Raccoon Stays For Dinner Every Night | The Dodo Wild Hearts 

Raccoons know what's up. 😄

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I had a baby skunk that lived in a cardboard box in my yard for a little while, and we'd feed him hotdogs too. Not sure if that was good for him or not, but I was just a kid, so blame my parents if he wasn't supposed to have them lol

@@RetardationAwareness I don't think hot dogs are great for anything or anyone, but they're still better than going hungry. I'm sure your skunk appreciated the help.

You shouldn't be feeding these things at all all of these have rabies should be against the law

What is a cured hot dog and are they toxic to animals?

@@MLIrons food that goes through preservation, salt and other ingredients that make it last longer. I wouldn’t say it’s toxic to all animals but some yes for sure.

@@MLIrons Cured hot dogs are the ones we've all eaten all our lives and contain nasty nitrates and preservatives, etc. Uncured hot dogs are more natural and much better for us. I never get stomach aches anymore from hot dogs since buying them. I just feel if they're good enough for me then they're good enough for my critters!

@@starjunkie5328: Agreed. I wouldn't feed something to animals that I would not (where possibly) eat. Interesting fact. A few years ago someone did a study of what would humans ask their animals and would want to know if their companion could talk back and it is..."Do you like the food I feed you?"

@@ltme4134: Thanks. And yeah, when I feed the wild squirrels that visit my balcony, I make sure I get unsalted nuts. The extra salt isn't good for them.

Absolutely

they can kill you

except for those

Pamela, I have always found there's something adorable about raccoons myself, they always seem so mischievous, maybe it's the markings?

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Wow Bonnie what amazing memories you have!

@@deniselange8154 I'd like to make more.

That is really neat you talk about the possums and the skunks I’ve always referred to skunks, as the greeting party for the forest anyway when it comes down to the possum remember this they eat ticks and speaking of ticks when you go out to maybe cut firewood or something like that take a spray bottle and put Listerine in it and spray your pants and maybe up on your ankles and your shoes and things like that that keeps him from getting onto you this is Jim mungai from kennerdell Pennsylvania

@@jimmungai1938 Listerine keeps ticks off you?

I call them trash pandas but I mean it in the sweetest way! I adore them!!! ❤

@@PamelaH_HappyVibes same

In my county a decision was made to create wildlife areas while still allowing home creation. Every home must be on 5 acres. So if a farm is purchased, say 100 acres, the builder can build 20 homes. About 25-30yrs ago the change was made. The same 100 acres can have 25 or 30 homes but each home gets 1 acre and they must be built close together to create community, decrease road surface and allow for the remaining 70-75 acres to be conservation areas for wildlife. It allows our county to preserve the feeling of “country”, gives wildlife land to live. There have been glitches. One deer 🦌 overpopulation. Sounds pretty but not enough food and lots of car accidents. Answer: Special hunting licenses are issued that allow hunters to hunt outside of the regular hunting season. They have rules they follow. All deer shot are taken to DNR and assess for health and size. Then the healthy deer are sent to a processor, the resulting meet is given to our local food banks for distribution to the hungry. Many food banks can’t afford good lean meats. No one is required to take it, it is just offered. It has been a great community solution and healthy for the deer population. It’s devastating to watch deer starving or with CWD due to overpopulation. For homeowners there are forests, privacy and they don’t have to maintain 5 acres.

I thought that too. Hopefully they don’t become human dependent also…

I can relate, I fed a couple of cockies when a neighbour who used to feed them died, next thing I know I've got 9 great big birds filling my little courtyard & then they obviously told another flock, cause I had 22 of them sitting on my roof waiting for food lol. I said enough is enough with that one & didn't feed again till the second flock left, 9 is more than enough! & mine just come around to play too, not just for food. I've just bought them some dog smart toys to keep them amused lol I'm hoping I might even get my hose & cleaning basket back for that purpose, cause currently it's apparently a great "sit on & throw things out of" toy (birds enjoy dropping things as a game, so all my hose parts, brushes etc apparently are fun to do that with)

I like Skunks

I knew a wildlife rehabilitater that had 3 skunks that lived with her and they love all kinds of fruits and vegetables. She fed them large amounts of different fruits and vegetables when I was there and they were having dinner. They were precious.

Just watch out for raccoon droppings

True...

There’s an older gentleman, a retired law enforcement officer in Canada. with a RU-vid channel who feeds them on his back deck. His wife started the practice but when she passed, she made him promise to continue. Now he feeds upwards of 30 a night! They don’t always come for dinner, but they know they can if needed!

I think that you meant offspring, *not* siblings...

@@SueInA2 yeah, my English is not always the best

@@AN-nt3uv I think everybody understood what you meant. As a native English speaker, I make mistakes daily. Don’t listen to fools like that.

very cute :)

These people should live Them self, the animals cant fend for Them self, then dont have pets.

@@oldmennewgames Just like children. If you can't take good care of them, don't have them.

We do have Raccoons in Germany, but as Intruders, they are allowed to shoot by hunters

@@yc9257 thank you so much. It's a pity people can shoot them. I do not think the racoons do any harm to the native wildlife, do they? Eg in Australia some introduced animals are doing harm to the local wildlife.

People need to stop feeding them by hand and letting raccoons get used to people, because not EVERY person is going to be nice to them. One day they're going to approach some psycho, someone who hates non-human animals, kids, etc.. and that's it, they're going to be injured or dead. If you want to feed them, throw the food far into the backyard or wherever and let them find it, but don't encourage them to come close to you, your house or wherever. You're not doing them any favors.