Raccoon Update

Hello fellow Raccoon Aficionados,

A friend asked me to post an update on my little raccoon family.

Old Threesie only had one baby last year (Fat Baby) and I do not believe that he survived the year. We've seen Old Threesie around so much lately that I don't think she has a nest full of nurslings to attend to. She is our tamest and sweetest raccoon (if one can go so far as to call ANY raccoon sweet!!!) She really is quite old. You can tell by how gingerly she chews food now (bad teeth) and by how chewed up her ears are. Raccoons are nasty snarly beasts and I have noticed that they tend to "lovingly notch" each other's ears when disputes occur. The younger raccoons tend to have more pristine ears... There appears to be quite a strong correlation between age and chewed up ears. I'm sure it is not as good as carbon dating, but hey... they're raccoons! I do the best I can.

Most of the raccoons I have written about previously have either passed on or moved on. Old Threesie is an exception to this. I do not know her longevity secret, but if she ever tells me I will be sure to pass it on.

Thing Two has temporarily disappeared and I strongly suspect she is off nursing somewhere. This will be her first litter. She is a shy raccoon, but I believe that the tremendous calorie demands of nursing will eventually drive her back to the place where yummy food is a sure thing.

Alas, I suspect that Thing One might be the father of Thing Two's babies. It seems that raccoons do not have the same incest taboos that our species has. Eric and I happened across Thing One and Thing Two in an... um... ahem... uh... let's just call it a "loving embrace" some time ago.

Cilantro has not visited for some time... If Cilantro is a "she", we can expect babies. If Cilantro is a "he", it is possible that he met with an unfriendly car, an unfriendly disease, or that he simply moved on to a house where there are better eats (although this is hard to imagine...)

I expect a "baby parade" will occur within the next two months and I will post baby picture when the new generation arrives.

Better than a soap opera, huh? Who needs TV when you have raccoons to love!

Laughingly,
Angela

It's so good to have some fresh news about the 'coons. Thank you for sharing some more.

Will the experiment resume with Eric once the families start appearing?

Will the experiment resume with Eric once the families start appearing?

Will the experiment resume with Eric once the families start appearing?

Sorry, but I don't think that it will. Not sure that junk food is that good for my great great great great great great grandchildren.

I will provided updates from time to time, if requested.

Nice, thanks for the update, Angela. Keep us posted when you can.
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Please do not encourage the crazy raccoon lady.


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Please do not encourage the crazy raccoon lady.

Please do not encourage the crazy raccoon lady.

Please do not encourage the crazy raccoon lady.

She is far prettier. You lose every time (but I'm sure you know that already.)

I have a pic. ;)

I have a pic. ;)

Didn't your mama teach you not to believe everything you see on the internet?

I have a pic. ;)

Didn't your mama teach you not to believe everything you see on the internet?

Oh, Mom Misfit is much tougher that Misfit, as we know him, is. :-O I'm sure she has taught him a few things, but she's in a much higher league than he is.

I have a pic. ;)

Didn't your mama teach you not to believe everything you see on the internet?

I have a pic. ;)

Didn't your mama teach you not to believe everything you see on the internet?

Oh, Mom Misfit is much tougher that Misfit, as we know him, is. :-O I'm sure she has taught him a few things, but she's in a much higher league than he is.

Does this mean I should forward more or less of her jokes?

I have a pic. ;)

Didn't your mama teach you not to believe everything you see on the internet?

Message 32310 - Posted 27 Feb 2008 1:16:50 UTC
I only see what I need to see.

Hey Fuzzy, we missed their 15th. :(

it's hard to believe that such cute creatures aren't just as cute as our little kitties, cuddly and sweet. How do your cats actually react on them, by the way? And how are your kitties doing?

it's hard to believe that such cute creatures aren't just as cute as our little kitties, cuddly and sweet. How do your cats actually react on them, by the way? And how are your kitties doing?

Raccoons are not at all like cats. Their looks are quite deceiving.

Our cats are both indoor kitties and they generally ignore the raccoons on the patio.

Our cats are both fine. W.C. is upstairs shredding papers in Eric's den and Stinky Lou sounds like she is chasing a wild pen across the kitchen floor. Those pens are tricky. Just when Stinky has one cornered, it somehow manages to get away!