(So much fun, not having to stand on anything but cloud!)
Is mama joking about this?
WOW, mama, you find the weirdest articles, but this one could actually be interesting for some anthros who feed raccoons. YOU did, mama, remeber?
Mama used to put out graham crackers, they LOVE graham crackers, and th little darlings would wash their tiny paws in the hot pool and feast away!
So, wordless am I, today, but I hope you get a giggle from this crowd…
Raccoons are very cute but can be very boisterous, Loulou. I love their tiny hands.
ME, too, so cute! But….
We’ve had the raccoons attack the bird feeders for food. Interesting how they can climb the tree and get to the feeder.
Oh, those little bandits can climb anything to get to food.
We occasionally have a raccoon visitor but rarely. We have lots of visiting chipmunks and squirrels – they love to bury nuts in our planter pots on the front porch and make quite a BIG MESS with dirt everywhere!
Hugs, Teddy and Mom Pam
Haha, maybe they’ll hope the nuts will grow! I’ll bet you have fun with THEM, Mr Teds.
Missed seeing that raccoon news story, but wish we’d known about raccoons’ taste for graham crackers! We used to toss them cornbread sticks from restaurants. Darling pic of you, Loulou!
Merci, Ms Leah and cornbread sticks sound YUMMY to mama! Do you think she might be a raccoon?
Raccoons can be cute, but they can also be aggressive and destructive, and the outside cats avoid them. The cats don’t mind the possums, which is enough of a testament for us to try to discourage the raccoons. We try not to leave any cat food out, and the bird feeders are all away from the house.
The law (at least in Ohio) is that a raccoon live-trapped has to be released in the area where it was trapped (meaning it will scurry right back up into your attic) or the trapper has to dispose of it. They cannot just take it off to a park or field and release it.
Poor little raccoonies! But yes they can be destructive and used to hang upside down at a house mama had with outside rafters.
Yikes! I guess he told all his friends there is a good restaurant in town. 🙂 XO
HAHA, oui, they DO communicate I guess.
It’s what I’ve said for years, don’t feed the wildlife, let them stay wild. Maybe put out food once a week, on a different day each time, if you really like the entertainment they can provide, but don’t let them think you’re their main source of a meal or they can even lose their ability to fend for themselves.
Enjoy your cloud walking!
AH, that’s a very good point…they will lose their ‘wild’ status! Merci for that wisdom.
Yikes! We like racoons from a nice distance and NO feeding them. I have heard that the sweets cause rotten teeth in them just like humans. So sad. Best let nature take care of nature. And floating on a cloud coulda sent Loulou over the scene fur sure!
Oui, Nature is the best teacher for wildlife, but they are so cute……
When we first began feeding the stray cats in our yard, I mistakenly left a kibble container outside overnight. The raccoons tore it open, and ate every morsel…and left the dead body of the container on our neighbor’s roof.
I was mortified, and never made that error again.
All of our outside cats were TNR’d, and we feed them the best food that we can too; kibble is just for the really cold time when wet/canned food will freeze.
However, I have nothing against raccoons; they play their part in the ecosystem, just like skunks, opossums, deer, bats, etc.
Yes, Angel Loulou, most would call me a bunny-hugger.
Good advice and info, merci! WOW, so many comments with personal raccoon stories. Evidently they are everywhere! And we are bunny-huggers, too. Who can resist. On Instagram the little tame raccoon is just too darling..
I couldn’t read the article but I saw that story on the TV news, it really was a scary sight.
It really was, wasn’t it. What a story.