Oh to see a raccoon fishing for crawdads❤

@yolondambrowm9803

Ай бұрын

How about a raccoon on the roof with a raincoat on 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I hope she never leaves. I’m not sure she would survive even though she’s meant to live in the wild. She’s better off with them. She has best of both worlds.

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

If she had been meant to be wild, she would BE in the wild! How do people think dogs and cats became domesticated? I hope they love and cherish every her every single day!

@saradawn9385

8 күн бұрын

@@michaelshrader5139 The domestication of cats and dogs happened over an extremely long period of time... it's not the same thing. However, in this case, I hope she stays with them because her life looks great.

@TanyaQueen182

3 күн бұрын

raccoons do pretty well if released back into the wild. They are great hunters by nature. The only problem that might arise is if the raccoon has imprinted on a human, but other than that, they survive very well once released.

First of all, LOVE the mellowness, openness of this human family. LOVE the tender-heartedness of the boys, and the way they interact with Itty. LOVE the name, "ITTY." -And, P.S., I'm not so sure Itty will ever truly leave. She's so bonded, so happy with this family, and given the raccoon's very complex intelligence, I believe she loves this group. P.P.S. I've never seen a raccoon engage and play with humans with such animation and joy. This is a wonderful story. Bravo everyone.

@Gaius__

Ай бұрын

I agree,. Raccoons, like street cats, are smart and know a good thing when they see it. Dry, warm lodgings, free food, and companionship aren't to be spurned, so she'll probably stay with her human family. However she might disappear for some days, at some point, and a few weeks after that, her belly might grow ...

@cjsteele9594

24 күн бұрын

My Dad was a wildlife Biologist, we raised one in the 80s, they are special creatures.

I love when animals are given good homes. ❤

My only advice would be to remove the collar, or at the very least put a break away collar on her. It's dangerous for her to have a collar on being so active in the outdoors. She's a sweet creature.

@almagarcia7968

Ай бұрын

Very good advice 🩷🩷🩷

@TheLaughingMustache-oh5ff

Ай бұрын

my advice is don't let her be wild now because she wasn't raised in how to survive out there. She's a pet now, a family member. Letting her go wild is irresponsible imho. Raccoons are clearly social animals and that one would walk up to a hunter.

@eolsunder

Ай бұрын

@@TheLaughingMustache-oh5ff yes be very careful of an animal that you raise at home, they haven't had all that time living in the wild to learn what to do, and what not to do. Treat her just as you are doing now, a family pet that you take out with you to do stuff, but there she is safe with you and feels comfortable.

@alias19

Ай бұрын

@@TheLaughingMustache-oh5ff From the wild she is more likely to pick up and introduce raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris infection).

@zonabrown9241

Ай бұрын

I agree remove collar

I love that you have taught your children to have respect for our furry friends....nothing better than being gentle and kind

She seems to have a lot of freedom, while still being a member of the family. I, personally, hope that she chooses to stay with you.

@PsycholicalGAINS

Ай бұрын

i feel like not confining her will make her stay. not being in a cage or always on a leesh. she may leave one day and will probably come back for food or for visits. life is too good for her there

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

@@PsycholicalGAINS Not a cage, but her own "room" or "habitat" is really needed. There will come a point where she is going to want to play at 3am in the morning and she isn't going to take No for an answer (ask me how I know this!).

Itty behaves so much like a HUMAN baby - drinking from a bottle, bathing in the sink, relaxing in the baby swing. However, I don't remember my kids ever climbing the curtains or walking on our roof!

@Navy_Snipe

Ай бұрын

Maybe you could've have someone like ITTY teach them, but a little late now. 😅

@fobbitoperator3620

Ай бұрын

I climbed trees as a kid, & sometimes as an old man, because fun!

@karlajaeger2082

Ай бұрын

I've climbed a few roofs when i was younger. But a buddy like itty would be fun. I could train her to find change.

@trishbobault3511

Ай бұрын

😅😅😅

This "wild raccoon" is clearly a family pet.

@edb3877

Ай бұрын

Not a pet... a fur baby. lol

@kraknjaws3882

Ай бұрын

​@@edb3877Don't let learned people tell you that's not a legitimate feeling to have to beings that want to be around you. "You're just a food provider" wrong! Physical affection, shelter, even speaking to them you can see signs that way acknowledge and accept and appreciate everything we provide

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

She isn't a "wild raccoon". Wild raccoons don't want to be near humans, don't want to play with humans, and certainly do NOT want to cuddle with a human.

@dantimber

3 күн бұрын

@@kraknjaws3882 Strongly disagree. Domesticated animals like dogs have thousands of years of human selection. Raccoons are wild animals and never to be trusted.

My grandmother was a home based wildlife rehabilitation caregiver. She raised everything from raccoons, deer, birds, possums, anything that lived in the oregon woods, she had them. She used to send me photos of every critter she was brought to care for and I put them in an album once set free most would return to see her. You never knew who was going to pop up. My grandma was awesome!

@yumba-uz4dn

Ай бұрын

she sure was ! bless her !😍

@Connjur

29 күн бұрын

She sounds super awesome!!

Adorable. Thanks for this family open heart. I think God loves it even more when people care for his creation.🙏🙏

A very blessed raccoon to be adopted be such a loving family.

So the natural mother lost her babies 😢 I hope the other babies are healthy and happy.

The poor momma raccoon. She must have been so distressed at being taken from her babies! 😥Thank God for big-hearted people like this family who took in Itty. I hope the other baby raccoons fared as well.

I think even if Itty opts to leave her human family, not only will she come visit often, but she'll bring her own children to introduce them to Erin, her husband, and the boys. Prepare to have "grandkids," you guys! :))))

A crystal digging pet raccoon. You could make an itty bitty book about that little bit of fun.

Her tiny audible yawn. :P

Gorgeous ❤️ She's so adorable 😍

Itty has a wonderful family . I wish them all the best 😊❤❤❤❤

Now that's a handful. LOL

Sweet 😸🦝😁

So adorable ❤😊

In a world full of sad things it is wonderful to see such a wonderful positive story. It shows that there is still good in this world. Thank you for sharing.❤

Oh, what a constantly cute li’l critter!

What a lucky raccoon....

I don't think darling Itty is going anywhere anytime soon. She's got the best of both worlds. Well done mom, these kids treat Itty with kindness and respect. I love Racoons. We have lots of cool animals in Australia, but not Racoons! ❤🇦🇺

That was an awful pest control company to remove a mother without looking for babies to reunite them.

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

Don't assume that they knew the mom was a mom. Unfortunately they rarely check to even see what gender of raccoon they have trapped, much less whether it has milk or not (you can tell when a female raccoon has been nursing babies, btw).

@parisinthe30sx

10 күн бұрын

@@michaelshrader5139 if it's a decent pest control company, they would have known.

She ain't going nowhere you kidding me. She loves you guys

Itty is a cute trash panda! She’s living her best life knowing she has the freedom to return to the wild if she chose. That’s the best arrangement for a raccoon and she’s not a pet, simply a guest spending her time as she wants.

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

She's a furry family member, and there is nothing wrong with that. Though she really is going to need her own "room" or "habitat" for when she starts deciding she wants to play with someone at 3am in the morning and won't take No for an answer. I kid you not!

What a cutie Itty is!

The most touching book I ever read was "Rocky, a raccoon to remember." It was first published maybe 50 years ago. If you find it, it's a great story.

showing the kids to be compassionate to animals is the best thing you can do to raise them right🥰🥰

Aww so cute ❤

She now wouldn’t survive on her own outside… so she’s part of the family forever

What a beautiful story. So wonderful to see caring people as yourselves.❤

Heart warming.

La humanidad debería ser como esta familia, compuesta de buenas personas. Tristemente una gran mayoría del ser humano es cruel por naturaleza. Muchos besitos para toda la familia desde Catalonia.

Beautiful, adorable😍❤️🌻

That's amazing and truly unique 😊❤

What a wonderful thing U did for this sweet animal.😊😊

0:52 omg that baby yawn! ❤ They're so pretty racoons, and she's gorgeous. 😍

hi from england, great video, pity we don't have these Raccoons over here, what a great life he has

@TheLaughingMustache-oh5ff

Ай бұрын

England seems like it would be a natural habitat for raccoons, surprised there aren't any. I wonder if a long time ago there use to be?

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

@@TheLaughingMustache-oh5ff Raccoons evolved in South America actually. All Raccoons are descended from the South American Crab Eating Raccoon, some of whom migrated across the Central America land bridge to arrive in North America. All are basically Crab Eating Raccoons though, they are identical in every way. There is far greater physical differences between a European Human an Asian human and an African Human than there are differences between a South American Crab Eating Raccoon and a Northern Raccoon and a Cozumel Pygmy Raccoon... they all look just like, a raccoon! ALL raccoons are Crab Eating raccoons basically. It's perfectly legal to possess a Crab Eating Raccoon in Texas for example, as Texas doesn't regulate Crab Eating Raccoons (I have TP&WD own document to that effect if anybody needs a copy of it feel free to contact me). Most other states don't regulate Crab Eating Raccoons either for that matter. Be certain you know your rights, and do not ever go out into the woods to try and "catch yourself a pet raccoon" because that does NOT work and you'll only get hurt!

I don't think she would leave that family because she's so bonded to them. Adorable story.

🤧 aww she's super gorgeous, bless you all for taking her inn and raising her. Cracking good video thanks for sharing 🖤😎👍

Raccoons are very intelligent creatures. I used to have a raccoon friend who would sit on my lap every day when i went to the park until some teenagers killed him. I hate animal abusers. I still mourn for my little friend twenty years later😢

@SC-gw2kf

25 күн бұрын

Ugh…why are such things done? In my area, there is Pasado’s Safe Haven. It is dedicated to the donkey, Pasado, who was beaten to death by teenage boys. I don’t like thinking about it because it hurts my heart so much.

@user-oh3je5vl3y

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for the depressing story

@franksworld9922

24 күн бұрын

@SC-gw2kf thinking about animals' suffering keeps me up at night.

@franksworld9922

24 күн бұрын

@@user-oh3je5vl3y didn't mean to bump you out.

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

And that is a very real and good reason why she should NOT be put into the wild, cause she isn't wild and doesn't know to fear humans and run from us... she's far more likely to run towards a human who will freak-out think she is rabid or something and kill her! I kid you not, people see a raccoon in the daytime they just assume it must be rabid and nothing could be further from the truth! You cannot raise an animal domestically and then try to make it into a wild animal, because it isn't wild at that point... and there is nothing wrong with that, cats and dogs became domesticated pretty much like this.

0:53 Ok, that's officially the cutest yawn I ever heard.

How adorable is this racoon. Thank you for caring for this racoon.❤👏👌

I agree with removing the collar, even though you did a fine job helping to raise her she's still got the wild side ❤

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

I agree, collars are dangerous and should be avoided or use those break-away kind.

The raccoons around my neighborhood just chase us when they smell food

She is such a beautiful baby girl. It's wonderful to see how much you & your kids love her. She looks so happy & so healthy. I dont think she would ever leave you completely. She is part of your family. Thank you so much for taking care of her. ❤

How beautiful!

Why would she move away !!!😂😂she has the best life !!! I don't think she is even thinking about it !!!🤩🤩 it is so heartwarming to see the way you rescued her, you are wonderful people giving hope in humanity !! blessings !

I reared a brush tail possum in Australia and I too knew 1 day it would be time to let her go her own way and I hope ur as lucky as I was that she hung around and brought every new baby to meet us and become acquainted as it was the most beautiful thing and she too was like a cat and loved to sit in ur lap and climb on u to get comfy ❤️ xo ❤

It's nice to see an interesting animal video that isn't fake.

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I love that they give her the choice to roam or stay home!

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

It's a bit dangerous however, given the close relationship they have with her. She can pick up diseases from other animals. I really truly prefer to keep domestic raised animals as separate from wild ones as possible. Plus she isn't wild, she has absolutely no fear of humans and never will... it would not be good for her to be in the wild as such. Just saying.

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She's absolutely adorable.🥰

So beautiful to see what a happy family 😊❤😊❤

Nice family..loving and caring

Itty Is One WILD Raccoon!! She Is A Cutie And A Beauty!! She Loves Her Human Family!! She Is Quite Hilarious!! She Is Just PART OF THE FAMILY!!❤😊

Thank you for your kindness and help!!!

Wonderful family

Wow, a good family you are. ❤We need more families like this.

I got 1 when he was about a week old. Had him for 5 yrs, he was family, then he went back to the wild. His name was Rascal, an he lived up to it. Enjoy her much while she's there.

A very nice Racoon family. Greta job helping her out.

Yall are doing so good by her. I've always wanted a racoon like her.

My Grandmother had a pet racoon when I was a kid back in the sixties. We used to go out to the garden and get small potatoes etc. and give them to him. He would take them over to his pond and wash them and eat them. A few year later She ended up with a flying squirrel. It would clime up the curtains, jump off and glide across the house.

My best friend’s mom rescued tiny baby raccoons a few times. Cute little things eventually grow up. They finally got rid of them after she had to be rushed to the ER twice due to lacerations and wounds.

@hv3115

29 күн бұрын

Yikes. Yes, it's important to understand these are wild animals and not domesticated pets. I hope the parents know what they're doing here. I would hate for the children to get hurt by the raccoon acting on its wild instincts.

@Eric.V.

29 күн бұрын

@@hv3115If/when something bad happens, the parents can look back at the social media clicks they got and ask themselves if it was worth it.

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

@@hv3115 No, it's important to understand that they have hormones and some will get extremely temperamental during their natural breeding season (springtime thru mid-summer for raccoons generally). Some will just get a little whiny, others will get very temperamental and aggressive even. But they are still domestic, having been domestically raised! If they are too much to handle when it's breeding season then I strongly suggest spaying or neutering as that will put an end to that issue entirely! This is the same as in cats or dogs btw. Spay and neuter if you aren't intending to breed them.

My neighbor before he got put in a rest home had two giant parrots he got in Iran and he had a baby raccoon. I would stop by and the 2 birds are making a fuss and the Raccoon would have torn open a box of cereal.LOL

Cute lil gaffer!!!!

She's never leaving.

I think this family is pretty incredible!

God bless your family for doing this

This is so beautiful!

wow thank you guys for your kindness

I really want an Itty. Everyone needs an Itty. ❤🐾

LOVE u guys so much!!!! If every animal had this love and care i would sleep better. Bless your souls and beautiful darling Itty sweetheart 💜 cheers feom Australia. Love u guys 🙏 P.S. cuddles for Itty she is adorable 🐾🐾🐾🐾

Good for your family!! What a sweet heart!! I take care of many little ones as well despite the fact that most people are terrified of them! "They attack people, they're all rabid" It's just ridiculous

She'll NEVER be able to survive in the wild. Please don't let her GO. I doubt she'll leave though since she's very much loved by your beautiful family. God Bless!

Thank you for giving her your love and care so that she can enjoy a life of joy within your family!

bless you and your family

That's so sweet, I'm glad your kids get to experience taking care of a wild animal. It's really awesome to experience.

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

That's not a wild raccoon though. Wild raccoons do not approach humans don't want to be near humans and certainly have no interest in playing or cuddling with a human! How do y'all think dogs and cats became domesticated? It wasn't by magic. Just saying.

Itty is so cute and sweet and bless your hearts for adopting and looking after her 🦝😻❤️❤️❤️! Itty clearly has the best of all worlds with you! Do you know what happened to Itty's mother though? I sincerely hope that she was relocated and not killed by that "pest" controller!

You all are the best.

What an amazing family. That's such a cool story. My wife and I live out in the middle of nowhere, and we have a farm/ranch with a bunch of cats. When the weather is nice, doors just get left wide open- day and night, they don't get closed. Having a bunch of cats means we have a bunch of cat food, and we have trays on the porches and decks into which we pour a scoop of cat food several times a day. Needless to say, it attracts 'possums and raccoons- my wife and I can be sitting on the bed at 2am watching a movie, hear a huge muffled crash, and find that 4 raccoons pushed a 44lb bag of cat food off of a table onto the floor. I have the same 'possum come into our bedroom nightly looking for apple cores (I eat apples all day long), and he'll come in late at night, knock over a lil waste basket I throw them in, and take off with 4 or 5. My wife isn't as enthralled with them as I am, but she's a good sport- as long as they don't crap in the house. I have pictures of 4 cats, 4 raccoons, and 2 monster opossums eating out of the same food tray at the same time, on our elevated deck, while a Muscovy duck eats cat food and corn out of a bowl next to them.

At some point she might want to go off and have some babies but my guess is she'll always have these awesome humans in her life. She's clearly very happy in life and loves this family very much.

So cute!

You are truly wonderful, blessed people. God bless you should be more people like you in the world. Thank you thank you very much.

ITTY … as in “itty bitty” . . . I love it♥️and her! Your family is very special too! I hope her siblings are doing even half as well! I think Itty won the lottery for the best family though!😽

The cutest thing I ever found in my backyard was a raccoon hanging upside down from my backyard tree just starring at me. It was so funny and adorable. 🙃

My husband and I, raised 6 baby racoons. My husband took them to parks and the woods.

Amazing story, thank you for sharing!!!

So so cute 😀

I love raccoon!

It has been a sad day, week and last two weeks, due to certain events. This makes for a great heart warmer at end of day on this date of Tues, May 7

I enjoy this video very much then and may God bless this channel to then

Is it more humane to let Itty run off into the wild, if he's so inclined, w/o the necessary survival skills? Or to keep her safe, within this loving family?

@michaelshrader5139

23 күн бұрын

Once raised domestically, they are NOT wild and never will be wild. They will have no fear of humans and will walk right up to a human in broad daylight, and most people are pretty dumb in fact.... they'll conclude instantly that there's something wrong with her and think "Rabies!" and kill her on the spot! I kid you not... this raccoon is not wild, and she would likely perish very quickly in "the wild" as such.

I don't think she will ever leave, the imprint and the bond is way too strong.

So cute!!!!❤❤❤