laws Matrix.
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). Private Ownership of Wild or Exotic Animals Position Statement.
- Gehrt, S. D. (2004). Ecology and Management of Urban Raccoons. Rangeland Wildlife Management, 247–263.
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 10 days ago
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Lone Mothers and Absent Fathers: Why Male Raccoons Leave (And Can We Change It?)
Lone Mothers and Absent Fathers: Why Male Raccoons Leave (And Can We Change It?)
In the world of North American raccoons (Procyon lotor), parenting is strictly a single-mother operation. Once mating season concludes in early spring, the male raccoon disappears, leaving the female to handle den selection, foraging, defense, and kit rearing entirely on her own.
To human observers, this absent-father dynamic might seem like a social flaw. However, in evolutionary biology, it is a highly successful adaptation. To understand whether we could—or even should—"turn that around" through domestication or selective breeding, we have to look at why male raccoons act this way in the first place.
1. Why Male Raccoons Don't Stick Around
In animal behavior, male parental investment usually depends on two main factors: resource distribution and certainty of paternity. Raccoons have evolved a social structure called polygynous promiscuity, driven by clear ecological trade-offs.
High Resource Density and Solitary Ranges
In the wild, natural food sources (grubs, crayfish, berries, nuts) are spread out across large territories. A female raccoon can easily find enough food to support herself and a litter of 3 to 5 kits within her home range without needing a male to hunt or forage for her. Because male assistance isn't strictly necessary for kit survival, evolution never pressured males to stay.
Territorial Exclusion and Infanticide Risk
Male raccoons cover large home ranges that overlap with multiple females. If a male stayed in a single den, his presence would actually increase the food competition around the kits. Furthermore, adult male raccoons pose a territorial risk to young offspring—infanticide by non-dominant males sometimes occurs in wild populations. By keeping males far away from the nursery den, females protect their kits from potential male aggression.
2. The Mechanics of Biparental Care: How Evolution Changes Behavior
For a mammal species to shift from single-mother care to biparental care (both parents raising offspring), specific evolutionary pressures must be present. We see true biparental care in species like foxes, wolves, and beavers because:
Hunting requires teamwork: A single mother wolf cannot hunt large prey and guard a den simultaneously.
Resources are scarce or localized: Both parents are needed to continuously bring food back to a single nest or lodge.
Hormonal bonding mechanisms: High levels of oxytocin and prolactin are triggered in males during mating and offspring presence, reinforcing paternal instincts.
Because wild raccoons are opportunistic omnivores rather than cooperative pack hunters, male raccoons never evolved the hormonal triggers that promote paternal care.
3. Could Humans "Turn It Around" Through Selective Breeding?
If breeders or scientists attempted to domesticate raccoons and selectively breed for male parental involvement, the process would be complex, requiring multi-generational behavioral engineering.
[Phase 1: Co-Housing & Tolerance Selection]
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[Phase 2: Hormonal & Genetic Screening] ─── (Select males with low territorial aggression)
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[Phase 3: Pair-Bond Conditioning] ───────── (Enforce monogamous co-parenting environments)
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[Selective Biparental Strain] ───────────── (Males exhibit den defense & kit grooming)
Selective Breeding for Pair-Bonding: In a controlled breeding setup, researchers would screen for rare males that show zero aggression toward newborn kits and co-house them with females. Breeding only the offspring of these docile males over 20 to 40 generations could alter their social instinct.
Hormonal Selection: Domestication naturally reduces testosterone spikes and adrenaline reactions while boosting oxytocin. Lowering male territorial aggression could allow males to tolerate living in the same enclosure during kit development.
Artificial Resource Abundance: In domestic environments where food is abundant and zero-effort (unlike the wild), the competitive stress between males and females vanishes.
4. Should We Change Male Raccoon Behavior?
While turning male raccoons into devoted fathers is theoretically possible through intensive selective breeding, evolutionary biologists caution against viewing the wild behavior as something that needs "fixing."
In the wild, female raccoons thrive precisely because they control their own dens without male interference. The male's strategy—mating with multiple females and ranging widely—maximizes genetic diversity across the local population, making the species as a whole extraordinarily resilient.
References & Scientific Sources
Gehrt, S. D., & Fritzell, E. K. (1998). Resource distribution, female home range size, and male mating strategy in raccoons. Journal of Mammalogy, 79(1), 276–282.
Pitt, J. A., et al. (2008). Mating system and spatial organization of raccoons (Procyon lotor). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 62(8), 1263–1274.
Clutton-Brock, T. H. (1991). The Evolution of Parental Care. Princeton University Press.
Trut, L., et al. (2009). Animal evolution during domestication: the domesticated fox as a model system. BioEssays, 31(3), 349–360.
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 10 days ago
The Trash Panda Pathway: How Raccoons Are Domesticating Themselves by me, Jake D.
The Trash Panda Pathway: How Raccoons Are Domesticating Themselves
For centuries, people thought domestication was mainly a human-driven process. It involved selectively breeding wolves into dogs, wildcats into pest-control companions, or wild boars into livestock. However, modern evolutionary biology tells a different story. Many of our closest animal companions underwent self-domestication long before humans got involved. They adapted to human settlements to find easy food. Today, North American raccoons (Procyon lotor) are going through this same evolutionary shift in real time.
1. Tamed vs. Domesticated: Understanding the Difference
Before looking at how raccoons might become domestic animals, it's important to distinguish between individual taming and species-level domestication:
Taming refers to a behavioral change in an individual. A wild raccoon raised by humans can learn to trust them, but its genetics remain completely wild. When it reaches sexual maturity, hormonal changes often make tamed wild animals destructive, unpredictable, and aggressive.
Domestication involves a permanent, multi-generational genetic change. Over many generations, selective pressures modify the genome of a population. This leads to tameness, reduced fear responses, and distinct physical changes.
While it remains illegal or heavily regulated to keep a wild raccoon as a pet in most places, the species is beginning to take the first steps toward domestication.
2. How Urban Raccoons Are "Self-Domesticating"
Domestication starts when a wild population forms a commensal relationship with humans. They benefit from human food waste while adapting to human presence.
The Role of Human Refusal
Urban areas provide a lot of accessible, calorie-rich food from garbage cans, compost bins, and pet bowls. For raccoons to take advantage of this, they must overcome their natural fear of people. Those with lower reactivity and stress responses do better in cities and pass those docile, bold traits to their young.
The Domestication Syndrome Phenotype
When animals are selected for tameness, they often show physical changes. This phenomenon is known as Domestication Syndrome. Changes in neural crest cell development during embryonic growth often lead to traits like shorter snouts, smaller brains, floppy ears, and depigmented patches on their fur.
A significant study published in Frontiers in Zoology (Lesch et al., 2025) examined nearly 20,000 raccoon images across the United States. The researchers found that urban raccoons have noticeably shorter snouts than their rural relatives. This marks one of the first seen physical signs of domestication syndrome in wildlife living in cities.
3. How Humans Could Actively Domesticate Raccoons
If researchers or breeders wanted to speed up raccoon domestication, they would follow a plan set out by Dmitri Belyaev in his well-known Russian Silver Fox experiment:
[Generation 1: Wild Population]
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[Behavioral Screening] (Test how close they get to humans)
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[Selective Breeding] (Breed only the top 10% least reactive individuals)
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[Multigenerational Tracking] (Observe physical changes: coat variations, skull changes)
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[Fully Domesticated Line] (Consistent tameness, juvenile play retention, docility)
Selective Breeding for Tameness: Choose only individuals with low adrenaline production and low fear or aggression towards humans.
Pedigree & Genetic Tracking: Avoid inbreeding while isolating lines that show high sociability, reduced night activity, and easy handling.
Dietary & Environmental Adaptation: Breed over 30 to 50 generations to create animals that do well with indoor routines, litter training, and a mixed domestic diet.
4. Challenges to True Raccoon Domestication
Despite their intelligence and dexterity, several biological factors make raccoon domestication difficult:
Nocturnal Activity Cycles: Raccoons are naturally active at dawn and dusk, so generations of selection are needed to align with human sleep patterns.
High Dexterity and Curiosity: Their natural skills for solving problems, combined with nimble paws, can lead to destructive behavior at home.
Zoonotic Risks: Raccoons can carry rabies and parasites like Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm), requiring strict health protocols during breeding efforts.
References & Scientific Sources
Apostolov, N., Lesch, R., et al. (2025). Tracking domestication signals across populations of North American raccoons (Procyon lotor) via citizen science-driven image repositories. Frontiers in Zoology, 22(28). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12492588/
Wilkins, A. S., Wrangham, R. W., & Fitch, W. T. (2014). The "domestication syndrome" in mammals: A unified hypothesis based on neural crest cell behavior and genetics. Genetics, 197(3), 795–808.
Trut, L. (1999). Early Canid Domestication: The Farm-Fox Experiment. American Scientist, 87(2), 160–169.
Zeder, M. A. (2012). Pathways to Animal Domestication. Evolutionary Anthropology, 21(6), 227–259.
Popular Science (2026). Could raccoons become the new dogs? [Popular Science News Repository].
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 11 days ago
▲ 395 r/Raccoons
The Trash Panda Pathway: How Raccoons Are Domesticating Themselves (An Article by me, Jake.)
The Trash Panda Pathway: How Raccoons Are Domesticating Themselves
For centuries, people thought domestication was mainly a human-driven process. It involved selectively breeding wolves into dogs, wildcats into pest-control companions, or wild boars into livestock. However, modern evolutionary biology tells a different story. Many of our closest animal companions underwent self-domestication long before humans got involved. They adapted to human settlements to find easy food. Today, North American raccoons (Procyon lotor) are going through this same evolutionary shift in real time.
1. Tamed vs. Domesticated: Understanding the Difference
Before looking at how raccoons might become domestic animals, it's important to distinguish between individual taming and species-level domestication:
Taming refers to a behavioral change in an individual. A wild raccoon raised by humans can learn to trust them, but its genetics remain completely wild. When it reaches sexual maturity, hormonal changes often make tamed wild animals destructive, unpredictable, and aggressive.
Domestication involves a permanent, multi-generational genetic change. Over many generations, selective pressures modify the genome of a population. This leads to tameness, reduced fear responses, and distinct physical changes.
While it remains illegal or heavily regulated to keep a wild raccoon as a pet in most places, the species is beginning to take the first steps toward domestication.
2. How Urban Raccoons Are "Self-Domesticating"
Domestication starts when a wild population forms a commensal relationship with humans. They benefit from human food waste while adapting to human presence.
The Role of Human Refusal
Urban areas provide a lot of accessible, calorie-rich food from garbage cans, compost bins, and pet bowls. For raccoons to take advantage of this, they must overcome their natural fear of people. Those with lower reactivity and stress responses do better in cities and pass those docile, bold traits to their young.
The Domestication Syndrome Phenotype
When animals are selected for tameness, they often show physical changes. This phenomenon is known as Domestication Syndrome. Changes in neural crest cell development during embryonic growth often lead to traits like shorter snouts, smaller brains, floppy ears, and depigmented patches on their fur.
A significant study published in Frontiers in Zoology (Lesch et al., 2025) examined nearly 20,000 raccoon images across the United States. The researchers found that urban raccoons have noticeably shorter snouts than their rural relatives. This marks one of the first seen physical signs of domestication syndrome in wildlife living in cities.
3. How Humans Could Actively Domesticate Raccoons
If researchers or breeders wanted to speed up raccoon domestication, they would follow a plan set out by Dmitri Belyaev in his well-known Russian Silver Fox experiment:
[Generation 1: Wild Population]
│
▼
[Behavioral Screening] (Test how close they get to humans)
│
▼
[Selective Breeding] (Breed only the top 10% least reactive individuals)
│
▼
[Multigenerational Tracking] (Observe physical changes: coat variations, skull changes)
│
▼
[Fully Domesticated Line] (Consistent tameness, juvenile play retention, docility)
Selective Breeding for Tameness: Choose only individuals with low adrenaline production and low fear or aggression towards humans.
Pedigree & Genetic Tracking: Avoid inbreeding while isolating lines that show high sociability, reduced night activity, and easy handling.
Dietary & Environmental Adaptation: Breed over 30 to 50 generations to create animals that do well with indoor routines, litter training, and a mixed domestic diet.
4. Challenges to True Raccoon Domestication
Despite their intelligence and dexterity, several biological factors make raccoon domestication difficult:
Nocturnal Activity Cycles: Raccoons are naturally active at dawn and dusk, so generations of selection are needed to align with human sleep patterns.
High Dexterity and Curiosity: Their natural skills for solving problems, combined with nimble paws, can lead to destructive behavior at home.
Zoonotic Risks: Raccoons can carry rabies and parasites like Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm), requiring strict health protocols during breeding efforts.
References & Scientific Sources
Apostolov, N., Lesch, R., et al. (2025). Tracking domestication signals across populations of North American raccoons (Procyon lotor) via citizen science-driven image repositories. Frontiers in Zoology, 22(28). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12492588/
Wilkins, A. S., Wrangham, R. W., & Fitch, W. T. (2014). The "domestication syndrome" in mammals: A unified hypothesis based on neural crest cell behavior and genetics. Genetics, 197(3), 795–808.
Trut, L. (1999). Early Canid Domestication: The Farm-Fox Experiment. American Scientist, 87(2), 160–169.
Zeder, M. A. (2012). Pathways to Animal Domestication. Evolutionary Anthropology, 21(6), 227–259.
Popular Science (2026). Could raccoons become the new dogs? [Popular Science News Repository].
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 11 days ago
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Local Radio Check: Anyone want to chat on GMRS Channel 19 (462.8625 MHz) tomorrow, Sunday at 1 PM? EST, near Attleboro, Boston, Providence, Pawtucket area.
Hey everyone,
I’m going to be testing out my radio setup tomorrow, Sunday at 1:00 PM, and wanted to see if anyone else in the area wants to try a quick simplex range check or just chat!
Frequency: 462.8625 MHz (GMRS Channel 19)
Time: Sunday at 1:00 PM
Settings Note: Make sure you have your privacy codes / sub-audible tones (CTCSS/DCS) turned off or set to 0 so we can hear each other.
Let me know below if you're going to tune in or if you can copy my signal when the time comes!
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 1 month ago
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Local Radio Check: Anyone want to chat on GMRS Channel 19 (462.8625 MHz) tomorrow, Sunday at 1 PM? EST, near Attleboro, Boston, Providence, Pawtucket area.
Hey everyone,
I’m going to be testing out my radio setup tomorrow, Sunday at 1:00 PM, and wanted to see if anyone else in the area wants to try a quick simplex range check or just chat!
Frequency: 462.8625 MHz (GMRS Channel 19)
Time: Sunday at 1:00 PM
Settings Note: Make sure you have your privacy codes / sub-audible tones (CTCSS/DCS) turned off or set to 0 so we can hear each other.
Let me know below if you're going to tune in or if you can copy my signal when the time comes!
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 1 month ago
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Local Radio Check: Anyone want to chat on GMRS Channel 19 (462.8625 MHz) tomorrow, Sunday at 1 PM? EST, near Attleboro, Boston, Providence, Pawtucket area.
Hey everyone,
I’m going to be testing out my radio setup tomorrow, Sunday at 1:00 PM, and wanted to see if anyone else in the area wants to try a quick simplex range check or just chat!
Frequency: 462.8625 MHz (GMRS Channel 19)
Time: Sunday at 1:00 PM
Settings Note: Make sure you have your privacy codes / sub-audible tones (CTCSS/DCS) turned off or set to 0 so we can hear each other.
Let me know below if you're going to tune in or if you can copy my signal when the time comes!
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 1 month ago
Local Radio Check: Anyone want to chat on GMRS Channel 19 (462.8625 MHz) tomorrow, Sunday at 1 PM?
Hey everyone,
I’m going to be testing out my radio setup tomorrow, Sunday at 1:00 PM, and wanted to see if anyone else in the area wants to try a quick simplex range check or just chat!
Frequency: 462.8625 MHz (GMRS Channel 19)
Time: Sunday at 1:00 PM
Settings Note: Make sure you have your privacy codes / sub-audible tones (CTCSS/DCS) turned off or set to 0 so we can hear each other.
Let me know below if you're going to tune in or if you can copy my signal when the time comes!
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 1 month ago
▲ 5 r/AttleboroMA
Local Radio Check: Anyone want to chat on GMRS Channel 19 (462.8625 MHz) tomorrow, Sunday at 1 PM?
Hey everyone,
I’m going to be testing out my radio setup tomorrow, Sunday at 1:00 PM, and wanted to see if anyone else in the area wants to try a quick simplex range check or just chat!
Frequency: 462.8625 MHz (GMRS Channel 19)
Time: Sunday at 1:00 PM
Settings Note: Make sure you have your privacy codes / sub-audible tones (CTCSS/DCS) turned off or set to 0 so we can hear each other.
Let me know below if you're going to tune in or if you can copy my signal when the time comes!
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 1 month ago
▲ 11 r/providence
Local Radio Check: Anyone want to chat on GMRS Channel 19 (462.8625 MHz) tomorrow, Sunday at 1 PM?
Hey everyone,
I’m going to be testing out my radio setup tomorrow, Sunday at 1:00 PM, and wanted to see if anyone else in the area wants to try a quick simplex range check or just chat!
Frequency: 462.8625 MHz (GMRS Channel 19)
Time: Sunday at 1:00 PM
Settings Note: Make sure you have your privacy codes / sub-audible tones (CTCSS/DCS) turned off or set to 0 so we can hear each other.
Let me know below if you're going to tune in or if you can copy my signal when the time comes!
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 1 month ago
▲ 37 r/Raccoons
Rocky is a mom!
I have a raccoon at our house, we named her rocky, and just now we realized she is a mom of 2 kits! So uh, I'll share pictures from oldest to newest!
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 1 month ago
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I saw this cool helicopter doing train track and electric line surveillance
Last time a saw this type of thing happening, it was in cranston, 2 years ago. Very cool
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 1 month ago
▲ 2 r/racoon
Anyone in Rhode Island who legally works with or owns a raccoon?
This might be a long shot, but I’m really curious:
Is there anyone in Rhode Island who legally keeps a raccoon (rehabbers, educators, permit holders, etc.) who’d be open to chatting or maybe letting someone see what it’s like?
I’m not trying to get one or do anything sketchy — I just think raccoons are fascinating and would love to meet someone who actually works with them or has experience caring for one.
If you’re comfortable sharing, I’d love to hear from you.
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 3 months ago
▲ 20 r/providence
Anyone in Rhode Island who legally works with or owns a raccoon?
This might be a long shot, but I’m really curious:
Is there anyone in Rhode Island who legally keeps a raccoon (rehabbers, educators, permit holders, etc.) who’d be open to chatting or maybe letting someone see what it’s like?
I’m not trying to get one or do anything sketchy — I just think raccoons are fascinating and would love to meet someone who actually works with them or has experience caring for one.
If you’re comfortable sharing, I’d love to hear from you.
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 3 months ago
▲ 70 r/RhodeIsland
Anyone in Rhode Island who legally works with or owns a raccoon?
This might be a long shot, but I’m really curious:
Is there anyone in Rhode Island who legally keeps a raccoon (rehabbers, educators, permit holders, etc.) who’d be open to chatting or maybe letting someone see what it’s like?
I’m not trying to get one or do anything sketchy — I just think raccoons are fascinating and would love to meet someone who actually works with them or has experience caring for one. i also just want to pet one and see their little cute faces.
If you’re comfortable sharing, I’d love to hear from you.
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 3 months ago
▲ 4 r/Raccoons
Anyone in Rhode Island who legally works with or owns a raccoon?
This might be a long shot, but I’m really curious:
Is there anyone in Rhode Island who legally keeps a raccoon (rehabbers, educators, permit holders, etc.) who’d be open to chatting or maybe letting someone see what it’s like?
I’m not trying to get one or do anything sketchy — I just think raccoons are fascinating and would love to meet someone who actually works with them or has experience caring for one. i also just want to pet one and see their little cute faces.
If you’re comfortable sharing, I’d love to hear from you.
u/Desperate-View-1880 — 3 months ago