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I remember reading somewhere once that baby raccoons are actually quite cuddly and tame; but that when they go adolescence, they have a hormone shift that makes
by gwd 11mo ago
I remember reading somewhere once that baby raccoons are actually quite cuddly and tame; but that when they go adolescence, they have a hormone shift that makes them aggressive enough to be unsuitable as a pet. In the story a woman who had raised a baby raccoon was attacked by it after it grew to a certain age.
- zukzuk 11mo agoJudging by the murderous sounds you hear all night here in the summer, I would not want to be cornered in a dark alley by a gang of adolescent raccoons.
- amypetrik8 11mo ago>Judging by the murderous sounds you hear all night here in the summer, I would not want to be cornered in a dark alley by a gang of adolescent raccoons. Well if you ask me adolescent raccoons are a big problem in many of our cities, I'd be worried about such a case myself.
- mr_toad 11mo agoOne of the hallmarks of domestication is retaining pre-adolescent behaviour in adulthood, for example dogs barking.
- ekropotin 11mo agoWell, that sounds a lot like humans offsprings
- dwd 11mo agoWombats are the same. Cute and cuddly when little and one day just snap.
- tdeck 11mo agoI've heard the same thing from my mother, whose uncle had a baby raccoon as a pet. Once he got older he became mean and would yank on her hair for no reason.
- Nevermark 11mo agoPuberty blockers? If we can set aside ethics, it would be interesting if the result was a truly good life long pet. They are so smart.