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Despite their reputation for being meddlesome, disease-carrying scavengers, raccoons are actually highly intelligent, playful creatures that can make great pets if cared for properly. These...

Despite their reputation for being temperamental, nasty critters that like to dig through your trash, raccoons can make wonderful pets if they are cared for properly. Because they'll eat just...

Raccoons are beautiful creatures of the wild, but they carry diseases and can be very destructive. Some coons will get into the city and can become destructive and menacing. Raccoons find places...

Unlike many animals, raccoon populations have grown the past 50 years. The raccoon can adapt to just about any surrounding, mostly because much of its natural habitat has been removed and replaced...

Raccoons require a lot of attention, especially when they are babies. If a mother raccoon is separated from one of her young, the baby must fend for itself. If you find a baby raccoon, you can...

A breeder that wishes to domestically breed raccoons must have a permit. Check with local wildlife laws regarding raccoons with information from a veterinarian in this free video on exotic pets...

In order to buy a pet raccoon, a person must first find out if raccoons are considered wildlife in their state. Discover what licenses are required to breed raccoons with information from a...

The raccoon has an omnivorous appetite. Raccoons come out from their dens, usually in the stump of a tree, at dusk. During this time, the raccoon will seek out all kinds of food. They often find...

This guide is not intended to teach the reader how to build a trap for raccoons to keep as pets. Raccoons are wild animals. Some people do keep raccoons as pets; that is true. But unless they are...

Many people find the idea of owning a wild animal a fascinating and fun thing to do. Yet, buying one can be a complicated endeavor (as can owning one).If you have your heart set on owning a...

Raccoons are intelligent, playful, interesting, and active. They are also mischievous, unpredictable, destructive, aggressive, and very messy. Keeping a raccoon as a pet is not easy, and it...

There are many reasons to trap an animal. You can be trying to rescue your innovative hamster that escaped its cage at home. You can have a rabid raccoon in the backyard or an animal that is...

Having a pet raccoon is unlike having a dog or cat. It's a way of life. You have to completely alter the way in which you do things. You have to be able to provide a lot of time, attention and...